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Are Aero wiper blades any good
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- Lifer
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
I have noticed that the wiper blades on my MR2 judder and start to lift away from the screen at higher speeds.
Just wondering if the Aero type blades work and stay more planted on the screen.
Has anyone used them ?
Just wondering if the Aero type blades work and stay more planted on the screen.
Has anyone used them ?
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Beige M sport seats, wood dash
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
Yep fred. The 'aero' design causes slightly greater downforce and helps the marketing claims of greater water dissplacement.firebobby wrote:I have noticed that the wiper blades on my MR2 judder and start to lift away from the screen at higher speeds.
Just wondering if the Aero type blades work and stay more planted on the screen.
Has anyone used them ?
Deep cleaning ur windscreen with wire wool and the applying rain-x can help too.
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- Lifer
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
Thank ye kindly sir, I will have a butchers at a decent set and hope they work better than the standard setChris_D wrote:Yep fred. The 'aero' design causes slightly greater downforce and helps the marketing claims of greater water dissplacement.firebobby wrote:I have noticed that the wiper blades on my MR2 judder and start to lift away from the screen at higher speeds.
Just wondering if the Aero type blades work and stay more planted on the screen.
Has anyone used them ?
Deep cleaning ur windscreen with wire wool and the applying rain-x can help too.
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
- pvr
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
I put them on the Audi, X5 and Abarth a few months back and they work very well.
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What make/brand did you buy, just looking on ebay but so many to choose from ?pvr wrote:I put them on the Audi, X5 and Abarth a few months back and they work very well.
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
Had Bosch on my Z4 good quality but went back to OEM for looks and fit on the near side blade.
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
I recently fitted two 20" Denso blades, the 22" was way to long for the passenger side, it was wiping the wing mirror. Best blades I've ever used. Put them on my Ford Fiasco and Van too. Cheap as chips. No flapping about, driving at 80 in the rain with no jumping or juddering and they clear the screen without smearing. Previously had the Bosch blades and the passenger side kept juddering on the way back down. None of that now.
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
Bought Bosch ones.
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Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
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Z4 3.0 Toledo
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
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Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
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- Lifer
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
Thanks for the replies, looks like Bosch or Denso then
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Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
Stay away from wire wool Fred. I know there's many youtube vids showing that there's no damage done, but it does cause micro scratches that will flash up in the sunlight. Best to use 'Stoners invisible glass spray' to first wet the screen, then take a razor blade and fix into a holder and gently shave all the crap off the glass. Don't use a bic razor as such, you just need the flexibility of the standard old fashioned razor blade as opposed to the rigidity of a stanley blade. Once you've done that use a medium clay bar to pull out all the grime from the scratches and dinks using stoners as the lube for the claybar. Then give it a final clean with microfiber to lift off all the s**t. Now finally clean with stoners, buff with microfiber and seal with rainex or raingaurd or some other extra terrestrial nano sealant. If you're a real OCD you can polish with various grades of compounds and polishes to remove lighter scratches with a buffer. But that's more for the experienced. I generally find that the Stoners, blade, clay ,buff and rainex gets the screen clean and sealed. Denso blades all the way too.firebobby wrote:I have noticed that the wiper blades on my MR2 judder and start to lift away from the screen at higher speeds.
Just wondering if the Aero type blades work and stay more planted on the screen.
Has anyone used them ?
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Are Aero wiper blades any good
Thanks for the warning David, I picked up a set in Reading today and will see how they fare, just a cheap set but want to see if they lift at speedDMC63 wrote:Stay away from wire wool Fred. I know there's many youtube vids showing that there's no damage done, but it does cause micro scratches that will flash up in the sunlight. Best to use 'Stoners invisible glass spray' to first wet the screen, then take a razor blade and fix into a holder and gently shave all the crap off the glass. Don't use a bic razor as such, you just need the flexibility of the standard old fashioned razor blade as opposed to the rigidity of a stanley blade. Once you've done that use a medium clay bar to pull out all the grime from the scratches and dinks using stoners as the lube for the claybar. Then give it a final clean with microfiber to lift off all the s**t. Now finally clean with stoners, buff with microfiber and seal with rainex or raingaurd or some other extra terrestrial nano sealant. If you're a real OCD you can polish with various grades of compounds and polishes to remove lighter scratches with a buffer. But that's more for the experienced. I generally find that the Stoners, blade, clay ,buff and rainex gets the screen clean and sealed. Denso blades all the way too.firebobby wrote:I have noticed that the wiper blades on my MR2 judder and start to lift away from the screen at higher speeds.
Just wondering if the Aero type blades work and stay more planted on the screen.
Has anyone used them ?
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981