Thread: Defender Windscreen Wipers

Defender wipers have always been ****. Best remedy I have seen is adding washer jets to the wiper arms that squirt a lot of water onto the screen, then the wipers seem to work a lot better. Heavier springs should make them better as well.

Mine aren't fantastic, even after fitting expensive Silblades SilBlade, Lasts Years Not Months!. They've lasted, but aren't that effective, even with a new windscreen.

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I found a big improvement just getting some decent aftermarket blades from Supercheap. The ones with two or three fins. You still have to change them every year though.

Originally Posted by Handy Harry

I have a 2011 Defender 130. I have been doing a bit of driving in the rain of late and find that the windscreen wipers are hopelessly inefficient.
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My series III was undergoing its annual roadworthy in Tennant Creek, NT. I turned the wipers on and the bloke watched them waggle backwards and forwards for a bit, turned to me and asked "what do you do when it rains?"!

Not much has changed!

Originally Posted by Westie

My series III was undergoing its annual roadworthy in Tennant Creek, NT. I turned the wipers on and the bloke watched them waggle backwards and forwards for a bit, turned to me and asked "what do you do when it rains?"!

Not much has changed!

Hehehe. That's made my day.

I remember that for a little while, for various technical reasons, I had strings attached to the wiper arm on my IIA, which the driver and passenger would pull upon during inclement weather. It took good coordination, but it worked.

When no passenger was present, the strings were tied together and operated one-handed.....

My 2012... 90 is the same . On recent trip to Exmouth it poured and the wipers where useless . I was looking for something to do now will pop up to supercheap and see if you can still buy those finned blade thingys.

Another vote for the Super-Cheap generic replacements. Cheap enough to do at least every year:

- single blade, deform too quickly (spring force on the arms pushing the blade onto the windscreen)
- triple blade, doesn't deform as much, but with the spring pressure spread over three blades, there doesn't seem to be as much pressure-per-unit-area to displace the water effectively
- double blade - sweet spot in the middle... resists deforming fairly well, and manages to displace the water fairly efficiently.

i have found the silicon cleaner spray also helps. its a bit like the old vacuum wipers.