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Old May 31, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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Default Touch up paint pen and wiper recommendations?

Man I am loving this car! Took it on our first road trip and am extremely happy with everything. Only noticed that i need new wipers and if anyone could tell me a good source online for touch up paint that would be great. Express Paints.com looks good but I dont see any reviews on them. Cheers.
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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I'd say get the touch up paint and wipers from the dealer.
The touch up paint is cheap enough there and will actually match the paint. I'm not a big fan of the paint pens, I've used one on my 850R and I really wasn't impressed with it.

You can get all that stuff at Seattle Volvo if you need it right now or you can get it cheaper at Tascaparts.com.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 10:06 AM
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Thanks Matt!
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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I'm partial to Bosch wiper blades.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 07:38 AM
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Trico Neoform blades are awsome, and cheapest, ive found at Rockauto.com. Dealer for touch up paint.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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I haven't tried it with the S60 (it's only got 400 miles), but with my previous Saab, I had really good results with Dr. ColorChip.

The color match was spot on, and it's much a smoother application than other systems I've used.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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I'm new here, hello everyone. I maintain the wife's 2008 S60. Howdy!

I can tell you that the 26" blade is not the right size for the driver's side. I was on Rain-X's website which said the 26" was correct, so did Amazon.com. So I bought the 26" driver's side and 22" passenger.

The 26" driver's side is clearly 2" too long. I compared it to the OE wiper. I also complained on the Rain-X website.

It amazes me how these manufacturers can't get this stuff right. Take a tape measure and go visit the car lots!

Also, the mounts on these things are not ideal. I am beginning to agree that factory blades/arms are the way to go.

I drive a 2009 Infiniti G37 and most sites say it needs a 17" on the passenger side, that's wrong as well - it's a 16".
 
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