Jason Knowles

im bored,so a pretty pointless thread,had to replace wiper blades on two new scoobs that Ive bought in 2 years,any one else had this problem

colex

Yep - get through a set every 4 to 6 months!? Tried different makes and all seem to wear out just as quick as each other?

willy

Ive got new Bosch ones, they seem better than most.
I got about 10 months out of normal ones.

*****

Elmer Fudpucker

You should try the PIAA Silicone affairs from Scoobyworld

...I almost look fwd to driving in the rain now

babber

Ditto, they are brilliant in the wet. Sometimes I can turn my wipers off in the rain, as it clears on it own when moving Reckon I've had my set a year now.

Well worth the extra money IMHO

Phill

colex

ok - convinced, I'll give them a try.

wrxmania

Standard wipers, even after Subaru changed them are terrible.

Must try the PIAA's

Brian

WRX Sparky

The blades on MY 03 were rubbish from new, the dealer replaced them at the 1000 mile service and said they had perished!!!!

Jason Knowles

Had my cars 1000 mile service at cheam motors,complained about crap wiper blades,told me they had cleaned the blades.I just raised my eyebrows,my job is actually a service manager so Iknow a crap blade when im looking through one.The question i ask is this enough to loose a customer over or are they just running into bad times.When I bought my previous car from spring park,told martin about the blades,changed them on the spot,and knew they are rubbish.The Cheam crew told me they had not had a problem before,funny the bloke in front of me was also moaning about his lack of visability on a new car

hugo

I've just bought a set from Scoobyworld based on what you lot have said. Hope they're better than the standard ones (naff)!

RoRu

When you fit the PIAA wiper blades, do you have to perform some treatment on the windscreen? what do's this involve.

Josh L

Yup.

The WR1 is the first of the four new Scoobs I've owned that didn't need new blades withing the first 4-6 weeks

D3MAN

Dry and clean with the wipes provided, they are brilliant, had mine for about a year now.

Ozzy Scoobourne

PIAA blades all the way. Treatment pack for your windscreen comes with the kit and only takes a couple of minutes to do. Quality blades...

hugo

You guys have made me more excited about my new purchase than I am about the fact that its only 6 more sleeps 'till Santa comes!

Moray

anally retentive !!!

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Erm....about 4 years And that's for pretty much all cars I have owned.

Lucas/champion wiper blades BTW

May I suggest you turn off the wipers when it's not raining and use the intermittant when it is only light spray

Also, make sure you don't get residual build up on the glass (diesel is a right PITA). clean using a vinegar based window cleaner with 2 pieces of kitchen roll - one for wiping on, one for wiping off and polishing. If that doesn't work you maybe need to switch to something a little more stronger - such as methylated spirits, then finish off with window cleaner again.

Also, when the windscreen is iced up....defrost the wiper blades and unstick them from the glass with de-icer/heater before turing on the wipers.

Seriously...6months!! Your either unlucky or doing something wrong!

hugo

I tried drinking methylated spirits once, while cleaning my windscreen, but it didn't work. I got in the car and everything was even more blurred than before . To be honest I've had 2 new Imprezas over the last 20 months and only the most recent one has had a problem of a smeared patch right in the field of view on the drivers side that wasn't cured by meticulous cleaning. Its not deformed and has not sustained any other damage that I remember but it has to be said that they are a flimsy affair, especially in comparison to a Golf GTIt I had a couple of years ago.

mr optimax

had two new scooby's both with terrible wipers.got piaa ones now,their great!!

r5obbo

yeah piaa's for me got them from scooyworld at the weekend.clean the windows as normal,then use the enclosed wipes for extra cleaning. let the solution dry then polish it off after 10 minutes. turn on wipers for a minute and let the wipers leave a coating of silicone on the window. done ! the rain just beads off. GREAT !

speedking

Just over two years on the original blades. Now on Champion Aerovantage because my previous favourites VX are no longer made.

I noticed quite a 'set' on the old blades when I removed them, because they always wipe and park on the downstroke (obviously). You might get quite a few extra months out of them by turning the rubber blade around in the arm. I didn't notice until I'd removed them but they are ready in the garage for next time I need some 'new' blades.