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frogall
Member Since: 29 Aug 2008
Location: Norfolk
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Thank you for this thread everyone - just ordered Valeos & looking forward  I'm on a whisky diet. I've lost three days already.
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 2nd Nov 2008 11:30 pm |
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741hcr
Member Since: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Usually in front of the PC
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The Valeos are so brilliant you don't even have to fit them....My OEM LR ones were doing the squeaky/juddering bit so I ordered the Valeos and before they even arrived, the LR ones decided to work perfectly and have been super smooth for the past week - thanks to the threat of the Valeos in the garage waiting to take their place 
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| 3rd Nov 2008 10:59 pm |
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frogall
Member Since: 29 Aug 2008
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 250
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OK - I'll try the psychology bit. I'll wave the pack at the windscreen in a threatening way and report back I'm on a whisky diet. I've lost three days already.
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| 4th Nov 2008 12:44 am |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26705
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My Valeos have just developed a weird yellow bit that says they need changing  there's feck all wrong with them. Anyone seen this?
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| 4th Nov 2008 12:57 am |
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frogall
Member Since: 29 Aug 2008
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 250
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Dunno, where are you parked? I'm on a whisky diet. I've lost three days already.
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| 4th Nov 2008 1:00 am |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368
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Gareth wrote:My Valeos have just developed a weird yellow bit that says they need changing there's feck all wrong with them. Anyone seen this?
Yep ..i coloured mine in with a black marker pen 
I have since replaced them though with another set ...the yellow warning sticker did come on a bit premature though .. G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 4th Nov 2008 2:07 am |
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trevordavid
Member Since: 21 May 2006
Location: Teesside
Posts: 9
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 Like most people I hated the wiper blades and the noise made by them. Finally decided to change them 30k and the new valeo blades recommended are great. No noise at all and they make such a great job of cleaning the windows.
Regards,
TREVOR Disco 3 TDV 6 S
Artic Frost
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| 30th Nov 2008 1:38 am |
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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
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Gareth wrote:My Valeos have just developed a weird yellow bit that says they need changing there's feck all wrong with them. Anyone seen this?
Mine went yellow after about 6 weeks
Now about 10 months old and still working fine, except for the annoying yellow stickers 
Think I might have a go at removing the stickers Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| 30th Nov 2008 1:58 am |
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dick dastardly
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: wiggleigh bottom
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For LHD drivers. Nigrin 550mm blades from OBI doing fine, even in cold snowy conditions. There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song
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| 30th Nov 2008 11:24 pm |
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
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Does anyone know what the Valeo part numbers are for LHD? As my local shop sells valeo but doesn't have mine in stock and I would like to be sure they order the right ones for me.
My wiper blades are noisy too and changing them from left to right v.v. made a difference, for one day.  Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
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| 1st Dec 2008 9:51 am |
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maltesenick
Member Since: 25 Jul 2008
Location: Tullibody - where the F's that??
Posts: 148
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My two year old D3 also had a problem with "noisy" original wipers inasmuch as the driver side blade juddered and bumped its way going from left to right but was ok going back. I had a look at the blade and it appeared to have developed a "set" or "memory" from sitting in the "rest" position at the bottom of the screen with the blade cleaning edge in the upward position ie the arm parks horizontally while the blade is wiping in the down direction. Because the connecting fin between the cleaning edge and the "stiffening" rib is so thin it lacks the strength to maintain the wiping edge at right angles to the glass and "sets" in the down wipe position. A gentle twisting applied ( with an adjustable spanner ) to the flat metal part of the wiper arm changed the angle that the blade sat at so the blade flipped over immediately on the upstroke and made it "wipe" rather than "shovel" its way across. No more noise! (and I suppose I saved a few quid too. )
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| 11th Dec 2008 10:30 pm |
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