llmask Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Wear Item Limited Warranty Wear item coverage for all models is 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first. Items covered include brake pad/shoe linings, clutch disk linings, and wiper blades. thats off the subaru website. anyone ever take advantage of getting their wipers replaced under warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Wear Item Limited Warranty Wear item coverage for all models is 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first. Items covered include brake pad/shoe linings, clutch disk linings, and wiper blades. thats off the subaru website. anyone ever take advantage of getting their wipers replaced under warranty? To what, replace them with the same shit thats on the car? No.....PIAA from tirerack. OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skubdu Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 they replaced mine without me even telling them. I was only in for an alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 +1 for PIAA Super Silicone. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydo2 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 16k on the car, the dearler has replaced them twice. They actually need it again. I thought I would just keep making the dealer replace them b/c that's the only way Subaru would know they're junk. But I'm giving up and installing PIAA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewScooby Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I just got off the phone with my dealership that sent me away last week when I asked for replacement wipers and told them to have them ready today after I get off work. I clean my windshield often and I thought the stock wipers worked great for the first 9 months or so. I dont mind using "Just the stockers":) Thanks for the post! Wear Item Limited Warranty Wear item coverage for all models is 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first. Items covered include brake pad/shoe linings, clutch disk linings, and wiper blades. thats off the subaru website. anyone ever take advantage of getting their wipers replaced under warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedawgs Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I have had my windshield wipers in front replaced with no questions asked. Updated my vBGarage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Awesome - thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I've had mine changed under warranty, why spend more of my hard earned money on PIAA's when I paid for replacement wipers already included in the warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt_ltd Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 why spend more of my hard earned money on PIAA's when I paid for replacement wipers already included in the warranty? because oem wipers just don't work at all (dealer has already replaced for me twice). This Space For Rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 do any stores carry PIAA? or it tirerack the cheapest way to go? what's our size....my drivers is now streaking....errr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 what about the PIAA Graphite coated wipers...anyone use them yet? http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/piaa/wipers_all.jsp?camefrom=&fromIndex=true&index=xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHLEG Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I got the Valeo's from Tirerack. BEST wipers I have ever used! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melayout Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 gt_ltd, how often do you care/clean your wipers? I keed I keeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 all the PIAA wipers on tire rack http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/AccResults.jsp?category=a_WiperBlades&autoMake=Subaru&autoModel=Legacy+Sedan+2.5+GT&autoModClar=Limited&autoYear=2005&searchType=accessories&x=116&y=3 If you by one without the spoiler, can you still use our stock one??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skubdu Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 the valeo's are available at wal-mart for $16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt_ltd Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 gt_ltd, how often do you care/clean your wipers? never. but i dont see how it matters... the new wipers didn't wipe well right after (read: within 24 hours) they were installed, and the car is always garaged. my 1999 forester, on the other hand, was always parked outdoor and the wipers worked perfectly since day one, for like 3 yrs! This Space For Rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melayout Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I had my replaced one time. The new set started acting up and I decided to give them a good scrubbing with very good results. I cleaned a ton of cr4p off the wiper blades. I keed I keeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoss Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I've had mine changed under warranty. New ones are better but not perfect. I haven't cleaned them once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spieldawg Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I was at the dealership for service this weekend, and got my blades changed. I mentioned that my driver's side wiper wasn't working well to them before they took my car in, and when it came out, I noticed the rubber was still seperating from the rest of the blade; they obviously hadn't checked it out. I mentioned it, and was told the tech who worked on my car had already gone to lunch. I then asked if I could have a set, and just install them myself. They gladly gave me a pair, but said they needed the old ones back. I thus had to do it myself in the parking lot. I'm glad I happened to have my tools with me, so I had a flathead screwdriver. So much for "service." It's not that I mind doing things like this-it's that when I'm paying the dealership that much, I don't expect to have to do these sorts of things myself in their parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Moved to exterior section. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I prefer to clean my wipers. Do it almost every time I fill up at the gas station. Give the windshield a clean, and then I wipe down the wiper blades at the same time. Gets great results. I've done this for quite a while though, so it's mostly just habit. Not like it takes any time and I have nothing better to do while waiting for the tank to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 because oem wipers just don't work at all (dealer has already replaced for me twice). Did you actually see them replace them? Did they replace the entire wiper or just the rubber insert? The OEM Wipers work fine...sounds like you have some sort of other problem if they don't. I got the Valeo's from Tirerack. BEST wipers I have ever used! Valeo is Subaru's OEM Wiper supplier for North America. I prefer to clean my wipers. Do it almost every time I fill up at the gas station. Give the windshield a clean, and then I wipe down the wiper blades at the same time. Gets great results. I've done this for quite a while though, so it's mostly just habit. Not like it takes any time and I have nothing better to do while waiting for the tank to fill. Great advice! If the rubber blade is covered with dirt it won't work correctly. And to make them last longer you should wipe them down with isopryl alcohol every once in awhile too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHLEG Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Valeo is Subaru's OEM Wiper supplier for North America. Well, let's just say that Valeo® Ultimate™ Wiper Blades are NOT in NO way similar to the Subaru OEM wiper. They (the stock wiper) must be the reject series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 To expand on my reason for cleaning the windshield and blades ... I would think it's obvious that road grime and other items make the wipers less effective. Who hasn't at one point in time tried to clean a dirty windshield with the sprayer and the wipers actually made matters much worse? Once they've been running for a while, it gets better. But if the windshield is clean, the wipers are more effective. Also, a dirty windshield is harder on wipers. Once I was in a habit of cleaning the windshield, I noticed that sometimes in the winter, crap would stick to the blades (ice, snow, crud) so I wiped them off too. It was at this point that I noticed just how dirty they got. That's really bad for the window to be dragging all that dirt across the windshield all the time, so cleaning the wipers makes the windshield cleaner makes the blades last longer and I can see better. My (stock) wipers clean as good as the day she was new, with nearly 13,000 miles on the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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