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Dave,
I've noticed that the wiper blades on my 209 and other 209's sit very, very close to the glass almost touching the glass at the end cap of the blade, you can really see this if you stop them on the upstroke(the clearance at this point is about the tickness of a credit card!). I'm sure that once the wipers wear down even just a bit the windshield will begin to get scratched. Is MBZ aware of this as it may end up costing them lots of $ if they have to replace windshields. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks
I've noticed that the wiper blades on my 209 and other 209's sit very, very close to the glass almost touching the glass at the end cap of the blade, you can really see this if you stop them on the upstroke(the clearance at this point is about the tickness of a credit card!). I'm sure that once the wipers wear down even just a bit the windshield will begin to get scratched. Is MBZ aware of this as it may end up costing them lots of $ if they have to replace windshields. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks
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As of today, the only issue I have heard about 209 wiper problems was the noisy wiper bulletin that was issued a while back. It'll be interesting to see what happens once the new CLK has been out for a while. However, new wiper inserts are included with every B-service, so they may not even get a chance to wear down enough to damage the windshield.
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Originally posted by mbtech208
As of today, the only issue I have heard about 209 wiper problems was the noisy wiper bulletin that was issued a while back. It'll be interesting to see what happens once the new CLK has been out for a while. However, new wiper inserts are included with every B-service, so they may not even get a chance to wear down enough to damage the windshield.
As of today, the only issue I have heard about 209 wiper problems was the noisy wiper bulletin that was issued a while back. It'll be interesting to see what happens once the new CLK has been out for a while. However, new wiper inserts are included with every B-service, so they may not even get a chance to wear down enough to damage the windshield.
Regards,
Last edited by RJC; Mar 27, 2003 at 10:47 PM.
