I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the
dealer and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look it
up to get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell refills.
I then notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two
different sizes for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for the
passenger side. Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of 24"
refills. Guess what? This isn't an error. The geniuses at Hyundai
that designed the Sonata used two different size wiper blades! I
haven't seen this in 30+ years of car ownership. What a stupid idea.

I've always in the past carried a spare blade in my cars in case one
came apart when not near a store. Now I have to carry two blades as spares!


Matt

 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
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>
> I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the
> dealer and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look it
> up to get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell refills.
> I then notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two
> different sizes for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for the
> passenger side. Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of 24"
> refills. Guess what? This isn't an error. The geniuses at Hyundai
> that designed the Sonata used two different size wiper blades! I
> haven't seen this in 30+ years of car ownership. What a stupid idea.
>

Get used to it Matt. Lots of manufacturers are doing the same thing and
have for several years now. Does not make any difference in how you see out
the windshield, but obviously some engineers somewhere think it does.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

Had the same problem with my wifes Sonata, Solved the problem by buying a
set of 20" !!!! A loss of 2" at top and 2" at bottom is not noticable all
and does not impare vision at all !!!!

']['unez



"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
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>
> I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the dealer
> and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look it up to
> get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell refills. I then
> notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two different sizes
> for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for the passenger side.
> Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of 24" refills. Guess what?
> This isn't an error. The geniuses at Hyundai that designed the Sonata
> used two different size wiper blades! I haven't seen this in 30+ years of
> car ownership. What a stupid idea.
>
> I've always in the past carried a spare blade in my cars in case one came
> apart when not near a store. Now I have to carry two blades as spares!
>
>
> Matt

 

Mike Marlow wrote:
> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
> news:3CeVg.1697$Db4.233109@news1.epix.net...
>
>>I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the
>>dealer and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look it
>>up to get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell refills.
>> I then notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two
>>different sizes for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for the
>>passenger side. Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of 24"
>>refills. Guess what? This isn't an error. The geniuses at Hyundai
>>that designed the Sonata used two different size wiper blades! I
>>haven't seen this in 30+ years of car ownership. What a stupid idea.
>>
>
>
> Get used to it Matt. Lots of manufacturers are doing the same thing and
> have for several years now. Does not make any difference in how you see out
> the windshield, but obviously some engineers somewhere think it does.
>

Which manufacturers? This is the first car I've ever seen with
different sized wipers side to side. Sure, lots of rear wipers are
different size from the front.

Matt

 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
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>
> Which manufacturers? This is the first car I've ever seen with
> different sized wipers side to side. Sure, lots of rear wipers are
> different size from the front.
>

GM has been doing it across some of their product lines for almost 10 years
that I'm aware of. I've owned two GM products now that use different size
wipers, dating back to a 1998 model. I've seen it on other manufacturer's
cars also, but couldn't tell you who they were. It's just that like you,
when I first encountered it I thought it was pretty silly, and then I
started noticing more and more of them on cars. Kinda like the way you
notice all of the cars of the same model you just bought - right after you
buy it.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:3CeVg.1697$Db4.233109@news1.epix.net:

>
> I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the
> dealer and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look
> it up to get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell
> refills.
> I then notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two
> different sizes for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for
> the passenger side. Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of
> 24" refills. Guess what? This isn't an error. The geniuses at
> Hyundai that designed the Sonata used two different size wiper blades!
> I haven't seen this in 30+ years of car ownership. What a stupid
> idea.
>
> I've always in the past carried a spare blade in my cars in case one
> came apart when not near a store. Now I have to carry two blades as
> spares!
>
>
> Matt

Funny, I haven't owned a car in about 15 years that had the same size on
both sides, except for my '88 Chevy P/U. I am pretty sure that is the norm
now, Matt, but I am sure there are a few manufacturers out there that use
the same size. I know for a fact that Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, GM and at
least Ford P/U trucks all have different sizes on each side. And no, it
doesn't make sense to me either, but it also is no big deal. All of the
replacements I have purchased are sold individually anyway.

Eric

 

Add Chrysler products to the list also. I have a 2002 Intrepid with
different lengths.

 

Our Ford Taurus and Toyota Camry have different length wiper blades. This
is common.


"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Marlow wrote:
>> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
>> news:3CeVg.1697$Db4.233109@news1.epix.net...
>>
>>>I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the
>>>dealer and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look it
>>>up to get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell refills.
>>> I then notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two
>>>different sizes for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for the
>>>passenger side. Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of 24"
>>>refills. Guess what? This isn't an error. The geniuses at Hyundai
>>>that designed the Sonata used two different size wiper blades! I
>>>haven't seen this in 30+ years of car ownership. What a stupid idea.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Get used to it Matt. Lots of manufacturers are doing the same thing and
>> have for several years now. Does not make any difference in how you see
>> out
>> the windshield, but obviously some engineers somewhere think it does.
>>
>
> Which manufacturers? This is the first car I've ever seen with different
> sized wipers side to side. Sure, lots of rear wipers are different size
> from the front.
>
> Matt

 

On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:26:20 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
wrote:

>Mike Marlow wrote:
>> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
>> news:3CeVg.1697$Db4.233109@news1.epix.net...
>>
>>>I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the
>>>dealer and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look it
>>>up to get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell refills.
>>> I then notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two
>>>different sizes for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for the
>>>passenger side. Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of 24"
>>>refills. Guess what? This isn't an error. The geniuses at Hyundai
>>>that designed the Sonata used two different size wiper blades! I
>>>haven't seen this in 30+ years of car ownership. What a stupid idea.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Get used to it Matt. Lots of manufacturers are doing the same thing and
>> have for several years now. Does not make any difference in how you see out
>> the windshield, but obviously some engineers somewhere think it does.
>>
>
>Which manufacturers? This is the first car I've ever seen with
>different sized wipers side to side. Sure, lots of rear wipers are
>different size from the front.
>
>Matt

Neons since the beginning.

 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
w1kVg.1709$Db4.234479@news1.epix.net...
>
> Which manufacturers? This is the first car I've ever seen with different
> sized wipers side to side. Sure, lots of rear wipers are different size
> from the front.
>
> Matt

Ford, on my old (!!) 2000 Windstar, 24" driver's side, 22" passenger's side,
and 16"" backglass.

Shaman

 

Marc wrote:
> Add Chrysler products to the list also. I have a 2002 Intrepid with
> different lengths.
>

The first one I can remember was my wife 81' Ford, from that year on, at
least one of the family cars had different size ones, right now all 4
have different ones, only 3 wipers are same length out of 10 total.
Cars are 1 BMW, 1 Honda, 2 Hyundai, so as of now NORMAL is: 'different
length'.

 

Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:3CeVg.1697$Db4.233109@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>I bought wiper refills for my 06 Sonata today after stopping at the
>>dealer and finding that they wanted "$12-14 a piece" (he didn't look
>>it up to get an exact price) for wiper blades and they don't sell
>>refills.
>> I then notice that the look-up computer at Wally-World lists two
>>different sizes for the Sonata, 24" for the driver side and 20" for
>>the passenger side. Thinking this must be an error, I buy one set of
>>24" refills. Guess what? This isn't an error. The geniuses at
>>Hyundai that designed the Sonata used two different size wiper blades!
>> I haven't seen this in 30+ years of car ownership. What a stupid
>>idea.
>>
>>I've always in the past carried a spare blade in my cars in case one
>>came apart when not near a store. Now I have to carry two blades as
>>spares!
>>
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Funny, I haven't owned a car in about 15 years that had the same size on
> both sides, except for my '88 Chevy P/U. I am pretty sure that is the norm
> now, Matt, but I am sure there are a few manufacturers out there that use
> the same size. I know for a fact that Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, GM and at
> least Ford P/U trucks all have different sizes on each side. And no, it
> doesn't make sense to me either, but it also is no big deal. All of the
> replacements I have purchased are sold individually anyway.

Blades, yes, refills, no. At least the Pylons I bought this week still
came two in a package. This may explain why refills are getting harder
to find.

Matt

 

Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in

>> Funny, I haven't owned a car in about 15 years that had the same size
>> on both sides, except for my '88 Chevy P/U. I am pretty sure that is
>> the norm now, Matt, but I am sure there are a few manufacturers out
>> there that use the same size. I know for a fact that Hyundai,
>> Nissan, Subaru, GM and at least Ford P/U trucks all have different
>> sizes on each side. And no, it doesn't make sense to me either, but
>> it also is no big deal. All of the replacements I have purchased are
>> sold individually anyway.
>
> Blades, yes, refills, no. At least the Pylons I bought this week
> still came two in a package. This may explain why refills are getting
> harder to find.
>
> Matt
>

Yes, blades, sorry I should have qualified that. I've never had the rubber
wear out before the blade anyway. I clean my rubber regularly and they
seemingly last forever.

Eric

 

Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
>
>
>>>Funny, I haven't owned a car in about 15 years that had the same size
>>>on both sides, except for my '88 Chevy P/U. I am pretty sure that is
>>>the norm now, Matt, but I am sure there are a few manufacturers out
>>>there that use the same size. I know for a fact that Hyundai,
>>>Nissan, Subaru, GM and at least Ford P/U trucks all have different
>>>sizes on each side. And no, it doesn't make sense to me either, but
>>>it also is no big deal. All of the replacements I have purchased are
>>>sold individually anyway.
>>
>>Blades, yes, refills, no. At least the Pylons I bought this week
>>still came two in a package. This may explain why refills are getting
>>harder to find.
>>
>>Matt
>>
>
>
> Yes, blades, sorry I should have qualified that. I've never had the rubber
> wear out before the blade anyway. I clean my rubber regularly and they
> seemingly last forever.

Funny, I've never had a blade wear out. I've had a couple get pretty
rusty and ratty looking, but they help the refills just fine. I find
the rubber lasts one year at best. I just replaced my OEM Sonata rubber
at 9 months and 13,000 miles. It was streaking very badly on the back
stroke. It would remove the water fine coming up, but then leave a film
on the way back down. When I got the rubber off, it was polished shiny
and smooth near the locations where it was supported by the wiper blade.

Life of the refill probably depends on where you live. How have your
blades worn out?

Matt

 

Shaman wrote:

> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
> w1kVg.1709$Db4.234479@news1.epix.net...
>
>>Which manufacturers? This is the first car I've ever seen with different
>>sized wipers side to side. Sure, lots of rear wipers are different size
>>from the front.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Ford, on my old (!!) 2000 Windstar, 24" driver's side, 22" passenger's side,
> and 16"" backglass.
>
> Shaman
>
>
>

My Chrysler minivans have both had the same size on each side. They are
long, something like 28" if memory serves, but equal on both sides.
Yes, the rear is shorter but that makes sense as the window is much
smaller than the windshield.

Score one for Chrysler engineering.


Matt