My sister in-law has an 05 Corolla S which recently came back from the Toyota Dealer body shop and in addition to the exterior they replaced a bunch of stuff on the inside (even though it didn't seemed damaged). One of them was the Wiper control lever. However, now she has intermittant wipers but does not have the band that adjusts the how intermittant they are. THe shop is saying she never had it but she insists she did. Any '05 Corolla S owners out there verify which is the case?
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Dunno fer sure on "S". The LE package added variable intermittant wipers, but the list for the S package does not mention them. That doesn't mean it didn't have them though. If she for sure remembers the "band" that adjusts them, she probably did have them. The standard intermittant wipers only have one int speed, and there is no band. Mine is a CE, so it doesn't have them. But even that is not a for sure indicator, as it's possible they could have ordered the option. IE: mine is a CE, but it has cruise, auto door locks, etc.. Those are options on the CE.. I know all LE's have them, but not sure on the S... They don't list them as far as the "S adds to CE list" Maybe some S owners will chime in...
1.8-liter 130-horsepower 4-cylinder engine, 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission Safety dual front airbags, daytime running lights, emergency inside trunk release Comfort and Convenience Features air conditioning, interior air filter, power steering, tilt steering wheel, cloth upholstery, front bucket seats, height-adjustable driver seat, center console, cupholders, split folding rear seat, power mirrors, AM/FM/CD player, digital clock, tachometer, outside- temperature indicator, intermittent wipers, rear defogger Appearance and Miscellaneous
185/65R15 tires, wheel covers
LE adds to CE:
Safety tire-pressure monitor Comfort and Convenience Features power windows, power door locks, remote keyless entry, variable- intermittent wipers, map lights, 195/65R15 tires
S adds to CE:
Comfort and Convenience Features leather-wrapped steering wheel, power door locks, map lights Appearance and Miscellaneous fog lights, 195/65R15 tires
XRS adds to S:
Powertrain
1.8-liter 170-horsepower 4-cylinder engine, 6-speed manual transmission Safety antilock 4-wheel disc brakes, tire-pressure monitor Comfort and Convenience Features cruise control Appearance and Miscellaneous Deletes: split folding rear seat Adds: rear spoiler, sport suspension, 195/55R16 tires, alloy wheels
First, her to check her manual to make sure there's a picture of the thing she knows she had. This will be handy for making the body shop person shut up. Next, before going back to argue with the body shop, tell her to go to the parts department and ask if it's possible there was a change in the design of the part (which I doubt). If the parts guy can show her the actual part, and it matches what she had before, then she's got all the evidence she needs to get what she wants.
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