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      01-20-2016, 04:04 PM   #1
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Wiper squeaking

Does anybody else have this problem?
Any idea of fixing it? I changed my wipers a week ago but it's even worst now. I'm gonna try to record the video and will put the link later.
Thanks for your help
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      01-20-2016, 04:29 PM   #2
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Try wiping the wipers with a coat of RainX. That usually do the trick for my vehicles.
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      01-20-2016, 05:12 PM   #3
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Here's quick video
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Thats not your typical "wiper squeek" sounds like something else going on.
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Did you apply anything on windshield recently? Like rain-x?
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Thats not your typical "wiper squeek" sounds like something else going on.
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Did you apply anything on windshield recently? Like rain-x?
No I didn't, maybe carwash guy did
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Thats not your typical "wiper squeek" sounds like something else going on.
Like what?
To take a musical approach, my 8 yo who has near perfect pitch hearing said it is mostly B flat and D. That's all he had to say when he overheard my computer .

Never heard such a squeak before.
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Thats not your typical "wiper squeek" sounds like something else going on.
Like what?
To take a musical approach, my 8 yo who has near perfect pitch hearing said it is mostly B flat and D. That all he had to say when he overheard my computer .

Never heard such a squeak before.
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I'd use some Dawn and water to clean the windshield of any possible coating the car wash applied.
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Try wiping the wipers with a coat of RainX. That usually do the trick for my vehicles.
X2 rainx fixed prob on my wife's car. I think the rubber is drying out on you. Wouldn't hurt to rainx the windshield too. Nice slick surface works good.
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Does anybody else have this problem?
Any idea of fixing it? I changed my wipers a week ago but it's even worst now. I'm gonna try to record the video and will put the link later.
Thanks for your help
I recently changed the vipers (to new) and in a month or so they were making noise, so more of a complaint I mentioned it at the service. The service guy took a look in front of me and adjusted something on the viper itself, some angle or something. Told me it was common and that it has zero to do with the rubber itself. So perhaps you can have them take a look. I was 100% sure that it is because of the quality of the rubber.

I also learned what radically reduces life of vipers is when you start them on ice (if your windshield is icy and you use vipers to unfreeze). They scratch on ice or something like that. Funny thing is that as I am writing this I remember that I did just that this morning. I de-frosted the fine thin layer of ice with spraying the vipers Hope it helps!
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