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Meade
The TH membership agreement prohibits me from responding to that comment in the manner to which I am accustomed.
(yeah, Malt, seems I'm getting a lot of mileage out of that one...why does everybody always pick on me???)
Sorry, I haven't created the "Romper Room" topic just yet ...
Meade
When I said I'm going to dinner with Dale, I SHOULD HAVE said, "My wife, my son, and I, are going out to dinner with Dale."
Didn't want to give the wrong impression.
Even if dinner IS going to be at a topless bar at Dale's request.
Meade
My seat-belt buckle thingy (the plastic part that the seat belt locks into) is busted on the passenger side. Still works, but the mechanism is completely exposed.
Can I just call the dealer, tell them what it is, (perhaps omitting the word 'thingy'), let them order it, and then bring the car in when it gets there?
Or are they going to make me drive all the way out there to look at it, tell me they need to order it, tell me I need to come back, etc.?
How'dja break it, btw?
Meade
Bloomington? Cool, I live in Eden Prairie. BTW, I'm sure some people know where Bloomington is, it's the home of the Mall of America and the airport.
Okay, trip to the dealer it is.
Yeah get it fixed...Do you (or anybody else) think this will be covered under warranty? Just curious what falls into warranty and what doesn't.
And it BETTER be covered under warranty...only 11,750 mi on the odo; 15 months.
Meade
Maybe I'm looking at this wrong...did your mom jam the seatbelt funny, or did it just suddenly fall apart?
(And if for some reason they won't cover it, how much is that plastic housing anyway ... 10 bucks tops?)
Meade
A chance of morning thunderstorms ... by late morning, clearing skies!!! Hallelujah!!!
Meade
Someone ripped the windshield wiper off my roommate's 2000 Neon when he lived with me last year. I took it to the Dodge dealer for him, and innocently told them the wiper started flapping while I was driving in the rain. They fixed it for free. I was really surprised they did.
There is a limit on what the dealer will do for free (even though it was your fault) though. Like Meade, you only broke the trunk springs in your car. Also, the CD player could have broken any way as well and had a disc stuck in it.
Others, the cruise will not set below 25mph on any of your Proteges.
Why would you hit it in neutral? I'm with you meade, it just won't happen.
I was up in Woodbridge, VA on a rainy day (actually right after I got the new Dunlops on the car) and was going down a residential street when my driver's side wiper started making a clicking noise. I stopped the car, got out and lifted the wiper off the windshield. The damn thing FELL off the arm! The little plastic insert in the wiper has a tab that clicks when you install the wiper; this tab had broken. These wiper blades were only a couple months old and I THOUGHT I was buying the best -- ANCOs!!! To my dismay, I cannot find ANY auto parts store that sells just that little plastic insert. So I've resorted to a nylon zip tie that now loops through the little hole and holds the wiper on the arm. And it's white. It really isn't that noticeable, but since it's right in front of me all the time, I curse it every time I get in the car!
I REFUSE to buy new blades when these still have some good life left in 'em! (Knowing myself, however, and how I want the car to look "showroom new" at MAPP, I'm predicting I'll be making a slight detour on the way home from work today ...)
Damn you MAPP perfectionists!!!!
;-)
Meade
$23.96.
Nice work, Mike. You have astounded me. Mere pennies off.
But the guy did say I (oops, I mean Dale) will probably get it covered under warranty -- as long as it "appears to have been damaged while you were trying to fasten it."
There. You're welcome. I love posing for you guys. My parts guy now thinks I have bad seat belt covers and a screwed up ABS unit -- all because of my fellow Townhallers.
Meade
P.S. Paul, yes, I was there too. I remember good ol' anal Larry. In fact, I've got a pic of him doing just that in the MAPP II folder in the Yahoo group.
;-)
Meade
I know, I know ... sorry. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!
(I really don't think you'll have a warranty problem -- unless you take it to Paul's Mazda dealer.)
(Uh-oh, is it Posse time?)
Meade
I had the buckles on my '89 replaced under a recall program several years after the original warranty expired. They weren't busted, but they were covered, so I had it done.
Take out the blade inserts from your current wipers. Get new wipers and use them. When those blades get old, replace them with the ones you first took out. Not sure if they'll fit or not, but maybe worth a try.
"Can't see the forest for all of the trees" ... thanks dude!
Guess I'm still buying wiper blades today ...
And I've learned something. No one replaces their wiper blades often enough. Now I do it, whether I feel they need it or not, every six months or so. You really don't know what you're missing in good vision until you replace those blades!
Meade
Remember the old VW bugs -- what were they, 11s? Can't wait to replace the blade on the rear window of my wife's P5 ... it can't be any more than 10 inches long.
Meade
Wait, betcha I can find out on this here Internet thingy ...
Meade
1999-2002:
Driver's side: 21
Passenger's side: 19
Gee, the Cavalier must've had 22s or 23s on the driver's side. I had no problem finding replacement blades for the Protege a couple of months ago.
Meade
what now?
meade....the cheapster ?
just kidding....
All 1999+ Proteges are 21 left, 19 right. I replaced the blades on the 1999, and they were the same size.
You think that's bad? My Jetta's wipers have this wing thingie on them to improve airflow. I would have no choice but to get new blades from the dealer. That's gonna hurt when I have to replace them. I hear from VWVortex they last for like 30K or something though.
The wipers on the Beetle I have now are really bad. They skip over the window and all. I might end up taking the car back and getting them fixed at the dealer (they already told me I could) if they have to keep my car any longer
Meade
I gotta worry about getting the car back from the dealer first though. Still not back, it was 3 weeks as of yesterday. Guess I will be bringing the Beetle to MAPP, and taking it to Chicago as well. Should make for some creative luggage packing between my friend and I...
Meade
They were quite miffed when I returned the loaner car three weeks later with 1,600 new miles on it! They actually tried to charge me mileage over a predetermined maximum amount allowed per day -- of which they had not informed me. They didn't get away with it, but things were not happy for a few moments.
That's the only reason I'm recommending a quick check with your dealer, Paul. Just your Chicago trip is a 1,400-mile round trip. MAPP III will put another coupla hundred on it.
Meade
;-)