 plastic wiper arms, dumb idea or REALLY dumb idea? |
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 Mar 5 2016, 04:17 PM
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So, with the advent of the 2008 model year and their 5th generation of Town & Country, someone decided it was a good idea to make the rear wiper arm out of plastic instead of metal. It's undoubtedly cheaper to manufacture and a bit lighter, but there's one small problem.
Fast forward to this past Thursday and I notice that the rear wiper on our T&C is hanging straight down. Normally it sits at about 3 o'clock and in contact with the rear glass. I got a chance to take it apart today and the end that goes around the motor shaft split. Looks like it was enough of a problem that, with the 2010 model year, they went back to a metal arm. Now I have to figure out if I can swap one of those out for the busted one and make it work. Anyone else have this issue? -------------------- |
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Aug 25 2016, 06:05 AM
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My 2015 Santa Fe has a plastic rear wiper arm....
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bhorste plastic wiper arms Mar 5 2016, 04:17 PM
bhorste So, since I needed to order parts for my pig as we... Apr 10 2016, 08:06 PM slowgls Yea a lot of suv and vans have plastic ones now. Apr 10 2016, 08:41 PM
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