What's the best replacement for the rubbers on the windscreen wipers? They aren't really clearing the screen properly, leaving thin arcs of water instead.
I have Toyota rubbers on there at the moment, but the ever helpful Toyota dealer refused to help me find the parts.
This may seem a bit weird to some of you, but I use fine grade steel wool to scrub the windscreen totally clean of impurities like diesel film, road tar, and general crappola.
Once that's done, I replace my wiper refills with fresh units.
I buy mine in "Bulk". As in I buy a packet of 20 or 30 (Can't remember which) from Repco ("Motoguard" brand), at trade price you save a heap of bucks, and always have fresh wiper refills on hand.
David Vaughan Tinkerer Soarer GT Limited (4.0L V8) and is300 (3.0L il6)
Don, the steel wool, that is a damn good idea. Presumably you mean the ones designed for use on cast iron and non-stick, although glass is probably hard enough for anything this side of a wire brush anyway.
Don, I hope you DON'T mean ScotchBrite scourer pads or something similar. They will scratch the surface of the glass.(Ahhh!!!!!the voice of experience) Best to use a detergent/water mix and scrape with a single edge safety razor to loosen those grasshopper freckles.
I've changed several "import" wiper rubbers and have found that the original Japanese ones were in poor shape, probably due to pollution (ozone attacks rubber). The rubber is very "chalky" and rubs off in the hands. The originals seem to be good quality, with thin metal strips I've never seen before. I have used the double ones on the Soarer and they work OK. We don't have the pollution you chaps get though. Just flying feral chooks and cow pats to avoid (it's bloody hard to get off once it's dry).
Peter Burrett Tinkerer How about allowing the few of us to say ST?
Mike, what happens when you get a drop from an albatross or a pelican? Is it panel beater time? or is the trade off with fish oil enough to make it bearable?