Thread: Windscreen wipers

if you can get the ones with the metal backing

not those stupid plastic ones

I concur metal backed ones, with the standard rubber wipers.
added bonus once you have the metal backbone you can change your wipers for $3 by just replacing the wipers

Mick

don't get tepmted by hte wipers with the double blades. an auto elec mate tells me thats what he sees on cars that come in with burnt out wiper motors.

Originally posted by landrovermick
I concur metal backed ones, with the standard rubber wipers.
added bonus once you have the metal backbone you can change your wipers for $3 by just replacing the wipers
Mick

:wink: That's all I have done for a long time, well before Hellspawn, just buy the rubbers and replace them as required. So much cheaper.

Those fancy blades make no difference anyway, 9 blade thingos, twin blades, the coloured ones and all.... just the standard black bits of licorice are just as good if not better than those "wizzbang" types and again... keeps money in your pocket because they cost less.

Big W are the cheapest I've found for the rubbers, though it's been a while since I needed to buy another set... so maybe that's changed.

dont buy the red ones,, they are as noisey as hell.

You have not said what model you need these for.
What most do not realise is the steel wiper blade holder wears out, all the pivot points, for want of a better phrase, wear out. This causes the rubber blade to sit too flat against the screen so even if you fit new blades the screen still does not get as clean as you would expect.

Alan Howard

Does the screen ever get as clean as you would expect with Defender wiper blades?
Mine are only marginally better than my old 2A's and 3's. New blades and all!!

Mick

Hi folks, wipers really only do just that, they wipe your windscreen.

To get any wipers to do a better job, try cleaning the windscreen thoroughly once every month or so especially if you travel on main roads a lot.

when ever it rains, you get all the road muck thrown up by the vehicles in front of you and your wipers just remove the bulk of it but some sticks to the windscreen and no amount of wiping will get it off.

One of the best ways to clean your windscreen is to use soap filled steel wool. Works a treat and no it will not scratch the glass.

While you are cleaning the glass, give the edge of your blades a good cleaning with the steel wool as well.

Just a suggestion.