Ray,
I think for most sases your dad is right on the money. The problem for
me is that I live in s. fla. Unfortunantly due to the heat I need to
replace my wiper blades every year due to the heat and what it does to
the rubber. Anywhere else I would completely agree but down here the
heat tends to ruin a set in a year. Other than that your dad is
probably right on the money.
Jeff Durling
On Aug 21, 2004, at 5:58 PM, Ray Irons wrote:
>
> I use to replace my wiper blades as soon as they started streaking. I
> use
> to. No more. A older gentleman I respect a great deal, who is very
> wise in
> the ways of the world, has driven more miles than 10 people put
> together,
> told me as soon as you start to see the blades streaking, you need to
> clean
> them with dish soap and water using a nylon scrub pad. He recommended
> Dawn.
> After scrubbing and rinsing the blades, a good wipe down with paper
> towels
> is needed to ensure you get all the road grime and such off the
> blades. Keep
> wiping till the towels no longer have a black streak on them. I've been
> doing this for over 10 years now. I last replaced the blades on my Dak
> with
> Bosch blades.....3 years ago. I use the Rainx washer fluid and do
> regular
> cleaning of the blades and they still work great. Oh, you want to know
> the
> wise old gentleman that gave me that bit of mechanical advice? It was
> my
> Dad. He was a rural letter carrier for 30 years with a route that
> averaged
> 70 miles a day, and he drove school bus for over 50 years. Dad gave up
> driving school bus a couple years ago and just this past year decided
> to
> give up his 39 ft fifth wheel trailer. This past month, he gave up his
> motorcycle (to me...Thanks Dad!!) and is now considering buying a
> slide in
> pick-up camper so he can still go have some fun. I'll get down off the
> soap
> box now.... You can return to your regular scheduled DML
> programming.....
>
>
>
> Ray Irons
> Dover, DE
>
> 98 Dakota RC (Foul weather driver/grocery getter)
> 93 Dakota CC (Project waiting for more funding)
> 81 Honda CM 400T (Daily run around town scooter)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of DAKSY
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:43 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Silblades
>
>
> Hey, Steve...
>
> <snip> Who said they were bad<snip>
>
> I haven't commented on this thread yet, so here's my input... I didn't
> like
> the Silblades..The first pair I got lasted maybe15 months...then they
> really
> started streaking badly...seeing as 15 months is a tad short of their
> 5-year
> warranty, I e-mailed the mfr... he recommended cleaning with soap &
> water...tried that - still streaked...
> They sent me a replacement pair - at no cost to me...I thought, Cool!
> I like
> them a little better now...
> at least they honor their claim....the 2nd pair lasted 6 months &
> started
> streaking badly... I said F**k it,
> & have been using Bosch blades ever since... got almost 18 months on
> them &
> they're JUST starting to streak
> Cost 10 bucks each at Wallyworld...
>
> Just my $.02k
>
> Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
> Averill Park, NY
> 2K DAK SY CC Sport + V6 4X4 5 Speed
>
> WebPage URL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
>
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