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Better wipers??

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 15:43
by maximus
Looking to replace wipers has anyone used any longer ones ? as mine are very short :wink:

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 15:46
by Horza
They all are. Get longer ones but IMHO check the fitment of the wiper arm to the spindle if you do.

I had loads of bother with mine as the mushy aloy of the arm had sucumbed to the harder metal of the spindle at some point. Taking them off, cleaning the grooves and remounting with new nuts gave much improvement.

I'm hoping the "good" wiper blades will still be available when I go to pickering. :D

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 15:48
by jed the spread
i saw a van with a set of double wipers on each arm at a show once.

jed

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 17:06
by R0B
some blighter's just have to show off.don't they :roll:

i saw a van with a set of double wipers on each arm at a show once

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 17:40
by dalmationman
I fitted longer ones.
Just measure the space you have mid sweep, and buy a set that long.
Would measure mine for you but tape measure gone walkabout. :lol:

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 17:41
by T'Onion
replace the wiper blades , irrc you replace one with a 20in and t'other with a 21in .. look on the brickyard site i think the info is there

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 17:58
by fairwynds
it say on Brickyard ........

"Bored of poor wipers, dead easy this, simply replace your tiny 16" standard wiper blades with a 21" one on the drivers side, and a 20" on the passenger side and revel in the glory of a clear windscreen!"

Give it a whirl.... :D

Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 19:51
by Rozzo
trouble is my puny wiper motor has a job to move the tiny ones :lol:

Posted: 16 Mar 2007, 17:34
by bigshape
you'll wish you'd done it ages ago...

Posted: 16 Mar 2007, 18:17
by Simon Baxter
I usually have a whacking great pile of them at shows for a tenner a pair.
I also post them out too, gen VW ones, made by Bosch.

Always on the shelf at the garage.

I fit them for all customer that get wiper blades, never use the standard 16" ones, whats the point? they are actually tiny!

never had a problem, I heard some numpty once on about how the extra length of the blade put extra load on the motor and blew his motor...
Er....
:roll: