Wipers

[Michael4]

Very silly question, you would have thought that a 70+ year old would be able to cope with buying new wipers.

The wipers on the van are 18".

JK sells 18" for a T25. Hella, keen price.

BW sells one 21" and one 20" for a T3 as a pair. They say they are bigger (obviously) and better. A wee bit more £ than JK, no brand stated. 

I am a BW fan.

Do 21" and 20" actually fit and if so, which one fits where?

I thought it would be so simple...

 

[Jeff J]

Get mine from Asda just measure the length of them & look in Asda car parts section.
 

[Aidan]

I don't much like the bigger blades, they wipe a larger area in theory but the curve of our screen can mean they aren't the best or that the advantage isn't always evident, I tend to run 19"/480mm both sides, but 18"/450mm is original

[mioba]

BW idea is an upgrade and a very good one as the original setup is inadequate.

Go Aerotwin blades (universal fit) a better upgrade with above.

if its the price thats important then GSF (drivetec) 2 pound each

[R0B]

I bought some aero ones (20" 21") from home bargains. They do the job just fine. They are more flexible than standard ones so bend to the screen better.

[DoubleOSeven]

21” goes on the drivers side BTW

More friction being longer. Only experience I had recently was the metal spindle on the van wore out the softer metal of the hole in the arm of the wiper blade. Now whether that’s because I took about 3 attempts to mount them, so they lay horizontal when parked or the extra friction over time, who knows.

[ash1293]

I found the aero style ones not that great on the van tbh

Currently using
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39223231854 ... media=COPY

IIRC I bought the above and a second set that had 2x20 1x19

So 3 sets of 20/19 for £19 at the time of purchase…. They have gone up a little since then.

[Oren Kipnis]

21" fits.
You can use the 21" for the driver's side and the 20 for the passenger.
I use 22" and 21" respectively.

[Michael4]

Having had a good look at the wiper arm springs which of course are part of the equation, 21 and 20" now on their way. 

Thanks all.