Member Since: 23 Jul 2015
Location: Manchester
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Brand new wiper blades streaking
Last Friday I did a long drive up the m5/6 in the rain and noticed a bad streaking from the wiper, right I my eye line.
Saturday I exchanged the wiper blades for brand new Bosch aero twin blades.
Sunday I went out in the rain and had the exact same streak. It's about 2-3" wide and is right in the middle of the drivers blade, where the bracket sits. Window seems clean.
Any advice on what could be causing it?
9th Jan 2017 8:26 pm
Charliecloud
Member Since: 31 Jul 2014
Location: Tonbridge
Posts: 980
Could be some oil based fluid that has found it's way onto the screen. Clean the windscreen with white vinegar, also just wipe over the blade of the wiper with a bit on the cloth.
9th Jan 2017 8:54 pm
Disco dazboy
Member Since: 02 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1782
I've had the same problem after fitting new Bosch wipers! Given the glass and blade a clean and it still does it! D3 x2 now gone
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9th Jan 2017 9:39 pm
titters
Member Since: 27 Apr 2013
Location: london
Posts: 419
or drive much faster 2006 TDV6 HSE Wrapped Matt Black STOLEN NOT RECOVERED
9th Jan 2017 11:47 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13612
Charliecloud wrote:
Could be some oil based fluid that has found it's way onto the screen. Clean the windscreen with white vinegar, also just wipe over the blade of the wiper with a bit on the cloth.
do the same with mine using the vinegar
also fitted aero twins
on looking at them sitting on the glass i noticed they weren't quite sitting flat
so bent the arm , just a little and now brilliant
have also found the cheap halfords screen wash to be really good, other makes seem to leave like a coating on the screen
10th Jan 2017 12:03 am
discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1477
The arms themselves don't last forever. I tried several different makes of blade on my previous 2010 and couldn't get a 'silent' and clear wipe until I changed the drivers side arm.
10th Jan 2017 7:29 am
Charliecloud
Member Since: 31 Jul 2014
Location: Tonbridge
Posts: 980
titters wrote:
or drive much faster
10th Jan 2017 10:57 am
Coo
Member Since: 01 Jun 2015
Location: Fife, Scotland
Posts: 284
I bought real cheap blades from B&M type store, and had major streaking.
So went and bought more expensive ones.
..When removing the old cheap ones, I noticed they had a removable guard on the contact area
10th Jan 2017 11:33 am
spikekellyrm
Member Since: 23 Jul 2015
Location: Manchester
Posts: 662
Thanks all, or nearly all ,
I'll check seating of the blade and clean area.D4.5 Facelift, Lazer ST4, Prospeed underbody and rack, IID BT, Compomotive/BFG KO2, Series MFlaps, RAI, Dog Gd+XBB, Alive Tuned, T-Max/YellowTop, RemoteFBH, GlassesMod, WheelWinchMod, Jack Mod, LED Mods, Seized Crank Mod....
10th Jan 2017 11:27 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13612
discoteca wrote:
The arms themselves don't last forever. I tried several different makes of blade on my previous 2010 and couldn't get a 'silent' and clear wipe until I changed the drivers side arm.
thought i had fixed it
after going out today with the snow they were terrible , could hardly see
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