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I put my new wiper blades on and seem to work fine. Noticed today that if you have the wipers on and go into reverse the rear wiper will do one swipe. Love it!
Locally a D2 wiper blade is 21.00 per blade. For basically a 4.00 style plain blade. D1 wise = a ton of brands and types available. To each their own, but all my D2’s except for one = D1 wiper arms.
You have to slightly bend the D1 arms & I’ve had excellent results with Bosch Icon, or any aerodynamic new style wiper blade. The OEM D2 blades are about as good as a 4.00 set of el cheapo’s!
People tend to use 18’s on a D2 with the D1 wiper arm & I guarantee 21’s work & you should use them. Also I’ve heard the aftermarket D1 arms seem to be cheaper vs OEM D1 arms, so go figure. I’ve only used original D1 wiper arms.
This!! I switched to D1 arms years ago when I got my D2. The last couple sets of wiper blades started missing spots......bent wiper arms a little bit and whammo. Problem solved.
Concerning the D1 arms and 21" blades, Below is the increase coverage of the blades. Point is, the D2 arms will give you less coverage and D1 arms give you more flexibility.
I did not have the problem of missing spots with my D1 arms, maybe they were already bent to increase the pressure.
I made the D1 arm mod and can't complain. An additional benefit is to get strong springs with the new arms, which replace the worn out springs. Wipers from Costco work great, and they have them on sale from time to time. I'll try out quality silicon wipers next time, lets see if they last much longer.
Wipers from Costco work great, and they have them on sale from time to time. I'll try out quality silicon wipers next time, lets see if they last much longer.
To prolong the life of your rubber wiper blades wipe them down with a paper towel soaked with plain white vinegar.
You’ll thank me later...
Did a test of a 3 process system to clean up my "whisker marks"
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And how she sits post lift Terrafirma Medium duty all round,, yup springs are blue they were pretty rusty looking, so some Tremclad ford blue I had laying around took care of that
Last edited by Richard Gallant; May 14, 2019 at 01:58 PM.
Got the heads torqued down, new motor mounts on and slipped the block back into the tranny. Im being rushed a bit as I was borrowing the hoist and motor stand. I really hope the cam comes out in the bay or Ill be repeating myself lol.
