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05-08-2014, 08:28 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Windshield wiper covers
Yesterday I stopped in a local rv store and I purchased some mirror covers made by Suntek. They fir great and the quality is excellent. I noticed they also had wiper covers made by the same company but they only had them in white so I didn't purchase them. When I got home I did a little research and it looks like the company is out of business. An internet search turned up one pair but the supplier didn't have them. (outer banks trailer supply). Anyway, I was hoping that one of our members may know where to get my hands on a pair. I would even be willing to purchase the white pair from my local rv store and trade someone for a black pair. Any help would be appreciated! here is a pic
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05-08-2014, 08:47 AM
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I upgraded our wipers to the RainX Latitudes, but to be honest nothing beats a double coat of RainX on the windshield. Also do the inside and forget about them fogging up.
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05-08-2014, 08:55 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I do use rain x but want the covers to keep the wiper blades from sun and weather damage when not is use. These covers do just that.
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05-08-2014, 09:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mojoracing
Yesterday I stopped in a local rv store and I purchased some mirror covers made by Suntek. They fir great and the quality is excellent. I noticed they also had wiper covers made by the same company
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IMO wiper covers and mirror covers are 2 of the 100+ RV accessories sold that no one actually needs. 
(Has anyone ever seen mirror or wiper covers on a car)?
Mel
'96 Safari. 132k miles
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05-08-2014, 09:12 AM
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Country Coach Owners Club
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Originally Posted by mel s
IMO wiper covers and mirror covers are 2 of the 100+ RV accessories sold that no one actually needs.
(Has anyone ever seen mirror or wiper covers on a car)?
Mel
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Beat me to in Mel. I can't see the reason to cover them up either. Might as well add the tennis ball under the wiper arms to keep the wipers off the windshield too
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05-08-2014, 09:13 AM
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National RV Owners Club
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Location: Chilliwack, B.C. Canada
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I use an old trick of putting tennis balls under the wiper arms, that way they do not touch the windshield.
This also good for those that are storing their M/H as the blades will not stick to the windshield.
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05-08-2014, 12:02 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Location: Montgomery, AL
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Reason for using mirror covers - bird poop on mirrors. Birds seem to love my big shiny Chrome mirrors and make a gosh awful mess if I don't cover them. Reason for using the wiper covers - works same as tennis ball and keeps the wiper from sticking to the windshield when the coach sits for 3 months during football season. Southern sun absolutely destroys wiper rubber against hot glass in a short time.
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05-08-2014, 12:16 PM
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To answer the OP's question - RV Toy Store carries wiper covers in several colors. Part NO. SG300 --
Hope that is helpful ! 
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05-08-2014, 12:22 PM
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Newmar Owners Club
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To further answer the OP question. They an be bought at Camping World stores or online. You can also go online to find Adco wiper covers. I paid $19 at an RV show for mine and with my blades costing approx. $70, I'll take any step to make them last a bit longer. Good luck.
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05-08-2014, 01:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Melmoses
Reason for using mirror covers - bird poop on mirrors. Birds seem to love my big shiny Chrome mirrors and make a gosh awful mess if I don't cover them. Reason for using the wiper covers - works same as tennis ball and keeps the wiper from sticking to the windshield when the coach sits for 3 months during football season. Southern sun absolutely destroys wiper rubber against hot glass in a short time.
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Melmoses
What prevents mirror covers from getting gosh awfully messed on?
Do they sell "cover covers" to cover the covers? 
Wondering
Mel
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05-08-2014, 01:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Melmoses
Reason for using mirror covers - bird poop on mirrors. Birds seem to love my big shiny Chrome mirrors and make a gosh awful mess if I don't cover them. Reason for using the wiper covers - works same as tennis ball and keeps the wiper from sticking to the windshield when the coach sits for 3 months during football season. Southern sun absolutely destroys wiper rubber against hot glass in a short time.
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Makes sense on the wiper blades depending on how much the covers are. Not sure about the side mirrors though. I guess it's easier to remove and clean the covers vs. having to clean the chrome.
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05-08-2014, 03:05 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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After 27 years of RVing, all of it in the desert south west, a couple of quick stops at on the road parts stores for new wiper blades and a couple of burned up mirror tops, I finally got a set for the latest RV. If the RV is going to sit for more than a couple of days, I now use them.
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05-08-2014, 03:15 PM
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Location: Rochester, MN, USA
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If you want black wiper covers go to Home Depot and buy a 10 foot piece of 1" pipe insulator. About 3 dollars and you can cut and split them to fit any size wiper.
Have a nice day - Darrel
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05-08-2014, 03:22 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrel
If you want black wiper covers go to Home Depot and buy a 10 foot piece of 1" pipe insulator. About 3 dollars and you can cut and split them to fit any size wiper.
Have a nice day - Darrel
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That's exactly what I did. Works great!
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