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quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 15:21
by weldore
gonna nip and fetch some just wondered what size ,mine are about 16"...could go bigger?
Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 15:24
by andisnewsyncro
21" drivers & 20" on passenger side
Recommended by Brickwerks and a jolly good tip it was too
Also found Wilko's wipers were pretty cheap and have lasted well
Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 15:26
by weldore
cheers andy
my drivers one snapped while in transit in a load of buckets last weekend....was upsetting

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 15:28
by weldore
now then mods......why cant i put in tr ansit ?....and why does it produce a naughty word when i try...i wasnt on about F O R D S you know
"pooh" .....it stops sh ite though

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 15:42
by weldore
andisnewsyncro wrote:21" drivers & 20" on passenger side
Recommended by Brickwerks and a jolly good tip it was too
Also found Wilko's wipers were pretty cheap and have lasted well
they have some in tesco's called flat blades..dunno how good they are but they look quite strong but are 3 quid each....by the time if gone to retford and back these might be a better idea

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 15:54
by andisnewsyncro
weldore wrote:
they have some in tesco's called flat blades..dunno how good they are but they look quite strong but are 3 quid each....by the time if gone to retford and back these might be a better idea

Fair point...
Forgot you were all posh down there with a Tescos

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 16:06
by weldore

thats sarcasm aint it....

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 21:08
by CovKid
Pound shop - that way you can try different sizes without spending too much. I use 18" ones and still buy them from there - change them every three months.
Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 21:48
by Doctor Foster
I just bought a pair from GSF (hmmm) for £4.50. So far so good.
Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 08:56
by ermie571
Mine are wilkinsons at 1.50 a box - can't remember if one or two in a box though...

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 09:00
by Ian Hulley
weldore wrote:now then mods......why cant i put in tr ansit ?....and why does it produce a naughty word when i try...i wasnt on about F O R D S you know
"pooh" .....it stops sh ite though

Chill, it's all good fun, the forum settings pick up certain words and change them .... although there's numerous ways around it
Ian
Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 22:23
by weldore
sorry

..i forgot aboot this post

..thanks for everyones comments...bloomin tesco's was sold out so i got the pound shop one

2 x 20" ..works well....
Ian....im always chilled

..funny though aint it

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 22:33
by CovKid
Can never understand why more people don't use the pound shop. Its amazing how many motoring odds and ends work well in a T25 and their wipers are fine. I get two to three months out of a set (on average) so tend to buy five sets a time and change them whenever they need it. Hardly going to break the bank. Pound shop glass cleaner and window wash mixture is good too.
Most of the materials for the 'paint your van with a roller' come from there. Grinding disks don't seem too bad either. You can generally get three in a pack. In one pound shop (Nuneaton I think), they had a whole box of assorted crimp terminals for a pound and you know how expensive those things are in motor factors. Lastly, some pound shops do tough black plastic seed trays which, with double-sided tape make excellent dash tidies and no holes to drill. Oh and a variety of digital clocks which can also be stuck to dash with double-sided tape. I long disconnected my analogue one. Many also do boxes of car bulbs.
Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 22:48
by weldore
they are like aladins cave ,arnt they...where would we be without them ?...round here they are always open on sundays too, well after the car shops have shut up for the week.and everyone likes a bargain ,dont they

Re: quickie...what size wipers...
Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 22:50
by andisnewsyncro
weldore wrote:
thats sarcasm aint it....

No Mate, we've got Nettos AND Aldi, but the pound shop closed down......
CovKid's right though, there are some great bargains to had in pound shops, the tyre black brings your cab mats up a treat
