Wiper Information please.

[billjackson54]

As my current programme of works approach "completion" (...do we ever finish?) and thoughts turn to the next MOT, I will need to replace tje windscreen wipers as the rubbers are perished and becoming detached. I have rarely used the wipers as my car has seen mostly fair weather use,.and obviously none at all for over a year now.. all I know is that the wiper blades are 29cm long. Any thoughts of what to order?
Thank you

[ggrum]

Re: Wiper Information please.

According to a spares list someone gave me a while back you can get the blades from Europa Spares, part no: B12814

[ggrum]

Re: Wiper Information please.

Forgot to mention that you might need to cut them to length

[scott h]

Re: Wiper Information please.

Try these people

https://www.s-v-c.co.uk/category/wiper-arms-and-blades/

The main thing is how they attach to the arm as there are a few choices. I recently changed my wipers on my Berlinetta. I fitted the same as before, sprung blades. However, I wonder if I should have fitted flat blades because I had to "massage" them to get the middle of the blade to wipe properly.
I have adjustable arms which are great and mean the actual length of the blade is less critical, because the wiped area can be moved into line of sight.

[dave_kitson]

Re: Wiper Information please.

Unless you want chrome/stainless finish on your wipers, I suggest Halfords. They do every length imaginable, and they come with multiple fittings, all in black. I don't think they do flat blades, but I've never had a problem with sprung blades. More fun is to be had with the arms - I got lots of different ones from the scrap yard and played with lengths and angles for ages, and still ended up shortening them. Incidentally, I don't think chrome/stainless wipers/arms will pass IVA due to reflections. Dave

[chris_cussen]

Re: Wiper Information please.

I'll second Dave's suggestion. If you know the length then Halfords have a huge range.

[milliemarlin]

Re: Wiper Information please.

Last time I bought some they were like these:

13" 330mm Windscreen Wipers x2 Flat Aero Pair Wiper Blades

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223800121940?hash=item341b86da54:g:xZgAAOSwgrBd-Va3

I paid £9.45 for the pair; they have lasted for years and work well with a flat Cabrio windscreen. Like most blades they came with a range of fitments.

IMHO Halfords have gone to the darkside. They play mind-games to dupe you into maximising their profits. I mourn the loss of a company that I believed were founded to serve customers like me.

Ebay too is getting darker every time I use it. It used to be so easy to find a component I need. Nowadays it only seems to show me what it wants me to see.

I must be getting old!

Paul

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion. An acronym only ever used by pompous idiots.