I needed windshield wiper refills for my 2012 hyundai sonata factory wiper blades. Hyundai has the strange policy of charging more for a wiper refill than a new blade. It turns out that Toyota and Hyundai both use NWB/Nippon to supply them with wiper blades.
For the drivers side I purchased Toyota part #85214-68020 for $9.97 with free prime shipping. It fits perfect. The part number for the passenger side should be Toyota part #85214-30400. I haven't tested the passenger side refill. Many Toyota dealers don't stock wiper refills. In my case it was easier to order them on Amazon than to special order them from a Toyota dealer.
My Hyundai dealer wanted $16 for the refills and would have to special order them.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Wiper refill update - Anco
The Buick Park Avenue is ready for new wiper refills. I went to Advanced Auto and found that the Trico break to fit refills are no longer stocked in the store. They are still available on the internet. So I decided to look at other refills.
Anco still makes refills, but every website I went to (including Anco's consumer website) lacked information on the width and profile of the refill. After much surfing I came across an Anco catalog with the dimensions and profile of each wiper refill by part number. Here is the catalog:
Anco still makes refills, but every website I went to (including Anco's consumer website) lacked information on the width and profile of the refill. After much surfing I came across an Anco catalog with the dimensions and profile of each wiper refill by part number. Here is the catalog:
Monday, May 4, 2015
Buick Park Avenue HVAC Display Repair
When I originally purchased the Park Avenue the digital digital display for the HVAC controller was broken. At that time I installed a new unit from the junk yard. Well the junk yard unit has started to act up. It will sometimes beep, change temperature on its own, or turn on by itself. I had kept the original unit with the broken digital display around and I decided to go ahead and try to repair the unit instead of purchasing another unit from the salvage yard.
The problem with these units is that the solder joints around the resistors crack. In my case it was obvious where the problem was located. The circuit board had a darker color around the resistors and the solder joints had a dull hollow appearance. I was able to resolder these connections and fix the digital display. When I touched what was left of the existing solder it flowed out. I then used some new additional solder. I'm not an expert in soldering, but I was able to do it.
This forum post and this youtube video show the process very well.
http://rivperformance.editboard.com/t126-write-up-fixing-hvac-climate-control-lighting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ugsPutcQ4
The problem with these units is that the solder joints around the resistors crack. In my case it was obvious where the problem was located. The circuit board had a darker color around the resistors and the solder joints had a dull hollow appearance. I was able to resolder these connections and fix the digital display. When I touched what was left of the existing solder it flowed out. I then used some new additional solder. I'm not an expert in soldering, but I was able to do it.
This forum post and this youtube video show the process very well.
http://rivperformance.editboard.com/t126-write-up-fixing-hvac-climate-control-lighting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ugsPutcQ4
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