Thread: wiper blades
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Old 12-23-2020, 05:06 PM   #8
1976gmc20
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Re: wiper blades

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Originally Posted by kglowacky View Post
that's the issue i am having. the blades being sold at walmart and orileys will snap on but they just don't fit right. they are loose and i don't want to take the chance. years ago i could just buy new rubber strips and replace them. oh the good old days. where have they gone.
It makes no sense now in these days of "Recycle!" that you have to replace the whole damn assembly instead of just the part that wears out

Back in my service station days I must have replaced thousands of those rubber wiper blades with the little metal strip.
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