Wiper Replacement Caution

This isn't saying much for my butter fingers but here goes.

While replacing my wiper blades, I accidentally let the wiper arm, without the new blade in it, go.

At the time, I thought nothing of it and I finished the job only to find, about two days later, a nice crack in the wind shield where the arm came in contact.

I had the wind shield replaced today and thankfully my insurance covered it.

 

That sucks, luckily insurance got it covered.

 

Lousy break , but good on the insurance. I wouldn't be surprised to hear others say that this happened to them, or know someone who had it happen. I have lost hold of an arm when changing a wiper, but fortunately the windshield was not broken.

 

The same thing happened to my dad when he had my truck. some one tried to steal the rubber insert. insurance wont cover mine.

 

Same here, especially when changing the passenger one. Fortunately it didn't hit hard enough to chip or crack.

 

lol....I had my arm pulled off the windshield, i went to grab the new blade and the wind blew it down and shattered the window. One expensive wiper change.

 

I thought so too.I was wrong.

 

You guys do know if you pull the arms all the way up, they stay in place, right?

 

Not for this guy.

 

you should alway's lay down a beach towel on the cowl of the windscreen for just this kind of situation.

years ago when i worked at a vw dealership we used to have to put the wipers on the new cars that would come in for some reason they would put them in the trunk. i can't tell you haow many times this happened to sales man lot kids and even the detail crew i had hired it was unbelievable.

 

Exactly what I was thinking...

I haven't LOLed in a while but this made me LOL, seriously. Thanks!