To clarify, Buy the Bosch 10" blade which is proper for your car (I found
them for $6 locally too, VB has them for $10 a piece). The refill only has a
clip on one end, it's designed that way just like the original that comes
with the blade assembly. Therefore, you can buy any size refill and cut it
down to 10 inches. Most chain stores carry the bosch refills for 2 bucks a
piece. In about six months or so you will need to find refills for your DAPS
blades otherwise you will have to buy the $6 blades again. My point was to
find a blade that you can buy cheap refills for locally. With bosch you
don't have to worry about finding the right size replacement because the
design allows you to cut the refills to fit.
I find it kinda funny that you would put up with the "very dangerous" mess
for 4 years. You must not drive in the rain very much. Maybe in another four
you'll replace that silver one with a matching black one...
Chris
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From: mgs-owner
To: mgs
Subject: Re: B wiper blades
Date: Monday,July 07,1997 11:08AM
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.
--
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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