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Any bros know what shop have this service beside agents? Refill the rubber blade of the wiper.

Cars and cycling seldom go well together. But in the case of Skoda, cycling and bicycles are rooted deep in its heritage. In fact, Skoda first produced bicycles before cars. It is still deeply passionate about it - Skoda even has a website all about cycling, called We Love Cycling. Plus, Skoda has supported other cycling races around the world, such as the Tour de France, and the Titan Challenge - a six-day mountain bike stage set in the desert. Deserts are certainly tough for vehicles, not just cyclists. But Skoda has in fact completed the Dakar Rally with a Kodiaq support car, too. Skoda pushes on with two wheels closer to home. This time, it is for the Charity Bike ‘n’ Blade, a cycling event with a charitable cause. Charity Bike ‘n’ Blade started out in 2005 from a group of passionate cyclists. The 12th edition this year will benefit The Salvation Army’s Peacehaven Nursing Home. This is Skoda’s second partnership with the Charity Bike ‘n’ Blade as Official Safety Car. The six support cars for the ride included the Karoq, the Kodiaq, the Superb, two Octavias and of course, the hot-blooded Octavia RS245. Setting off on Friday morning, we headed to Ipoh for a night's rest, as we will be heading up to Cameron Highlands in the wee hours of Saturday. Some 50 cyclists will be taking part in this leg up, Cameron, with a distance of about 61km. Now, 61km might not seem like a challenge (we're not cyclists), but with over 1,000m of upward elevation to the top, and Malaysia's tropical climate, it is a pretty daunting task. The six support cars will be tasked with different duties. The Kodiaq would be at the back of the cycling pack, working as the sweeper. The Octavia RS, on the other hand, was the lead car, which included running up and down the hill in search of cyclists who needed help, or water and bananas. The lead car would raise signals to the nearest available support Skodas and appropriate team to leap forward and assist. Therefore, the performance of the RS really came in handy. The Karoq, Octavia and the Superb would then carry out duties ranging from medical and technical assistance to distributing food and drinks along the route. Our chariot of choice was the Skoda Superb 1.8 TSI Ambition. From what we saw, Skodas were perfect for the tasks on hand. The Kodiaq, with its higher ride height, allowed the volunteers to have a better view of the road and cyclists ahead of them. Volunteers driving the Kodiaq also told us that the height also gave him the added advantage of being at eye level with the cyclists, whenever he needed to pull up to their side and convey a message to them. Plus, with more than an adequate performance from the turbocharged engines, all Skodas were able to make the climb up and down Cameron quickly to attend to the cyclists' needs. The Superb was perfect for us, too, as its performance and comfort-oriented suspension meant that we could quickly get to where the action was. The practicality of Skodas across the range played a big part. While roof and bicycle racks can be fitted to all cars, Skodas excel in interior space, too. So all the cars could fit big ice coolers for drinks, including spare bicycle wheels, cycling gear, tools and first aid supplies if there was a need for it. By 11:00 am, some riders had in fact reached the endpoint, and most of the cyclists made it to the lunch stop by noon. With the help of Skoda’s support vehicles and volunteers, all of the cyclists made it up. From our short experience covering a cycling event up close and in action, the Skodas proved to be versatile, reliable and always ready to go. It thus also makes sense that Skoda has been the official vehicle for one of the biggest cycling events in the world, the Tour de France, for the 16th year running.

Hi all, I have few questions regarding the wiper blade: 1.How often do you change wiper blade? 2. Change it by own or whokshop? 3. Change driver side only or both sides? 4. How much roughly? many tks

Hi guys, anyone can advise on the length for Hyundai Avante Wiper Blade ??? both Front and Rear ... Need the info urgently, helping my friend to buy and he dunno how to check the length ... thanks in advance

Anyone can recommend a place for me to duplicate just the key blade (honda)? No need programming, no need remote, no need alarm system etc. Just need the cheapest possible duplicated key blade. PS: I do have the uncut blade/stem for the key, aka blank key. Thanks!

just wander do we change the wiper rubber blade or change the whole unit cos normally see it sell in one unit see only few wiper blade and it this blade same for all type of frame can fix in nicely. buy blade is cheaper where if the frame is still ok. hear that sometome the frame do break so is good to change whole unit and no the blade itself.

First time seeing this car on the road, looks very sweet especially with the quad exhaust. The overall body shape looks sleek as well. Is this the 2.4L JDM version? 2.4L in such a small car, surely it is a hoot to drive!

Does anybody know any place that sells wiper blade refills/inserts besides autobacs? Just the rubber, arms not required.

http://www.razerzone.com/ap-en/store/razer...rsfp_mainban_ap quite droolworthy ... new CPU and graphics card ... sure, can make a desktop with these specs for less than half price ... but thats not the point! now i wish i could find $4k ...

my wiper is shaky quite badly whenever the wiper is movin irregardless of the speed... cos i jus changed my windscreen n wiper arm. last time also tried to change the wiper blade. but now the shakin like gettin more n more serious. esp when i on the intermediate speed, the wiper blade can movin very slow n hard, like the friction very big like tat n stuttin very badly, still got those sound. anyone knows wats wrong? windscreen, wiper blade, wiper arm or the motor???? cos tthe stuttin n shakin really frustrates mi. thks

Hey bros, Toyota Blade is here. its a relatively new car isnt it? any opinions? maybe google it?

My estate got 1 Toyota Blade, looks nice

I just visited the Autobac in Ubi today and notice that they have a new brand of Frameless wiper selling there. It is officially from 3M and it is made of frameless type so not sure anyone has bought to try it, care to give your comments and review after using, thanks.

Anyone know where to get silicone wiper blade refill of 6mm width?

Dec 21, 9:53 AM EST Toyota launches new hatchback in Japan AP Photo/KOJI SASAHARA TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday launched an up-market hatchback in Japan targeting aging baby boomers, as the carmaker's president said domestic sales for 2006 "were slightly behind" sales for the previous year. The Blade hatchback, powered by a 2.4-liter engine, is its highest-class hatchback to date and carries a price tag of 2,247,000 yen (US$19,000) to 2,772,000 yen (US$23,460). The world's second-biggest automaker said the main targets of the Blade are those who have already finished raising their children - a rapidly growing consumer group in aging Japan. The model will be available only in Japan, according to the company. At the launch, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe said domestic sales "were slightly behind" last year's unit sales. He said he would speak in more detail at a press conference scheduled for Friday. Analysts say Toyota is on track to surpass General Motors Corp. in the coming years to become the world's No. 1 automaker. Last month, Toyota announced plans to boost global sales to 9.8 million vehicles in 2008. GM sold 9.2 million vehicles worldwide in 2005, the second-largest volume it that company's history.

Calling all owners of Moons frameless wiper blade who got it from the previous GB. http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/gforum.cgi...y;so=ASC;mh=-1; Can give reviews? Also, is the installation of frameless wipers same as the conventional ones? Eg. unhook, slide out old wiper, slide in new wiper, hook back.

Anyone using this to dry your car? How good is it? Does it cause scratches? Where to buy? http://www.autoglym.co.uk/htfwb2/index.htm

After hearing so much bad thing abt the Rain-X on windscreen but so far still can't find any other product to match its beading effect. Has anyone used Rain-X with silicon blade? Will the wiper still judder?

Anyone knows where in SG or JB can I get silicon wiper blades? They are blue in color and was sold here sometime last year, cannot find liao

Bought this for less than $10 and applied to my aging and hardened wipers,seems to work well, less cahtterand blades have softened up.

Rather stupid question right? But trust me, it is not as simple as it looks loh.... Budget : Surprisingly, the price difference between the 2 rims is only $200 ! . So I guess budget is not that much of a concern here as the obvious choice is Original loh. Weight : The Original rims is about 10.5kg while the Replica weights about 7.5kg only.... Therefore the replica rims is about 3kg * 4 = 12kg lighter.... 12kg lighter in terms of unstrung weights !!! How much impact would that have on the fuel consumption???? Reliability : Of course people will swear by the sturdiness of the Original... But would the Replica version bonked out just like that? Given SG road conditions, these rims should be able to tahan quite long enough right? Even those so called "Original" sports rim from local car dealers are OEM version of some Malaysia / Taiwanese rims and people are driving them for long time..... Welcome all to post their opinions and thoughts here... Cheers....

New product from Trico http://www.tricoproducts.com/new/brochure....location_id=363 Now to find it in Singapore