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Old Nov 4, 2003
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2 Windshield wiper questions

First question.

My stock windshield wiper fluid ran out and I replaced it with the cheap Walmart stuff. It sucks. What kind do you use?

Second question.

When my wipers move across the windshield they streak like a ****. I cleaned the blades seperately using a washcloth with windshield wiper fluid on it, but they still streak. Does this happen to anyone else? It seems to be worse when there's only a little bit of water on my windshield and I turn them on. Sometimes it streaks so bad that I can barely see.

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Old Nov 4, 2003
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i use a little bit of dishwashing liquid and water !! LOL and i do mean a little bit !! not tyring to have a whole soapy as windshield!!
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Old Nov 5, 2003
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I just bought new wiper blades. Problem solved for $12.

For washer fluid I got some called apex from advance auto parts. Most of it is good if the freezing temp is -20 F or something.
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Old Nov 5, 2003
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I started using the rain-x windshield wiper fluid it works good but is a little spendy. you will notice that you use your windshield wipers less and there are a lot less bugs on your glass. as far as the streaking i have it too. i just haven't changed out the blades yet. i mostly get blade hopping from the bass produced in the trunk.
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Old Nov 10, 2003
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Old Jan 30, 2004
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apparently catz makes a all sillicon(sp?) blade and that is supposed to be the ****,no weather condition is supposed to affect it. check it out, or if someone has it then lemme know how it works
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I heard those teflon blades are suposed to be really good. Yeah mine streaks like a **** too. Think im gonna have to get some new blades too.

How long to stock blades usually last anyways?
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Old Jan 31, 2004
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iunno, i would think that through a harsh winter they would be **** by summer, thats why people put in winter blades. i would assume tho that ours are both summer and winter.
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i bought the silicon blades and i don't like em, they grab really bad when you glass is clean and they hop. i will go back to the normal higher quality regular blades next
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