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Why don't my wipers clean the windshield very well?
My windshield wipers do not remove all the water from my windshield. In the photos, you can see that there are portions of the windshield that should be cleaned by the wiper, but are not.
I’m not ...
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How do I deal with frozen washer fluid?
Now that temperatures are dropping below freezing, I decided to fill my wiper fluid reservoir with winterized fluid. I used almost an entire bottle, so it must have been almost empty, but there was ...
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Should I pull my wipers away from the windshield when parked during a winter storm?
When we are expecting snow storm and the vehicle is parked, do we pull out the wipers so they don’t touch the glass to avoid the freezing to the windshield? Or would that hurt the springs in the wiper ...
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Wiper blades not moving, electric windows not moving
I have a 89 Mercedes and a few days ago the wiper blades stopped working as well as the windows. They were iced over and I cleaned off the ice and tried again the next day. There is no sound when ...
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How do I find wiper refills for my 2008 Nissan Frontier?
I never had any trouble finding wiper blade refills for my 1998 Honda Accord or 2000 Toyota Echo. They were inexpensive because all you bought was the rubber part of the blade. The steel strips to ...
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Windshield wipers worked intermittently then quit altogether
The wipers on my 2000 Mazda Protege recently quit working. It wasn't an all-of-a-sudden thing, though. Every so often over the last few weeks they would stop for a few seconds, then start again. ...
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Wipers not working on timer
Today it was raining in Manchester so I turned the wiper on the timer setting. You know the one that only occasionally wipes the windshield. HOwever I drove many miles without it moving once. Other ...
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MA Inspection rejected due to wiper blades. For real?
I took my car to my dealer to get inspected and they tried to pressure me into buying some new wiper blades from them for ~$40. The blades are only 6 months old, and the car is otherwise in great ...
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Why do my wipers only operate at high speed?
I have a 2003 Volvo XC90, and the wipers now only work at high-speed, regardless of the stalk setting.
The normal order is off - intermittent - low - high; however now they go to high speed for all 3 ...
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Windshield wiper only making contact on the ends of the blade
My windshield wiper will NOT clean anything off except for the ends. My wiper arm was cracked at the bottom, so I replaced the entire arm. While I was at it, I replaced the entire wiper. Everything ...
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Shorted electrical, lots of things not working
I was installing a boost gauge, and must've shorted something out because now my turn signals, fog lights, ac blower, and wipers don't work. I checked the fuses but they weren't blown. How can I ...
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What is recommended way to fix rear station wagon windshield wiper?
I have a 2005 Ford Focus station wagon. The back windshield wiper slowly had started to cover less and less of the back windshield (up until yesterday it was only wiping the bottom 30% or so, the top ...
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Where can I find OEM inserts for Toyota wiper blades?
I'd like to replace the wiper blade inserts on the original Toyota Highlander 2006 Hybrid blades. Not all dealers carry these, I'd like to order them online, but cannot seem to find anyone that ...
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Where is the Wiper Relay/Control Module located on a 1994-1998 Ford Mustang???
I am trying to repair my wipers, there is no voltage in the wires that connects to the wiper motor. I checked the fuses and current is passing through them, so they are ok. I think the Wiper Relay ...
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Removing Wiper Arm from Chevy Suburban?
I have a Chevrolet Suburban, 1500 model, year 2001.
How do I remove the wiper arm of my Chevy after I remove the base cap and nut.
The arm is not coming off the base after significant prying with ...
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The windshield are blurry, possible because of oils
Today rain caught me and while the wipers swept I noticed the windshield is blurry, so the visibility was reduced. It is perhaps because of oily spots. What solution should I try to remove this ...
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Wiper linkage converting from RHD to LHD
What is main diferences beetwen RHD and LHD wiper linkage?
Is possible some how convert RHD -> LHD wiper linkage for BMW E46?
I have good working LHD wiper linkage motor and full RHD linkage with ...
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1989 Chrysler Le Baron windshield wiper mechanism diagram
Does anyone have a link to a diagram of the windshield wiper mechanism for a 1989 Chrysler Le Baron? If so, please post the link.
Thanks!
