Rear Wiper

[Tomas]

Anyone else have the same niggly problem?
The top edge of my rear door wiper doesn't touch the glass!
I put new Bosch wipers all round, but it hasn't changed the problem.
It's not a Major thing, but it just pisses me off that the top bit doesn't get cleaned!

 

[96terrano]

Yup, I've got the same problem doesn't bother me though.

 

[Terranical]

Anyone else have the same niggly problem?
The top edge of my rear door wiper doesn't touch the glass!
I put new Bosch wipers all round, but it hasn't changed the problem.
It's not a Major thing, but it just pisses me off that the top bit doesn't get cleaned!

Seems to depend on the make of wiper blade, mine did the same, but I bought a new blade recently from a Spanish motor factor and that one wipes along it's full length.
Possibly the amount of spring in some blades is stronger than others - if too strong the spring in the wiper arm will not depress it fully against the rear screen.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

same problem here.. and yes it does annoy me too... I have tried a couple of makes, but it still does it.

I wish mine also wiped a bit further across the screen as well.

 

[Tomas]

Looks like I'll just have to live with it!

 

[R1cho]

i got some of them flat aero blades, seemed to clean all the bits it should have

 

[rhume]

Mine had a similar issue. I gently bent the metal section that carries the rubber blade to give more of a curve on it and it now wipes all areas. The original shape was too flat.

Richard

 

[melissachels]

i couldn't tell u cos i have no rear view mirror so can't look out it & never use it lol

 

[AD Ent]

As above, just bend it

 

[Tomas]

i got some of them flat aero blades, seemed to clean all the bits it should have

Yeh! I got the Bosch Aero Wipers, I had a cheaper brand before but they squeaked all the time! Bloody annoying!

 

[TMC]

been looking at that in the rear view mirror for the past couple of weeks. I also have new bosch blades! will give it a little more curve

 

[firebobby]

I fitted a cheap blade that I got in France and that sorted the problem out, on my last Terry I fitted a Bosch blade and that missed the top of the screen

 

[Terranical]

I fitted a cheap blade that I got in France and that sorted the problem out, on my last Terry I fitted a Bosch blade and that missed the top of the screen

Seems like continental ones don't have the problem, your French and my Spanish - sourced blades must be made to a different spec!

 

[jims-terrano]

I got a set of Bosch last year and same thing, shame as the old one tho ripped cleared every bit. I just can't be arsed doing owt with it:nenau

 

[briggie]

got some " champion " wiper blades on mine ....... seem ok