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Well, I've tried it in order to fit non-universal flat blade wipers, and it doesn't work.

The bottom bit on the driver side wiper arm scrapes across the plastic scuttle, and the arms are long enough that you have to go down to a 550mm on the driver side and a 350mm on the passenger side, otherwise the blades will extend past the windscreen. And I don't think you can even find a 350mm wiper that fits the arms. The passenger side arm in particular is way too long, and from looking at other cars, it looks like the 406 has the mount much closer to the centre line of the vehicle, unlike most newer cars where it's mounted significantly closer to the driver side.

So that idea's scrapped, anyone want to buy a set of used LHD wiper arms for a Citroën C5 II? :-P

Any other suggestions for a set of flat blade wiper arms that fit are welcome. My best guess is that it needs to be from a smaller car (Fiat 500, for instance), in order for the passenger side arm to be short enough.

I have flat blade wipers (Valeo) fitted to the 406 Estate I just bought, the blades are....driver's side 600mm, passenger's side 550mm (right hand drive.)

Our Admin Dai Rees might be able to tell you how he got these to fit.

jasper5 wrote:I have flat blade wipers (Valeo) fitted to the 406 Estate I just bought, the blades are....driver's side 600mm, passenger's side 550mm (right hand drive.)

Our Admin Dai Rees might be able to tell you how he got these to fit.

They're standard "retro" fit aero blades, fit straight onto the standard arms. I think the Valeo or Bosch ones are around £30 a pair but you can get budget versions on ebay for £4 delivered

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Aero-Fl ... 3f11996fe0

I tried budget ones previously, they work well for a few months but need changing more frequently, hence the Valeo. Do the expensive ones last 6 or 7 times longer than the cheap ones, probably not

DaiRees wrote:

jasper5 wrote:I have flat blade wipers (Valeo) fitted to the 406 Estate I just bought, the blades are....driver's side 600mm, passenger's side 550mm (right hand drive.)

Our Admin Dai Rees might be able to tell you how he got these to fit.

They're standard "retro" fit aero blades, fit straight onto the standard arms. I think the Valeo or Bosch ones are around £30 a pair but you can get budget versions on ebay for £4 delivered

I've got a set of those on there right now (600mm and 550mm), but I would prefer a new set of wiper arms specifically made for flat blades.

I did the swap on my Fiat Panda, found a set of wiper arms from a Fiat 500 and it both worked and looked much better than the retrofit blades. Of course, the Panda/500 swap had the enormous benefit that they're the same car underneath the styling, but one of them comes with flat blade wipers standard.

I guess I'll have to carry a measuring tape with me and measure the length of any possibly-suitable wipers I come across. I'm sure I'll get a lot of weird glances, but that's life.

Asda are doing them on & off, for £4 each. None when I looked, so fitted a set of Bosch std ones £18 / pair at the factors.
Next time I was in Asda, guess what had re-appeared.
Haven't worn the Bosch set out yet so have yet to try them. Similar (flat) ones were OK on the old 406

Costco's are selling Goodyear one's (if anyones got a Membership/card.id go there for them)
6 quid each iirc, but well worth the mone'y.

KozmoNaut wrote:I guess I'll have to carry a measuring tape with me and measure the length of any possibly-suitable wipers I come across. I'm sure I'll get a lot of weird glances, but that's life.

I've done that in the past, been wandering around car parks with a measuring tape, never found a perfect combination

I vaguely remember someone on here doing it though, IIRC it involved cutting and reassembling an arm. Worth a search?

Edit: Here it is viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8451&p=88087

I wonder if the size of the screen and relation of the wipers is similar to the coupe, someone on there has found a combination that works, I think one arm was from an astra, and the other something else.

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Cut and weld the arms? Just swap the fittings fron the end basically.

DaiRees wrote: I vaguely remember someone on here doing it though, IIRC it involved cutting and reassembling an arm. Worth a search?

Edit: Here it is viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8451&p=88087

That's certainly an option, although I'd have to learn how to weld first :-P