Do Toyota make a wiper converter

My celica has screw on wiper blades. Thats really annoying. They cost
something like $40 each here (£20ish) and im not prepared to pay that
for some rubber strips that wear out in < a year with my frequenting a
beach.

Looking for other options, if anyone knows of any? I've got some
adapters on the front but im not sure where they came from and havent
got one for the rear :(

On 10 Nov 2006 06:25:01 -0800, "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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>My celica has screw on wiper blades. Thats really annoying. They cost
>something like $40 each here (£20ish) and im not prepared to pay that
>for some rubber strips that wear out in < a year with my frequenting a
>beach.
>
>Looking for other options, if anyone knows of any? I've got some
>adapters on the front but im not sure where they came from and havent
>got one for the rear :([/color]

Toyota USA distributes the whole wiper including an adaptor for the
screw type fitting for about 10 dollars apiece.


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Scott in Florida

Scott in Florida wrote:[color=blue]
> Toyota USA distributes the whole wiper including an adaptor for the
> screw type fitting for about 10 dollars apiece.[/color]

Why is toyota UK so bloody expensive then?!

On 10 Nov 2006 10:43:51 -0800, "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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>
>Scott in Florida wrote:[color=green]
>> Toyota USA distributes the whole wiper including an adaptor for the
>> screw type fitting for about 10 dollars apiece.[/color]
>
>Why is toyota UK so bloody expensive then?![/color]

I have NO idea!

If it were not for shipping cost, I'd be happy to put together a
'care' package for ya....

Hell, we could check and see what shipping might be....

Sounds like something to research...


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Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
news:qoi9l25ggrjtre22b1p9ii45ejahuolffb@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On 10 Nov 2006 10:43:51 -0800, "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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>>
>>Scott in Florida wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> Toyota USA distributes the whole wiper including an adaptor for the
>>> screw type fitting for about 10 dollars apiece.[/color]
>>
>>Why is toyota UK so bloody expensive then?![/color]
>
> I have NO idea!
>
> If it were not for shipping cost, I'd be happy to put together a
> 'care' package for ya....
>
> Hell, we could check and see what shipping might be....
>
> Sounds like something to research...[/color]

Shipping isn't the expensive part - it's the duties and VAT that kill you.

There are a few ladies who are starting Roller Derby in the UK and
necessarily have to order quad skates from US sellers. Even if shipping is
prepaid they have to trot down to the customs house and pay in some cases as
much as 100% in fees before they can claim delivery of the goods.

Thanks, Labour party - you've done a swell job at protecting the nascent UK
quad skating industry from an influx of cheap foreign knock offs.
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Mike Harris
Austin TX