REICHLE, CHRISTOPHER writes:
> Buy the right ones from Moss or VB then buy fillers for them at the local
> parts store. You can cut long ones to fit as long as they are the same brand
> and they are only a buck or two(just don't cut off the end with the clip).
Shit no. What do the parts houses want for EACH blade; something like
$12? And then when you buy the longer refills, you have to finagle the
clipless end to keep the rubber from sliding out.
Some IDIOT put 11" blades on my 'B before I got it. They always struck
the edge of the windshield, sometimes even two of them would get stuck
together and bring the whole mess to a grinding halt! Very dangerous.
I lived with this mess for four years, too!
So my problem wasn't the refills, it was the actual blade. After
scouring a couple of junkyards fruitlessly, I called my local DAPS (I
assume everybody has a DAPS nearby, at least here in the USA), and they
ordered three 10" blades for me, overnight, for $6 each. They fit
perfectly and work perfectly.
There was only one problem: When I got out to the car to put them on,
the first two were black and the third one was silver! Oh well. I'm
not a concours guy, and I was so happy to have the right size blades at
last, I decided to live with it.
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Todd Mullins
Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast
'74 MGB Tourer with freshly painted Rostyles
Atheist #685 "Whatever, baby."
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