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02-07-2015, 06:10 PM | #1 | |
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Did I need to keep those plastic grommets? $60?
I'm fixing the windshield wipers on my '05 Impala. It was the same problem as referenced here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...r+transmission There's a little plastic cover /beneath/ the wiper blade, surrounding the mount on which the wiper blades attach. And I did a pretty good number on those getting the blades off. Let's say I destroyed them. Well, they don't sell those parts separately. It comes with PN 12363305 (I think No. 5 on the diagram below. http://www.tonkinonlineparts.com/ima...13MW10-004.JPG The kit's roughly $30 anywhere I look, and the caps are 1 to a kit. So that's $60 for two little pieces of plastic. My question is, do I really /need/ those? Are they just decorative, or is that a functional part I need to just bend over and purchase? Any thoughts as to where I can get'em cheap? Thanks. |
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02-20-2015, 01:49 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Did I need to keep those plastic grommets? $60?
Well, I don't know if I needed them still, but I split the difference. I kept the one that was less damaged, and then bought a second one. So, only paid $30 on it.
Eh, good enough. |
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Re: Did I need to keep those plastic grommets? $60?
I'm thinking I would have spit a couple of those out on a collet lathe in about ten minutes using some UHMW and a dull tool.
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Re: Did I need to keep those plastic grommets? $60?
I'd done a salvage yard and stuck them in my pocket. And bought something else I needed.
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