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Stupid Wiper Fluid Question (Be gentle, Cuz I just don't know)

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by BMH, Nov 8, 2020.

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  1. Nov 10, 2020 at 11:25 AM
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    Don’t forget too top of your blinker fluid also
     
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  2. Nov 10, 2020 at 11:43 AM
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    Hey, I'll give it a shot .. What could go wrong? It's just wiper fluid, right? If it's better, great, if not so much, I haven't lost anything.
    I am, even though my truck is new (2K) considering switching over to the Beam wipers just because they've worked so awesome on all my other rigs. They're a bit pricey, but work/clean/wipe sooooo much better than any blade that is held on with a 'frame'..
     
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  3. Nov 10, 2020 at 11:47 AM
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    Let me know how it goes. For me, I rarely need to go above the slowest intermittent wiper setting.

    I do like beam wipers also. The problem is that the ones at Costco are so cheap and seem to last a couple years. That keeps me from looking elsewhere.
     
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  4. Nov 10, 2020 at 11:48 AM
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    I did that at the same time I greased the muffler bearings... I could have waited for my first scheduled 'factory service', but I'm a maintenance geek.
     
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  5. Nov 10, 2020 at 11:52 AM
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    There is probably some truth in your original thesis.
     
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  6. Nov 10, 2020 at 12:05 PM
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    I got mine from Rock Auto ... Since I was buying for 4 rigs at once (Less shipping costs) I bought the 'better quality' ones (Bosch, I think they were) It was a couple years ago, and I think they were about $10.00 per blade. So pretty cheap. I went into Autozone a couple weeks ago to get new blades for the mother-in-laws Forester and they were like $33.00 *each* .. Yikes...
    LOL! I do like my Taco has only 3 wiper speeds though. (Base model, so IDK about the more fancy models) And I really think 'How many more speeds do you need?'
    My wife's Forester ... MIL's Forester .. My 95' Dodge B2500 van ... My 94' Bronco snow plow ... My 00' 'In case everything else fails' Caravan ... I've always thought 'Do I really need 27 different wiper speeds??' LOL! :D
     
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  7. Nov 10, 2020 at 12:22 PM
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    $10 is good for those.

    Mine has four intermittent and two continuous speeds.
     
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  8. Nov 10, 2020 at 1:41 PM
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    That's all anyone really needs. The whole '147 different wiper speeds' is just stupid.
    Not only that, but the local Toyota dealer here (Parker Toyota in Idaho) .. A few months ago they were really REALLY pushing 4Runners. Their local small-town cheesy TV ads... Guess what their 'selling point' was?
    '19!!! Cup holders!!' ... Wow ... Just, wow .... LOL!!!
     
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  9. Nov 10, 2020 at 1:43 PM
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    I don't mind the number of manual speeds, but I have been in a few cars / trucks with rain sensing wipers. I'd rather walk in the rain.

    Yeah. We have reached peak cupholder. There are too many in the Taco, but what are you gonna do.
     
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  10. Nov 10, 2020 at 6:43 PM
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    Walmart, Ace, True Value, Big R etc all have it here in Colorado, and I have never pair more that $4/gallon.
     
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  11. Nov 11, 2020 at 10:44 AM
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    LOL! Yeah here I think everyone got on the 'Hoarding TP Wagon' and went nuts with the wiper fluid. ACE had absolutely nothing.
    I had to go next door to O'Rielly's ... And even though more expensive, they (Like ACE) give you a 10% senior discount.
    Not much, but at least covers the sales tax..
     
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  12. Nov 11, 2020 at 11:07 AM
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  14. Nov 11, 2020 at 11:24 AM
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    lol same here(OCT 2015). I clean it well at every fill-up which is usually 'good enough' till the next time
     
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    One item I buy at the dealer is washer fluid. It is the same price as the gas station variety (where I live), but is a much better product in my experience. I’m not naive enough to think Toyota makes the stuff, but they are requesting a high-spec product from their chemical supplier, which exceeds the jobber grade stuff.

    Last time I went in for some, they only had the “Lexus” branded variety in stock. Same price as the Toyota bottles, but it’d like to think it’s a tiny bit better.

    The “champagne of washer fluids”:

    698A2ACE-70AF-429A-A61E-3865A841DDE4.jpg
     
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    This shit makes some legit claims. You Rain-X guys can have it. My truck deserves the best.

    CFB81E78-2A4D-46E2-AEFB-02E646C6F24C.jpg
     
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    I wanna know what the hell is in that stuff that's flammable enough to warrant a label?
     
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    Does it outperform Rain-X? We can pretty much make good washer fluid at home for pennies. My big want is droplets sliding off.
     
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