Changing Wiper Blades on a Granturismo
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The manual just says "go to the dealer" because it's hard, and an online Halfords search for the wiper sizes comes up blank for a Granturismo. So I thought I'd post a quick note on how to do it.
Sizes : 17" for passenger side and 26" for the driver side. I bought Bosch blades, SP17 and SP26S (spoiler on the driver's side) and they come with multi-fit connectors.
The passenger side is straight forward as per other cars. The driver side is a bit different :
You lift the front edge of the clip to unlock the blade. It's clearer in this picture :
You can then remove the blade. I took the connector out of the blade in case I needed to reuse it. In fact it doesn't fit in the Bosch blades because the metal frame is a little narrower.
The reason why is a little tricker to fit on the driver's side is because of the bracket is larger to connect the two wiper arms. But is it still a 9x4mm hook. I've removed the other clip - lift the top up a bit and pull off to reveal the two holes in the top.
After a bit of fiddling and eventually some brute force and ignorance, you can get the hook over the multi-clip and secure it in place. Then I replaced the clip covering the holes.
End result :
Hope this helps someone!
Sizes : 17" for passenger side and 26" for the driver side. I bought Bosch blades, SP17 and SP26S (spoiler on the driver's side) and they come with multi-fit connectors.
The passenger side is straight forward as per other cars. The driver side is a bit different :
You lift the front edge of the clip to unlock the blade. It's clearer in this picture :
You can then remove the blade. I took the connector out of the blade in case I needed to reuse it. In fact it doesn't fit in the Bosch blades because the metal frame is a little narrower.
The reason why is a little tricker to fit on the driver's side is because of the bracket is larger to connect the two wiper arms. But is it still a 9x4mm hook. I've removed the other clip - lift the top up a bit and pull off to reveal the two holes in the top.
After a bit of fiddling and eventually some brute force and ignorance, you can get the hook over the multi-clip and secure it in place. Then I replaced the clip covering the holes.
End result :
Hope this helps someone!
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