My wipers killed my car
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Drove through a biblical storm on Sunday with visibility down to just a few feet even on full speed wipers. Had to drive down a steep hill that was now a waterfall and also through a flood so deep my headlights were under water… Needless to say, the elise never missed a beat and was incredibly sure footed (on AD07's). I arrived at my destination feeling suitably smug - that didn't last long.
The metal strips that are inside the wiper blades had been thrown out and were protruding like razor blade about 4 inches from the tips of the wipers. They had therefore sliced the wing mirrors to bits, taking all of the paint off the main fixing bit that's between the car and the black bendy fixing.
A couple of questions then really:
1) Can you replace the part of the wing mirror that's fixed directly to the side of the car, or only the part that's after the black bendy thing.
2) Since this will undoubtedly be seen as wear and tear and therefore be out of scope of my warranty, do you think I've got a case for a good faith contribution from B&C towards the cost given that the car's only 3-4 months old and they should presumably have checked the blades before selling it?
Thanks as always!
The metal strips that are inside the wiper blades had been thrown out and were protruding like razor blade about 4 inches from the tips of the wipers. They had therefore sliced the wing mirrors to bits, taking all of the paint off the main fixing bit that's between the car and the black bendy fixing.
A couple of questions then really:
1) Can you replace the part of the wing mirror that's fixed directly to the side of the car, or only the part that's after the black bendy thing.
2) Since this will undoubtedly be seen as wear and tear and therefore be out of scope of my warranty, do you think I've got a case for a good faith contribution from B&C towards the cost given that the car's only 3-4 months old and they should presumably have checked the blades before selling it?
Thanks as always!
NathanE said:
This happened to someone on SELOC with an Exige. Seems to be a "common" problem in cars that have driven through a big big big storm.
That was probably me - and here was my damage:
Luckily I'd not long bought the car (4 months old) - so the dealer (Stratton Motors) took care of the respray (Cheers to Guy and Johnny if you're reading this).
I've since fitted a PIAA Silicon Super Sporza blade which is of a much, much higher standard that the OEM one (bl**dy should be too for £26).
Edited by Tanuki on Monday 3rd December 19:19
Edited by Tanuki on Monday 3rd December 19:20
The metal pieces started to come out of the blade on my newish Exige a few months ago. Luckily I saw it happening, and have turned the blade round, and they dont seem to come out now.
I'm just really annoyed that the S2 blade on my S1 Elise worked perfectly. The S2 blade on an S2 Exige just skips across the screen. I am tempted to try some Uri Geller to the arm, but I dont know if it is too tight to the screen or too weak.
I'm just really annoyed that the S2 blade on my S1 Elise worked perfectly. The S2 blade on an S2 Exige just skips across the screen. I am tempted to try some Uri Geller to the arm, but I dont know if it is too tight to the screen or too weak.
exactly the same happened to me on my POS BINI. Took it back to the dealers and they didn't want to know. After some ranting, the bodyshop cheif came out with some cutting compound and a cloth and polished it up until it was better, but it was still noticeable. This is after paying them £15 to fit 2 wipers during a service!!!! They look like the same design, what a pile of poo.
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