Friday night, its raining cats and dogs and the wipers just stop working. They move aboit half an inch in the standard horizontal position and thats it. I slowly drive all the way from Whitefield to my house (12.5 kms) slowly, with blinkers on, complete concentration. Manage to reach safe and sound in about 45 mins
Whew.../
I think its the blades as the motor seems to work fine (I can see the arms connected to the wiper move as I turn the wiper on but the wiper itself does not work.
Saturday go and check a couple of shops for wiper blades, no go. No one seems to have them.
Sunday, my relatives want to check out the Zoo so on my way we stop at Lahtangi.
I see prospective customers sitting inside and the place open. Go inside and I get a warm smile. So far so good. I tell them that I want the wipers checked as they are not functioning. Sorry Saar, sunday , store closed. I say what are you guys doing here then, isnt a Ford supposed to break down on a Sunday? What do I do if i get stuck in the rain again, get a sheepish smile and I just walk off from there.
Monday, decide I have to get this done. Call Benny if he knows of any place nearby Indiranagar. He tells me about this place in Brookfields near Cosmos mall. Bfore I go there decide to check another place out (the car accessory shop near the hometown in Marthalli.) This guy guides me to a place which sells Bosch blades.
This place is awesome, small shop but lots of spares for quite a few vehicles. Very evident from the brisk business he was doing.
Location : While coming from the Airport road to Marthalli, take the left from the marthalli bridge. On the left where the where the road joins the ring road there is a Federal Bank ATM. Just next to the ATM there is a narrow road. Take a left and go into the road and you will see that shop.
I ask him for blades and he pulls out a pack of Bosch 19's for the Ikon. I casually tell him the issue and he (one of the guys in the shop)decides to come and check it out. He checks the blade and tells me that the blades are good , there seems to be some issue with the motor. He asks me whether I really wanna change the blades and I say yes. He changes them and we try to use the Wiper. No go.
He then packs the old blades and gives them back saying that they are in ok condition and can be used again so I should keep it. Very very helpful and genuine chaps I tell you.
Ok so I have new blades and a non working wiper now. Decide to call the Ford Metro helpline.
Me: Hello, I have an issue, the wiper is not working.
He: Open the black cover at the end of the wiper blade (where the arm joins the base) tighten the nut and it will work" Click .
I reach home, get the toolkit out, tighten the aforementioned nuts and presto, it works.
Alls well that ends well.