New series Avalon wiper blades

I had heard horror stories about these new blade's prices. Since it has
been thru 2 hot summers here in Redding (Ca) and starting to streak, I
shopped.

I found them at Tirerack and damned few other online places.

These are the new "Valeo" made/style flat blades for the 05 newer and lots
of other cars. Are about $65/set at tirerack.

Called dealer to check and parts says "we sell maint. items below fair
markup so they are only $16.95/each" Gone are the days of the 7 or 8 dollar
blade!

Ron in Ca

"Ron" <nobodyhere@nowhere.org> wrote in message
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>I had heard horror stories about these new blade's prices. Since it has
>been thru 2 hot summers here in Redding (Ca) and starting to streak, I
>shopped.
>
> I found them at Tirerack and damned few other online places.
>
> These are the new "Valeo" made/style flat blades for the 05 newer and lots
> of other cars. Are about $65/set at tirerack.
>
> Called dealer to check and parts says "we sell maint. items below fair
> markup so they are only $16.95/each" Gone are the days of the 7 or 8
> dollar blade!
>
> Ron in Ca
>[/color]

These are just the rubber blades, not the whole assembly that clips onto the
wiper arm?

"Ron" <nobodyhere@nowhere.org> wrote in message
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>I had heard horror stories about these new blade's prices. Since it has
>been thru 2 hot summers here in Redding (Ca) and starting to streak, I
>shopped.
>
> I found them at Tirerack and damned few other online places.
>
> These are the new "Valeo" made/style flat blades for the 05 newer and lots
> of other cars. Are about $65/set at tirerack.
>
> Called dealer to check and parts says "we sell maint. items below fair
> markup so they are only $16.95/each" Gone are the days of the 7 or 8
> dollar blade!
>
> Ron in Ca[/color]

Generally, "blades" include the metal part that holds the rubber insert.

Wiper "refills" are just the rubber part of the blade.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

these blades are apparently one piece, no refill, no apparent metal at all.
I'm going to get a set but from looking, they're one piece. (some "blurb"
about speed, angle, swept area etc). They unattach by holding in clips and
puhsing up/out - arm has just a small hook at end, like nothing I've seen
before.

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:28:21 GMT, "Ron" <nobodyhere@nowhere.org>
wrote:
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>these blades are apparently one piece, no refill, no apparent metal at all.
>I'm going to get a set but from looking, they're one piece. (some "blurb"
>about speed, angle, swept area etc). They unattach by holding in clips and
>puhsing up/out - arm has just a small hook at end, like nothing I've seen
>before.
>[/color]

I think you are right.

They used to sell 'inserts' that were a Pain In The Ass to replace.

Now they sell the whole assembly. Sub 10 bucks for the ones that fit
my '92 Corolla Wagon....

--


Scott in Florida

I just bought a set, pair was 34.21 at dealer. they do have an extremely
thin piece of metal imbeded in them - the latch is attached to that. The
rubber portion on top is curved to allow airflow to hold it tight to
windshield - there is no fram at all, the blade is it!

"Ron" <nobodyhere@nowhere.org> wrote in message
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>I just bought a set, pair was 34.21 at dealer. they do have an extremely
>thin piece of metal imbeded in them - the latch is attached to that. The
>rubber portion on top is curved to allow airflow to hold it tight to
>windshield - there is no fram at all, the blade is it!
>[/color]
On the newer Avalons, is there a two-position business for when the wipers
park? On my '03, they can either park down low, at the level of the hood,
or a couple of inches higher for use during snow season, where they might
get buried at the lower setting. You just have to (carefully) yank on the
arm to change positions.

It quite often gets 115+ up here and there seems to be about roughly two
years maximum of blade life. I've got the triple edge silicon on the
highlander for past two winters and they're starting to streak pretty bad
also. (up here is Redding, Ca. - HOT summers)

Ron in Ca