Winter tyres NO NO no Winter wipers

[thinfourth2]

It appears that my latest purchase a nissian micra S has wipers that turn solid when they encounter the cold


So any reccomended brands of wipers that actually bend when the temperature is below slightly chilly

[McSam]

Nice to see the most important part of this is highlighted - so I went to have a look in your profile. Cheers, you moody bd!

[Big Rod]

Throw the Micra off a cliff and use the 'Mog!

[Mr2Mike]

McSam said:

Nice to see the most important part of this is highlighted - so I went to have a look in your profile. Cheers, you moody bd!

Agreed, OP is clearly a tt of the highest order, and asking how to choose wiper blades is just pathetic.

[Caulkhead]

Try the Aeroblades from here: http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/products/wiper-blades...

[y2blade]

Mr2Mike said:

McSam said:

Nice to see the most important part of this is highlighted - so I went to have a look in your profile. Cheers, you moody bd!

Agreed, OP is clearly a tt of the highest order, and asking how to choose wiper blades is just pathetic.

I have said something to annoy you.

That is the only reason you would be looking at a Nissian Mirca.

No doudt you will see the Mirca and declare me to be an idiot as your car is better then mine.

You are still a tt so ps off before i run you over with the Unimog

[kambites]

Standard Bosch ones have the same problem - mine don't actually clear the middle of the screen until they're warmed up enough to melt the ice on them.

[thinfourth2]

kambites said:

Standard Bosch ones have the same problem - mine don't actually clear the middle of the screen until they're warmed up enough to melt the ice on them.

Oh well thats Bosch ones off the list then

[Frik]

kambites said:

Standard Bosch ones have the same problem - mine don't actually clear the middle of the screen until they're warmed up enough to melt the ice on them.

I found this too. It wasn't the rubber but the joints on the body of the wiper that froze (they fit quite tightly together so the small gaps draw water in which freezes as you drive along). Bloody irritating.

[McSam]

Mr2Mike said:

McSam said:

Nice to see the most important part of this is highlighted - so I went to have a look in your profile. Cheers, you moody bd!

Agreed, OP is clearly a tt of the highest order, and asking how to choose wiper blades is just pathetic.

Did you miss the smiley on my post? Not what I meant at all, y2blade has got me

[NHK244V]

I used suprt sduper high tech 1.99 wipers and some de-icer ???

[Caulkhead]

Frik said:

kambites said:

Standard Bosch ones have the same problem - mine don't actually clear the middle of the screen until they're warmed up enough to melt the ice on them.

I found this too. It wasn't the rubber but the joints on the body of the wiper that froze (they fit quite tightly together so the small gaps draw water in which freezes as you drive along). Bloody irritating.

The ones I've suggested above have no joints and no metal framework, so they never freeze - I'm pretty impressed with them.

[LocoCoco]

My Ssangyong Rodius has wipers that work really well in cold temperatures. Maybe you should have bought one of them instead.

[y2blade]

McSam said:

Mr2Mike said:

McSam said:

Nice to see the most important part of this is highlighted - so I went to have a look in your profile. Cheers, you moody bd!

Agreed, OP is clearly a tt of the highest order, and asking how to choose wiper blades is just pathetic.

Did you miss the smiley on my post? Not what I meant at all, y2blade has got me

aye, I looked and nearly spat my tea out

[thinfourth2]

y2blade said:

aye, I looked and nearly spat my tea out

Some folk just take this place far too seriously

Anyway i'm off to look at wobbly wipers

[thinfourth2]

LocoCoco said:

My Ssangyong Rodius has wipers that work really well in cold temperatures. Maybe you should have bought one of them instead.

Oh Driving GOD alert


All praise the Rodius owner

Its RWD you know

[B'stard Child]

I'm probably alone on this one but I've never found any aftermarket wipers to be as good as the OE ones in terms of effectivity or lifespan - admittedly they are always 50% of the price of the OEM items.

I cannot believe this is the case because I'm sure manufacturers don't make their own wipers and buy them in from suppliers but going by my experiences there must be some difference between them - surely?

Alternatively I've never found a good aftermarket brand that does work as well as OE (I've tried a few inc bosch)

[thinfourth2]

Caulkhead said:

Try the Aeroblades from here: http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/products/wiper-blades...

ordered

i shall see if they improve the current ones

[bazking69]

Kettle of luke warm water has done the job for me since I have been driving...

[poing]

bazking69 said:

Kettle of luke warm water has done the job for me since I have been driving...

Yeah but I work 20 miles from where I live and can't find an extension cable long enough.