<VV> NAPA wipers break windshield (NO CORVAIR)

[shortle]

Ray, I would drive the car back to NAPA and show them how their (incorrect) part did the damage you describe. It sounds like the way you describe this situation it should be visibly obvious this is what happened. I would take this up with the "installer", the manager, the owner and then finally with the corporation going up the chain until you get results i.e getting the windshield replaced and a refund for the aftermarket blades. Actually you would be doing them a favor by letting them become aware of these incorrect parts.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
I believe in OE parts whenever they are available


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ramon Rodriguez III <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 10, 2011 2:13 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> NAPA wipers break windshield (NO CORVAIR)
>
>Hello all,
>
>     First off, BEWARE universal wipers on modern cars!
>
>     We just closed the hood on my (84 year old) father's 2001 Cadillac
>Eldorado and heard the windshield crack an instant later.  I immediately
>looked to see what had happened and discovered that the VERY large "adapter"
>portion of the universal windshield wiper on the passenger side had been big
>enough to catch the edge of the hood as it came down, get mashed against the
>windshield, and break it pretty badly.
>
>     One of our two local NAPA stores sold these blades to my father and
>even installed them for him just a week or so ago, any advice on how to
>proceed?
>
>-- 
>Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
>Lake Ariel, PA
>Three Corsa coupes and an early Monza coupe
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