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What kind of windshield wiper fluid do ya'll run???

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by flavalk, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. Mar 31, 2008 at 6:44 PM
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    flavalk

    flavalk [OP] 2-Broke 2-Care

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    Not much. Toyota bed mat, Toyota step bars, tinted windows, Toyota seat covers, Toyota all-weather mats, quart of Wild Turkey in the glove box, KelTec PT3AT in the center console, backseat full of old speeding tickets
    I started with the OEM blue shit and that worked fine for awhile. When I ran out, I went to Autozone and found this pink shit that claimed "to work twice as fast"...so being a performance kinda guy, I bought the pink shit and filled my baby with it. The first time I hit the sprinkler thingy, my wipers went WHAPPITY-WHAP-WHAPPITTY-WHAP (You gotta read really, really, REALLY fast) :eek:. I immediately slung a wiper refill and was pissed. Well, after slinging two more wiper refills, I had enough. I still had a half reservoir full of pink shit, and being a thrifty kinda guy that don't like to waste shit, I went back to the Autozone and bought a jug of the blue shit. I mixed it with the pink shit, now I got green shit. I hit the sprinkler thingy and now the wipers go whappity......whap.....whappity......whap.....ahhhhh, much better :eek: So...what are you guys using.

    Sorry, just got bored with oil/tire/tire pressure/wax/octane threads. I did a search and didn't find shit about WW fluid! :rasta: No dead horse here!
     
  2. Mar 31, 2008 at 6:47 PM
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    tacomaman06

    tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Enforcer

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    hey man......rain-x the living piss outta your windshield, and clean the wiper blades......or quit being thrifty and buy some new blades...............then have fun with the green shit:D!! that way......no more "walking" wiper blades. by the way........wiper refills suck ass!!! buy some bosch icons and be done with it!!:)
     
  3. Mar 31, 2008 at 6:51 PM
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    rick

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    i use the blue shit
     
  4. Mar 31, 2008 at 6:59 PM
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    BulletToothTony

    BulletToothTony You’ll have that on these big jobs.

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  5. Mar 31, 2008 at 7:06 PM
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    kingfishndude

    kingfishndude NoN Affiliated RedNeck Rebel

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    I use the cheapest shit
    And a ton of RAIN X
     
  6. Mar 31, 2008 at 7:06 PM
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    Fortech

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  7. Mar 31, 2008 at 7:26 PM
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    WilsonTheDog

    WilsonTheDog Kylie's dad

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    Get Valeo Ultimate wipers and call it a day. Tire Rack usually has them for BOGO free.
     
  8. Mar 31, 2008 at 7:29 PM
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    flavalk

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    Not much. Toyota bed mat, Toyota step bars, tinted windows, Toyota seat covers, Toyota all-weather mats, quart of Wild Turkey in the glove box, KelTec PT3AT in the center console, backseat full of old speeding tickets
    Dude...don't you know the cheap shit will eventually wear our yer WW-timing capacitor? :confused: Don't skimp on the important stuff :D
     
  9. Mar 31, 2008 at 7:30 PM
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    kingfishndude

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    I use so much rain x that im lucky in the life of my truck if I ever refill it
     
  10. Mar 31, 2008 at 7:34 PM
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    Roland

    Roland My other ride has sails

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    RainX treated and the blue stuff that I buy by the case because my wife uses so much of it. It's amazing how much she uses. I use less than a half gallon in the time she uses 3 gallons.
     
  11. Apr 1, 2008 at 3:25 AM
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    i use peak brand with rain off and bug washer in the warmer months and i use peak deicer with rain off in the cold months. its about a buck and some change at wal-mart and i really can't tell the difference in the peak and the rain-x brand
     
  12. Apr 1, 2008 at 3:40 AM
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    missileman125fw

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    Rain-X is the best shit. I never use my wipers except to use the blue stuff to clean off the bugs.
     
  13. Apr 1, 2008 at 5:08 AM
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    GTiVR6r

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    This stuff is the BOMB! This is what I use in all my cars and trucks I've had.
    Half the time you dont even need to turn on the wipers at speeds over 35mph, the wind blows the water right off for you. :)
     
  14. Apr 1, 2008 at 8:20 AM
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    i use soap and water. i used it for the life of my beamer and never had any issues with it
     
  15. Apr 1, 2008 at 4:55 PM
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    Dcrooks84

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    Exactly what I use, but I also have Michelin radius wiper blades too. They make a high pitched noise for the first day or too, but they are the best wipers I've ever had.
     
  17. Apr 1, 2008 at 5:28 PM
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    I my opinion Rain-X sucks on the windshield ... on the sides fine.

    EDIT: I didn't go deep enough into this thread .... I was thinking the wipe on/wipe off Rain-X. I didn't know that there was a fluid. :rain:

    Can never stop learning I guess. :sorry:
     
  18. Apr 1, 2008 at 5:33 PM
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    surfsupl

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    Straight windex here!:)
     
  19. Apr 1, 2008 at 8:48 PM
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    Hmmm - same fluid and wiper combo I have. No complaints!!:)
     
  20. Apr 2, 2008 at 8:36 AM
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    I was laughing so hard throughout the first half of this thread about everybody's shit it was fun just to go through it. :D
     

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