Thee Chicago Wolf wrote:

>>Are refills available from Hyundai for the Sonate wiper blades? I
>
>
> Oops, stike that. I did not get refills but rather the snap-in
> replacements. They're better than wasting time with refills. Trust me.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf

I've used refills for 20 years until they recently became all but
unavailable. It is just wasteful to fill landfills with blades that are
in great shape other that a thin strip of rubber.

I thought I could get mine replaced under warranty, but I forgot about
the 12,000 mile part of the 12/12,000 warranty. My Sonata has more than
13,000 already...

Matt

 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
>
> I've used refills for 20 years until they recently became all but
> unavailable. It is just wasteful to fill landfills with blades that are
> in great shape other that a thin strip of rubber.

I had about a 60% success rate with refills. Too often they broke, did not
fit well, or cause some form of aggravation when installing them. They
should be easy enough to change and cheaper to buy.

Neither should the metal frames end up in landfills. Steel is easily
recycled. Getting it there is the problem. Our town does not accept metal
for recycling

 

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
>
>>I've used refills for 20 years until they recently became all but
>>unavailable. It is just wasteful to fill landfills with blades that are
>>in great shape other that a thin strip of rubber.
>
>
> I had about a 60% success rate with refills. Too often they broke, did not
> fit well, or cause some form of aggravation when installing them. They
> should be easy enough to change and cheaper to buy.
>
> Neither should the metal frames end up in landfills. Steel is easily
> recycled. Getting it there is the problem. Our town does not accept metal
> for recycling

Likewise, I live in a location (very rural) where no recycling at all is
supported. Everything goes into the back of the garbage truck and goes
directly to a local landfill. That is one reason I prefer to waste as
little as possible as I know that it likely will not be recycled, at
lesat in the short term. Maybe some day it will be economical to dig up
old landfills for the recyclables, but I don't think that day is in the
near future.


Matt

 

....didn't know the refills were hard to find, but its almost time for
winter blades anyway at my local!