TJ Powell <thomas.j.powell@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1191785011.798530.301570@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com:

> On Oct 7, 2:13 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:54:49 +0000, TJ Powell wrote:
>> > I am searching for replacement wipers for my 2006 Civic. I want to
>> > replace the entire blade, not just refills. has anyone found any
>> > after market ones that work? I have tried several and they claim that
>> > they will work but they do not.
>>
>> They "won't work"? What does that mean? How does a wiper blade "not
>> work", exactly?
>>
>> I've always had good results with the Bosch brand, although not on a
>> Civic. I'd recommend you give those a try.
>
> The wiper arms install to the end of the arm correctly but when you
> place the wipers on the windshield they do not contact the windshield
> for the entire length of the wiper.
>
>



Which end of which wiper does not contact the glass?

Do you have the steel strips installed the correct way around?

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

TJ Powell <thomas.j.powell@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1191785011.798530.301570@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com:

> On Oct 7, 2:13 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:54:49 +0000, TJ Powell wrote:
>> > I am searching for replacement wipers for my 2006 Civic. I want to
>> > replace the entire blade, not just refills. has anyone found any
>> > after market ones that work? I have tried several and they claim that
>> > they will work but they do not.
>>
>> They "won't work"? What does that mean? How does a wiper blade "not
>> work", exactly?
>>
>> I've always had good results with the Bosch brand, although not on a
>> Civic. I'd recommend you give those a try.
>
> The wiper arms install to the end of the arm correctly but when you
> place the wipers on the windshield they do not contact the windshield
> for the entire length of the wiper.
>
>



Which end of which wiper does not contact the glass?

Do you have the steel strips installed the correct way around?

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:54:49 -0000, TJ Powell
<thomas.j.powell@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I am searching for replacement wipers for my 2006 Civic. I want to
>replace the entire blade, not just refills. has anyone found any
>after market ones that work? I have tried several and they claim that
>they will work but they do not.
>
>Thank you

At the risk of beating a dead horse here, may I offer up just an
observation? I thought the wiper blades for the 2006 Civic were sort
of long and rubberized and thick with the actual insert part being the
only "normal" looking part of the whole assembly. I think Honda wants
the owners to service he refills only unless the blades become so worn
they no longer function.

That being said, the "refill with inserts" method is probably the way
to go. I have done this on my 07 FITthree or four times and it has
worked perfectly. I could buy new blades from an Auto Parts store --
probably -- but the OEM blades look pretty heavy duty and I think
they'll last quite a while. Anyway....my 2cents.

 

On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:54:49 -0000, TJ Powell
<thomas.j.powell@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I am searching for replacement wipers for my 2006 Civic. I want to
>replace the entire blade, not just refills. has anyone found any
>after market ones that work? I have tried several and they claim that
>they will work but they do not.
>
>Thank you

At the risk of beating a dead horse here, may I offer up just an
observation? I thought the wiper blades for the 2006 Civic were sort
of long and rubberized and thick with the actual insert part being the
only "normal" looking part of the whole assembly. I think Honda wants
the owners to service he refills only unless the blades become so worn
they no longer function.

That being said, the "refill with inserts" method is probably the way
to go. I have done this on my 07 FITthree or four times and it has
worked perfectly. I could buy new blades from an Auto Parts store --
probably -- but the OEM blades look pretty heavy duty and I think
they'll last quite a while. Anyway....my 2cents.

 

Dan C is a jackass.



"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
newsan.2007.10.07.23.07.30.108224@lan.invalid...
> On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:42:10 +0000, TJ Powell wrote:
>
>>> Then you don't have the right wiper model. Do you not know that there
>>> is a lookup book right beside the wipers in the store, where you look
>>> up your car and find the correct wiper? If it's not there, ask the
>>> store clerk to look it up. This isn't rocket science.... sheesh.
>
>> I am not that stupid.... Of course I have looked it up in the books.
>
> Well, you must be stupid then, because the books aren't wrong.
>
>> And the wipers that are listed in the book do not work.
>
> Horsefeathers.
>
>> I was hopeing that someone had found a wiper that was correctly listed
>> in one of those books. Have you or are you just causing trouble?
>
> I have NEVER, in 30 years, found a wiper that was *incorrectly* listed,
> for NUMEROUS brands and models of cars.
>
> See above about being stupid.
>
> Here's a free clue: You're installing them wrong, probably upside down.
> Figure it out, rocket scientist. Wow.
>
>
> --
> "Bother!" said Pooh, as Christopher Robin pleaded to be spanked again.
>

 

Dan C is a jackass.



"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
newsan.2007.10.07.23.07.30.108224@lan.invalid...
> On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:42:10 +0000, TJ Powell wrote:
>
>>> Then you don't have the right wiper model. Do you not know that there
>>> is a lookup book right beside the wipers in the store, where you look
>>> up your car and find the correct wiper? If it's not there, ask the
>>> store clerk to look it up. This isn't rocket science.... sheesh.
>
>> I am not that stupid.... Of course I have looked it up in the books.
>
> Well, you must be stupid then, because the books aren't wrong.
>
>> And the wipers that are listed in the book do not work.
>
> Horsefeathers.
>
>> I was hopeing that someone had found a wiper that was correctly listed
>> in one of those books. Have you or are you just causing trouble?
>
> I have NEVER, in 30 years, found a wiper that was *incorrectly* listed,
> for NUMEROUS brands and models of cars.
>
> See above about being stupid.
>
> Here's a free clue: You're installing them wrong, probably upside down.
> Figure it out, rocket scientist. Wow.
>
>
> --
> "Bother!" said Pooh, as Christopher Robin pleaded to be spanked again.
>

 

TJ Powell wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am searching for replacement wipers for my 2006 Civic. I want to
> replace the entire blade, not just refills. has anyone found any
> after market ones that work? I have tried several and they claim that
> they will work but they do not.
>
> Thank you
>
---------------------------

In what way do they _not work_ ?
Do they skip, chatter, smear, not fit, not park, lift at highway speed,
attract bugs, attract parking tickets, ice up, steam up, repel women,
cause chafing ? ? ?

The Honda blades are cheap, and they fit. Come back on Wednesday. :-(

'Curly'

 

TJ Powell wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am searching for replacement wipers for my 2006 Civic. I want to
> replace the entire blade, not just refills. has anyone found any
> after market ones that work? I have tried several and they claim that
> they will work but they do not.
>
> Thank you
>
---------------------------

In what way do they _not work_ ?
Do they skip, chatter, smear, not fit, not park, lift at highway speed,
attract bugs, attract parking tickets, ice up, steam up, repel women,
cause chafing ? ? ?

The Honda blades are cheap, and they fit. Come back on Wednesday. :-(

'Curly'

 

Just to comment on 2006 civic blade replacement:

On page 2006 of the owner's manual there are 3 pictures. The middle
picture shows a plastic cover being pulled off by pinching 2 tabs. The
right picture would seem logically to apply to something being done
*after* that plastic cover has been removed. In fact, it is the
*trick* to getting the plastic cover off. It shows a cloth wrapped
screwdriver being insert into a gap and levered. This is the way to
get the plastic cover (shown removed in picture 2) off. The locking
mechanism of this plastic cover is a ways down, and the screw driver
prying loosens it.

It is possible to get the rubber insert out of the blade assembly
without removal of the blade, but it would be a royal pain. Even with
the blade off the car, it's a wrestle getting the rubber insert out.
The same screwdriver used for picture 3 comes in handy for holding
back the rubber shell of the blade in order to slide the rubber insert
out.

Be careful to have the "locking" end of the new rubber insert the last
bit to go into the blade.

 

Just to comment on 2006 civic blade replacement:

On page 2006 of the owner's manual there are 3 pictures. The middle
picture shows a plastic cover being pulled off by pinching 2 tabs. The
right picture would seem logically to apply to something being done
*after* that plastic cover has been removed. In fact, it is the
*trick* to getting the plastic cover off. It shows a cloth wrapped
screwdriver being insert into a gap and levered. This is the way to
get the plastic cover (shown removed in picture 2) off. The locking
mechanism of this plastic cover is a ways down, and the screw driver
prying loosens it.

It is possible to get the rubber insert out of the blade assembly
without removal of the blade, but it would be a royal pain. Even with
the blade off the car, it's a wrestle getting the rubber insert out.
The same screwdriver used for picture 3 comes in handy for holding
back the rubber shell of the blade in order to slide the rubber insert
out.

Be careful to have the "locking" end of the new rubber insert the last
bit to go into the blade.

 

Just to comment on 2006 civic blade replacement:

In the owner's manual on the first page of wiper blade replacement
there are 3 pictures. The middle
picture shows a plastic cover being pulled off by pinching 2 tabs.
The
right picture would seem logically to apply to something being done
*after* that plastic cover has been removed. In fact, it is the
*trick* to getting the plastic cover off. It shows a cloth wrapped
screwdriver being insert into a gap and levered. This is the way to
get the plastic cover (shown removed in picture 2) off. The locking
mechanism of this plastic cover is a ways down, and the screw driver
prying loosens it.


It is possible to get the rubber insert out of the blade assembly
without removal of the blade, but it would be a royal pain. Even with
the blade off the car, it's a wrestle getting the rubber insert out.
The same screwdriver used for picture 3 comes in handy for holding
back the rubber shell of the blade in order to slide the rubber
insert
out.

Also, be careful to feed the new rubber insert in so that 'locking'
end is the last part to go in. This *is* noted in the manual

 

Just to comment on 2006 civic blade replacement:

In the owner's manual on the first page of wiper blade replacement
there are 3 pictures. The middle
picture shows a plastic cover being pulled off by pinching 2 tabs.
The
right picture would seem logically to apply to something being done
*after* that plastic cover has been removed. In fact, it is the
*trick* to getting the plastic cover off. It shows a cloth wrapped
screwdriver being insert into a gap and levered. This is the way to
get the plastic cover (shown removed in picture 2) off. The locking
mechanism of this plastic cover is a ways down, and the screw driver
prying loosens it.


It is possible to get the rubber insert out of the blade assembly
without removal of the blade, but it would be a royal pain. Even with
the blade off the car, it's a wrestle getting the rubber insert out.
The same screwdriver used for picture 3 comes in handy for holding
back the rubber shell of the blade in order to slide the rubber
insert
out.

Also, be careful to feed the new rubber insert in so that 'locking'
end is the last part to go in. This *is* noted in the manual