# Windshield wipers and shoelaces

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wipers-and-shoelaces/44018>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 7, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wipers-and-shoelaces/44018 "2010-02-07T04:04:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ratguzzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@ratguzzi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ratguzzi)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wipers-and-shoelaces/44018/1 "2010-02-07T04:04:20Z")

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It was so funny to hear the guys talk about this! Back in the early 80’s, I actually did this on my 73 Chevy Impala station wagon! We were 15 miles from home and the wiper trans went. I took my boot laces off and tied them to the wiper blades, yanked to the left and right to make it on home. Now a days. rain x would easily get you through it!

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wipers-and-shoelaces/44018/2 "2010-02-07T14:22:23Z")

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A large rubber band on the passenger side and a string on the driver side worked great for me once.