does anyone make a decent wiper blade?

I have a SUV. Three wipers that lasted two years.

I think this is hilarious. Two whole years! Jinkies!! Almost as long as today's crappy windshields. ;)

nb

Seems that 12 to 18 months is normal. As for windshields, at about

I've got a Yaris hatchback. I have a replacement for the rear wiper but haven't used it yet, so that's been there for six year come next month. I replaced the fronts a couple of years ago and they're still going strong. What do you do with your wipers? Acid rain?

Blades cost too much now and don't hold up. Some models allow you to refill instead of replacing whole thing. To refill my 66 datsun, I had to search hard. Even then, I had to cut off length. I even found NOS blade refills at a country hardware store. They are out to get you.

Greg

One of my trips to NAPA a few years ago the woman behind the counter told me to put the pricey blades back and just get the refills and pointed out the little stop I'd have to break off to get the refill in. I don't think I've even seen the refills lately.

I've had good luck using Fresh Cab Rodent Repellant. Good old fashioned stinky moth balls seem to work also. I've read peppermint oil works but haven't tried it.

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i have no tolerance for moth balls or many other nasty scented things (Bounce dryer sheets), but i have tried them to keep the mice out. nothing has worked consistently. i bought two Fresh Cab packets last week so perhaps a double dose will do it? anyways, they do smell better than mice pee/poo. i can't find the damn nest in there which stinks so bad. what i need is a lift where i can get under it and find where they are getting in the car to begin with. i have no place to work on it inside or a lift. and a cable camera that i can thread into places i can't see to find the nest.

mechanic could not find any gaps when he looked but i think he must not have looked very well.

there are two traps in it now, with p-nut butter (very small amounts - i don't want to attract mice just capture the ones that get in there once they do get in there).

i've already taken the back seat out to make sure there is no nest under it (they were chewing the foam to get under there but there was no nest there, but there was a nest along the kickboard in the back under that carpeting. i took out anything i've found and cleaned it up with bleach then soapy water.

the larger problem is that there are so many gaps and spaces that it's impossible to plug them up to keep mice out once they get inside the car.

i now also have everything out of the glove comparment because the mice shredded what was in there and used it for nesting material.

ghods, they stink so bad.

and if you want more entertainment than this you can search my handle history about the dead mouse from before. i never did find that one... yick...

songbird