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Bigcol66
 


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2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Landmark LE Auto Indus SilverDiscovery 4
Window Wipers

Can anyone recommend a good make of window wipers as mine have started making an awful noise.
  
Post #115903217th Sep 2013 6:27 pm
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I got some "retro" ones from HID4U, they lasted over 25k and were pretty cheap. Eventually they got very juddery so put the second set I bought on. Will see if I can find a link.

http://www.hids4u.co.uk/21-retro-fit-aero-flat-beam-blade.html or http://www.hids4u.co.uk/22-retro-fit-aero-flat-beam-blade.html , can't remember which.

Alternatively the Valeo UM655s (or is it 665s Confused ) at twice the price from www.speeding.co.uk
   
Post #115903517th Sep 2013 6:35 pm
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VM367 @ £33.99 from http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/Valeo_X...Pack_.html

or

VM367 @ £25.92 here... http://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/vm367-val...2960-p.asp

Plus £2.75 delivery

Or the Michelin Hybrid
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Which most love and some don't!
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Post #115906717th Sep 2013 7:06 pm
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johnnychainsaw
 


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Michelin hybrids get my vote still performing as well as they did when new Thumbs Up
  
Post #115913917th Sep 2013 8:10 pm
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kz
 


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Maybe your wipers are not Kaput.
Mine made horrible noises but after I clay barred the windscreen, noise went away.

Clay bar your windscreen and clean the blades 1st
  
Post #115922717th Sep 2013 10:24 pm
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Bigcol66
 


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What exactly is clay bar?
  
Post #115924617th Sep 2013 11:11 pm
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kz
 


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Its a piece of really fine clay, used by car detailers to remove that grime from yiur car paint work that soap and washing doesnt take off. Yo can use it on the glass as well. Basically You spray a some water/soap mix (or lubricant) on, break a bit off clay of the bar and rub away. Its pretty easy. All the grime comes off, and the surface becomes super clean and smooth.
You can buy it from places like autobahn.
 

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Post #115925218th Sep 2013 1:05 am
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WillyEckerslike
 


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kz wrote:
......You can buy it from places like autobahn.


The UK equivalent being Halfrauds. Whistle
  
Post #115927018th Sep 2013 6:08 am
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Bigcol66
 


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Thanks for that tip,its annoying as I have only just bought the car and the windows have been polished by the dealer so they should be clean. The car is 3 years old by the way.
  
Post #115938818th Sep 2013 10:42 am
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justin trevett
 


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Normal polish wont remove all of the grime from your windscreen, it will remove some but not all, Using a clay bar or a dedicated window detailing kit will.
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Post #115942918th Sep 2013 11:52 am
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Scotland 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XS Auto Buckingham BlueDiscovery 4

I agree the clay bar should resolve the issue. The dealer polish may have left some residue which is maybe to balme. A clay bar session will strip off all greasy and other residue and leave a clean surface for adding a sealant or Rain X type product.

I would also agree with the poster who advised cleaning the blades themselves. I find white spirit on kitchen roll is good - just keep wiping the blade surfaces till the black gunk stops appearing on the towel - then you know they are clean !
  
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