Replacement Wipers?

musicwanh

I bought what I thought were standard replacement wiper blades for 2006 Jetta (typcial sef repair thing) only to find that the wiper arm seems to be unique - not your typical replacement blade "hook". So, do Wiper Blades have to come from VW Service and Parts?

Thanks

bpeebles

To specifically answer your question -- NO!

To elaborate - A 'replacement' wiper-blade usually comes with an 'adapter' in the package. This adapter allows the replacement blade to work on the 3 different types of wiper-arms (Asian, German, and American)

Right out of the box, the replacement blade is configured for one of the three. An 'adaptor' should be used to attach to other vehicles.

stever

Sometimes the adapter is "built-in" and you have to rotate it or otherwise manipulate it to get it to fit your car. It's not always something loose in the package in other words. When I first got my used Subaru and needed new wipers, the woman at the NAPA parts counter offered to put them on and that made it real easy.

cwinn1

This is just another lovely issue with the 2006 Jetta- they changed the wiper format halfway through the 2006 year. So even though I give them my VIN, every time I go to get replacement blades, I have to correct the dealers service department and send them back to get the correct kind, which have no sort of adapter and literally just have a hole in them which you slide onto the metal pin on the other part of the wiper. They are super easy to put on, and come as a right blade and left blade (never a set- they're 2 different lengths). They should look like these - http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-3397118979-Original-Equipment-Replacement/dp/B002G47GE6. Thankfully, my 06 finally died last week and I never have to see the VW service department ever again.