which wiper arms?

which wiper arms?

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madmarsie

Original Poster:

122 posts

150 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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The hinges on my chim wipers arms are knackered. I am assuming they are nicked from another manufacturer?? Anybody any idea where they came from?
Paul

A900ss

3,245 posts

151 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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I replaced my wipers and arms with the Leven ones. Not too pricey and work well.

Good luck.

QBee

20,905 posts

143 months

Saturday 26th July 2014
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+1 for the Leven wider blades - the built in washers are excellent and so much neater than the standard ones, which of course doesn't matter, except they are constantly in your line of sight while driving.

madmarsie

Original Poster:

122 posts

150 months

Saturday 26th July 2014
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Cool, thanks guys. Will look at getting a pair of leven ones beer

zacherynuk

353 posts

132 months

Saturday 26th July 2014
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Yup I got the Levens too, very good squirt arrangement.

Be gentle with the squirty nipples - it's a royal PITA if you break one off. Shouldn't be too much of a risk in this heat....

Dr Mike Oxgreen

4,101 posts

164 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Are the Leven wiper suitable for both the older and newer types of wiper? The design changed some time in the late nineties, with the later ones (a) parking a lot flatter, and (b) having a strange asymmetric wipe, with the passenger side doing a much shorter sweep. The change may have coincided with moving the wiper motor from the corner of the engine bay to inside the cabin above the driver's knees.

I don't know whether the wiper arms themselves changed at the same time. Anyone know?

The tension in my wiper arms is too slack, and they don't press onto the screen enough to wipe well. So I'd be interested to know if the Leven arms work with the newer wiper design.

2020tony

176 posts

138 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Leven on my 93 Chimaera

extremely pleased with them!