Page 1 of 1
Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:35 pm
by MoggyBlue
Heya Norma needed new blades and thought I'd get some refills so did a search on here and were saying maybe £shop so got some from 99p store and going to cut the blades down
Got home took the frames off and realised one is rainbow and one is Trico are these both good makes
Or should I possibly get matching frames or are these alright
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:55 pm
by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH
If the refills fit they will be fine, I found though that the poundland refills were too narrow and made the chrome part of the wiper touch the screen thankfully they didnt scratch it. I got a wider refill from a car shop and it was a much better job.
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:10 pm
by MoggyBlue
DAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:If the refills fit they will be fine, I found though that the poundland refills were too narrow and made the chrome part of the wiper touch the screen thankfully they didnt scratch it. I got a wider refill from a car shop and it was a much better job.
Yeah they do seem to fit nicely havnt fitted back on her though will be doing that tomorrow, and then I will know how it is on the screen
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:33 pm
by aupickup
trico and rainbow were the best makes
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:32 am
by MoggyBlue
aupickup wrote:trico and rainbow were the best makes
Oh that's good haha I just see tex blades for stupid money each and would have thought they would have been the best ones to be honest.
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:39 pm
by mike.perry
Wiping ability varies a great deal[frame]
[/frame]. I found these to be the best but I cannot read the maker's name
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 6:07 pm
by aupickup
the best blade holders to get are the ones for flat screens they actually work a lot better than the ones for curved screens
look on ebay for jag ones they are the same size 11 inch
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:28 pm
by bmcecosse
Clean and treat the screen with RainX - makes a BIG difference!
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:54 pm
by MikeNash
I agree about RainX. My blades are rubbish but the 'screen still clears well with RainX applied. I suspect that the Minor's steep screen aids it by giving a relatively faster airflow locally compared with that of many modern vehicles. Regards, MikeN.
Re: Windscreen wiper quirey
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:43 pm
by MoggyBlue
yeah think i may get some rainx and think i may try the jaguar frame and see what i can do but the blade i have fitted does not fit propery as the frame catches the screen so gunna have to get some more expensive proper refills