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Old May 17, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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The wipers on 02 lancer lasted 4 year but my evo 1 yr. The bosch wipers are def the wat to go.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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i think i have regular bosch blades, they suck BIG time. i keep hearing about the ICON series, these are best? anything better?

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Old May 17, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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how long did you want them to last? lol. car noobs.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankiago
You know what really grinds my gears? Washer fluid nozzles that leak all over the hood, especially within hours of washing the car.

How about that? Is that a legitimate rant/complaint about the OEM windshield wiping/cleansing system? These are the ****tiest nozzles I've ever seen on ANY car let alone one with a sticker price of almost $38k. Or is this an unnecessary complaint due solely to my membership to a generation of "whiners?"
Yeah it does now get the sand out of your you know what and realize that stuff breaks over time some stuff quicker than others depending on use and climate.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by waltezee
Yeah it does now get the sand out of your you know what and realize that stuff breaks over time some stuff quicker than others depending on use and climate.
Hahaha WHAT? They've leaked for just about as long as I've owned the car (since 7 miles). I only figured that out after the 2,000 mile road trip bringing it home.

What am I gonna do with the dealer? Bring it in, say hey the nozzles leak? Then they'll say okay we'll take a look at it, and I'll get a call 2 days later to pick my car back up with a note saying could not replicate?

The truth of the matter is they've cut corners to keep cost down while at the same time supposedly changing the looks to appeal to an older crowd and gave it a more refined feel to it.

Do I care? Not much, but it does grind my gears. I love the car and happy I bought it. Now go spend my social security money on some Depends, Fixodent and Just for Men gel.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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You should try Bosch Icon's, I switched to them as soon as I bought my car.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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Old May 18, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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Oh yeah... I replaced the stocks with the Bosch Icons.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 05:10 AM
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I bought my car with 9500 miles on it and the rubber piece was already ripped.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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I need to go kick my own *** for wasting 5 minutes of my life reading this thread.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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Just hit 88000 miles and still havent changed wipers... LOL
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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Ive replaced them twice on the passenger side after only 7k on it.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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No problems in cali
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Old May 20, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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Use Rain-X for washer fluid, and you'll hardly use your wipers anymore.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankiago
You know what really grinds my gears? Washer fluid nozzles that leak all over the hood, especially within hours of washing the car.

How about that? Is that a legitimate rant/complaint about the OEM windshield wiping/cleansing system? These are the ****tiest nozzles I've ever seen on ANY car let alone one with a sticker price of almost $38k. Or is this an unnecessary complaint due solely to my membership to a generation of "whiners?"

Maybe you can afford to replace wipers every 1,294 miles with our Social Security money
LOL!! You know what really grinds my gears? priceless
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