General Information

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NOTE: There are 3 types of windshield wiper protectors.

Wiper blade with a protective rail and two fasteners

Fig 1: Locating Fasteners -1- And -2- On Protective Rails

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Can be recognized by the protective rails with the 2 fasteners -arrows 1 + 2-.

Wiper blade with protective rail, which can be pushed on

Fig 2: Identifying Protective Rail Pushed Onto Wiper Blade

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can be recognized in that the protective rail -arrow- is pushed onto the wiper blade

Transport wiper blade

Fig 3: Identifying Transport Wiper Blade (No Wind Deflector)

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Can be recognized in that it does not have a wind deflector; it must exchanged for the standard wiper blade.

Windshield Wiper Protectors, Type 3 "Transport Wiper Blade" changing, refer to WIPER BLADE PROTECTOR TYPE 3, "Transport Wiper Blade", CHANGING