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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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i've bought one of those frameless rain-x wipers at canadian tire. My wiper arm has a hook at the end, so i was able to isntall it with ease.

BUT, i noticed that, I now have a 3" blind spot(if its snowing) on the driver side windshield, by the 'A' pillar.
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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You can get refills for your OE Blades for pretty cheap:

2002 Audi A4 Quattro 3.0 V6 - Wiper Blade Insert - BUY 2002 Audi A4 Quattro 3.0 V6 - Wiper Blade Insert
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by vgorous
i've bought one of those frameless rain-x wipers at canadian tire. My wiper arm has a hook at the end, so i was able to isntall it with ease.

BUT, i noticed that, I now have a 3" blind spot(if its snowing) on the driver side windshield, by the 'A' pillar.
I found the same thing with mine.

It is caused by too much or too little arm pressure on the blade.

Adjusting the blade pressure usually gets rid of it.
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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^^ how the hell do i do that?
Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by vgorous
^^ how the hell do i do that?
Mine left a small (1") dead spot, so I had to free the swivel at the end of the sweep arm.

If your sweep arm is the hook end type, you can very slightly bend the hook arm to slightly increase blade pressure on the windshield.

Make sure the blade is free to flex in the hook.

It could also be a fatigued tension spring at the base of the wiper arm.

It is trial and error on the tension, but experiment with the bending.
Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rusty_67
Hi John thanks!

I am curious..what is the difference betwenn the the ones that are 12 dollars vs 27 dollars?

Cheers
Old Mar 13, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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In my humble opinion, no difference.

The $27 blade must have a huge mark up!

Once again the Princess Auto ones are exactly the same as my previous OEM's!
Old Mar 13, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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Great
Where do I get the Princess Auto ones?
Thanks John






Originally Posted by johnny quattro
In my humble opinion, no difference.

The $27 blade must have a huge mark up!

Once again the Princess Auto ones are exactly the same as my previous OEM's!
Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Dave,

See my posts #15 & #20 above
Old Jan 4, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by audigemini
Great
Where do I get the Princess Auto ones?
Thanks John
At Princess Auto!
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