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Ovally
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 Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:42 am Post subject: Wiper blades |
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Hello,
Does anyone have experience with these wiper blades for an Oval?
The brand is KAFER or KA7ER?
They look exact reproductions, but what about the quality?
https://www.paruzzi.com/uk/beetle/electricity/wipers-washer/2422/
Regards.
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pastellgreen
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Wiper blades |
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| I had some pair from Kafer, but for a '61 bug. These blades have been garbage. I tried several sets. They are looking nice, but the rubber lips do not touch the screen properly. |
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Ovally
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: Wiper blades |
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| pastellgreen wrote: |
| I had some pair from Kafer, but for a '61 bug. These blades have been garbage. I tried several sets. They are looking nice, but the rubber lips do not touch the screen properly. |
OK, thanks.
I still had an original pair, bought in the 80s, but they are now also worn out and also in the middle where the rivet is.
There are not many other alternatives for an Oval, so which wiper blades do you use now?
Regards.
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jason
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Wiper blades |
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| I re rubber OG ones. |
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Ovally
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Wiper blades |
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| jason wrote: |
| I re rubber OG ones. |
I intend to do this.
Meanwhile I have bought the KAFER wiper blades and I must say that they work just as well as the originals. Even the rubbers look the same and feel the same. For how long? Time will tell.
Regards.
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thefladge
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Wiper blades |
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If being 100% stock is not a concern, Wolfsburg West makes wiper arms that use shortened 1958 to 1964 blades. I have had these on my car for 25 years.
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Ovally
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:57 am Post subject: Re: Wiper blades |
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| thefladge wrote: |
| If being 100% stock is not a concern, Wolfsburg West makes wiper arms that use shortened 1958 to 1964 blades. I have had these on my car for 25 years. |
Thanks, good to know in case the other options do not meet expectations.
Regards.
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