Where in the GTA do you get replacement wiper blades for the rear hatch on a 2001 V40?

[byrocat]

Don't suggest Canadian Tire for the rear wiper. Been there, bought both
the blade types (winter and regular), but the shape of the cover of the
wiper arm does not match the opening in the wiper itself (about one
inch too short to fit).

Obviously, I'd have to step foot inside the dealer, but I'd like to
know wehre else I have to go.

Currently, the blade seems to lift from the 10AM to the 2PM position
when wiping, so the logical first step is to replace the blade before I
start looking at the wiper arm.

 

[Peter K L Milnes]

Try mail order from IPD. URL is http://www.ipdusa.com shouldn't cost
much postage as they are in Portland, Oregon.

All the best, Peter.

700/900/90 Register Keeper,
Volvo Owners Club (UK).

 

[Henry]

Where in the _where_???

cheers,

Henry

 

[zencraps]

GTA = Greater Toronto Area

 

[Henry]

GTA = Greater Toronto Area

Oh, right. And everybody in the world should know that...why?

cheers,

Henry

 

[zencraps]

Henry, I did the work for you.

I had no clue what "GTA" meant, so I googled it.

Coupled to the reference in the original post to "Canadian Tire," the
answer was evident.

 

[Henry]

Henry, I did the work for you.

Thanks, but I didn't even need to google. Seeing the reference to
Canadian Tire, noting that the OP's ISP is sympatico.ca and having
myself been to TO a good many times I was able to suss it out directly.

My comment pertained more to the way of thinking -- or lack of thinking,
actually -- that results in someone assuming that, of course, everyone
in the wide world of usenet who reads this message (where the OP is
asking for _help_, after all!) is just automatically going to know what
he means. By using his jargon, he saved all of four keystrokes compared
to spelling it out.

rant on:

I'm not sure who is more irksome -- the person who doesn't give you
enough information or the person who gives too much. A favourite peeve
of mine is the chap who says 'we're going to Shanghai, China'. Erm,
yes...the Shanghai that everyone knows is in China. If you mean
Shanghai, Indiana, _then_ you can specify. London, England and Paris,
France seem to be frequent examples of this type.

You also have the one who says 'Hi! We're going to Shanghai, China and
does anyone know of a cheap ticket? Thanks!' Hel-lo! Where _are_ you?
What is the starting point of this great adventure you have planned?
Care to tell us? 'Oh...guess I forgot about that'.

/rant off

cheers,

Henry

 

[Mike F]

Thanks, but I didn't even need to google. Seeing the reference to
Canadian Tire, noting that the OP's ISP is sympatico.ca and having
myself been to TO a good many times I was able to suss it out directly.

My comment pertained more to the way of thinking -- or lack of thinking,
actually -- that results in someone assuming that, of course, everyone
in the wide world of usenet who reads this message (where the OP is
asking for _help_, after all!) is just automatically going to know what
he means. By using his jargon, he saved all of four keystrokes compared
to spelling it out.

rant on:

I'm not sure who is more irksome -- the person who doesn't give you
enough information or the person who gives too much. A favourite peeve
of mine is the chap who says 'we're going to Shanghai, China'. Erm,
yes...the Shanghai that everyone knows is in China. If you mean
Shanghai, Indiana, _then_ you can specify. London, England and Paris,
France seem to be frequent examples of this type.

You also have the one who says 'Hi! We're going to Shanghai, China and
does anyone know of a cheap ticket? Thanks!' Hel-lo! Where _are_ you?
What is the starting point of this great adventure you have planned?
Care to tell us? 'Oh...guess I forgot about that'.

/rant off

cheers,

Henry

If you don't know what/where GTA is, then you're not going to be able to
help finding a wiper blade locally, so you just go onto the next post.

Greetings from the GTA!

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

 

[Henry]

If you don't know what/where GTA is, then you're not going to be able to
help finding a wiper blade locally, so you just go onto the next post.

You've got a point there.

cheers,

Henry

 

[byrocat]

I figured that if you didn't know what GTA stood for (now what used to
be called South-Central Ontario -- Oshawa to Hamilton along the 401/QEW
highways and up to Barrie on the 400), then you'd flip to the next
message.

Mea Culpa. I should have been clearer but figured that the people who
would know (like Mike F) would twitch on it.

However the IPDUSA reference may turn out to be useful.

BTW, MIKE F: do you know where I should go to pick up blades or is a
stop by Suter's Garage in order?

 

[Mike F]

I figured that if you didn't know what GTA stood for (now what used to
be called South-Central Ontario -- Oshawa to Hamilton along the 401/QEW
highways and up to Barrie on the 400), then you'd flip to the next
message.

Mea Culpa. I should have been clearer but figured that the people who
would know (like Mike F) would twitch on it.

However the IPDUSA reference may turn out to be useful.

BTW, MIKE F: do you know where I should go to pick up blades or is a
stop by Suter's Garage in order?

I've had no trouble finding a rear wiper for my '98, it seems pretty
standard. I haven't changed it in quite a while, I don't remember where
I got it from, but I don't remember having any trouble.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)