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Wiper arms and blades, what are the best?

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:08 pm
by TvdWerf
When I tried to mount the arms and blades from ESM on my MM, my first feeling is the wiper construction is not the same quality as on my Prius.
Is there a better quality on the market, or are this the best ones?

Re: Wiper arms and blades, what are the best?

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:33 pm
by mike.perry
There is very little choice of wiper blades, just the blade with a ring in the back which fits through the arm and is secured by a rubber peg. There are two arms that I know of, the all stainless steel version which I found has a rather weak spring and the other type which has a black plastic cover over a stronger spring which holds it to the screen better. The arms should be angled so that the blades park against the bottom of the screen
You are never going to get wipers as good as a modern car, some things have improved in 60 years! The best you can do is make sure that the blades are clean and in good condition and the linkage is tight and there is no free play. Do not use wipers on a dry screen

Re: Wiper arms and blades, what are the best?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:38 pm
by smithskids
I use a screen cleaner once a month and it helps enormously. The rain just dissapears and the wipers glide over without squeeking. :D

Re: Wiper arms and blades, what are the best?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:09 pm
by sparesman
We have a good stock of genuine original Trico blades and a limited stock of Trico arms in the club stocks.
Bryan