I bought a new refill windshield wiper blade for the 124 today thinking I'd be smart and change it out instead of replacing the whole assembly, saving myself a few bucks. I got the old wiper rubber out and tried to install the new one but the rubbers are different between the old and new. What's with that? The parts guy looked at the VIN to get the right part. They both have two grooves running on either side along the length so that it can slide in place, but the new one has blind ends - the bottom groove doesn't go all the way to the ends. I wasn't able to relocate the clip and the two long metal rods from the old one to the new rubber.
I'm thinking I should just return the refill to the dealer and go buy a whole assembly at the auto parts store for half the cost. Tim 1982 300TD (still for sale) 1991 300TE 4Matic
