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Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:18 pm
by Gary406
i've just bought some goodyear flat wiper blades which after 1 week keep working their way off the wiper arm.

so i'm going back to standard bosch blades but have a question before i buy a new set.

has any1 ever fitted a wiper blade with a wing on the passangers side ?
and what is the wing for on the blade ?

i've only ever seen winged blades on the drivers side :?
euro car parts sell bosch 22" & 24" winged blades for £7.68 each .

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:52 pm
by eoin27
its to keep the wiper firmly on the screen at speed. its only on drivers side cos that is the biggest blade and most important

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:00 pm
by lozz
Ihad a pair of flat wipers on mine,
they were cool ithought,

on fast speed one day in the rain one came off like a Rocket idont know where it ended up maybe some where still on the motorway,

Lukily istoped the wipers in time before it destroyed my screen,
ive got one flat blade still on and another with the fin on,
ithink the fin is for shifting snow,

Iwouidnt bother with the Aero wipers there not a good fit,
this is the 2nd time if ive had problems with these :(

stay with Standard blades unless the clip part is a Good fit or theyl just come off,
and you can end up scratching or cracking your screen !

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:26 pm
by Gary406
just ordered 2 new bosch standard blades and i'm gonna stick with these now. 2 sets of aero flat ones in past 4 months and they are totally crap.

got a wing one for drivers side and non wing one for passangers side. total price £14 odd free delivery.

just got a set of wiper blade arms off omega as mine are bent as hell . so gonna colour code them properly and then put the new blades on the colour coded arms :mrgreen:

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:31 pm
by lozz
Thats not a bad price,
ipaid £15 for 2 but there desighned for the 406 ,

best thing you can do is Avoid the Aero blades unless the proper peugeot ones
ive been looking at the ones on the 407s thems might be a good Soloution thats if theyd fit 406,
Iwill pinch one from Scrapyard to use a Guinea pig me thinks 8)

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:59 pm
by eoin27
Colour coding wiper arms?!?!?!?! :oops:

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:17 pm
by lozz
Chrome Dipped wiper arms wouid be cool me thinks,
not sure on colour coded ones,

Maybe theyd look smart never seen em colour coded tbh,

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:17 pm
by Gary406
ye mate. the new ones as well as my old ones are all peeling and flaking. so will give them a coat of paint but diablo red instead of black :mrgreen:

thats after i soak them first in paint stripper to get the new arms back to bare metal :mrgreen:

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:21 pm
by eoin27
I know its always different strokes for different folks but I think that might look good in your head but I think it would totally ruin the look of the car as well as being distracting!!

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:06 pm
by Gary406
i dont find how it can be distracting . red or black wiper arms :? :? :? :?
whats the difference. they need re-coating anyway so may as well do it in red. :? :? :? :?

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:14 pm
by Gary406
eoin27 wrote: I think that might look good in your head
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but i dont get it :twisted:

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:28 pm
by lozz
The Red will make them Stand out A bit .. agreed,
but the chances are they might look good in red, :cheesy:

no harm in trying, :roll:
its good to be Difernt 8)

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:11 pm
by Gary406
it wont be to bad i dont think. there not that big just the arms.

i think it will add a touch and look good . 8)

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:26 am
by eoin27
Just post some photos when you're done!!!! :shock:

Re: Another Wiper Blade ?

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:44 pm
by Gary406
will do mate. gonna need some sand paper to rub the arms down. the paint stripper wont get the black off. :shock:

dunno wot sort of paint it is but its not coming off fully . 8)