Wiper blades/arms
Discussion
I had the chance to compare my Cerbera against another yesterday at Lynehams family day.
My passenger side wipe blade sits high on the windscreen when parked, about at an angle of 20 degrees, whereas the other one didn't. I just thought this was a TVR 'feature'. The arm has been adjusted to sit high so the bottom of it sits on the windscreen and not the bodywork.
On closer inspection I think I have the wrong wiper arm on my passenger side as the top of the arm is angled in the opposite direction of the drivers side one.
Is anyone elses like this? Is it easy to get new wiper arms?
Thanks
My passenger side wipe blade sits high on the windscreen when parked, about at an angle of 20 degrees, whereas the other one didn't. I just thought this was a TVR 'feature'. The arm has been adjusted to sit high so the bottom of it sits on the windscreen and not the bodywork.
On closer inspection I think I have the wrong wiper arm on my passenger side as the top of the arm is angled in the opposite direction of the drivers side one.
Is anyone elses like this? Is it easy to get new wiper arms?
Thanks
I've just replaced mine with the Leven ones.
www.leventechnology.co.uk/index.htm
The Arms and blades come in at £60 - which is a little steep. However they are quality and far, far superior than the TVR original fitments.
I found the fitting instructions not the best, but if you think about it as you are doing it, then you'll get there (they could do with some pictures!).
Probably took me 30-45 minutes (although I could do it in about 15 minutes now that I've done it).
Bill
www.leventechnology.co.uk/index.htm
The Arms and blades come in at £60 - which is a little steep. However they are quality and far, far superior than the TVR original fitments.
I found the fitting instructions not the best, but if you think about it as you are doing it, then you'll get there (they could do with some pictures!).
Probably took me 30-45 minutes (although I could do it in about 15 minutes now that I've done it).
Bill
Mine looks like yours, with the passenger side set high when parked. I plan to try and change them to the floppy rubber type seen on many modern cars such as audi, BMW & Volvo, if I can, but it will mean trying to find a suitable donor and probably hacking the wiper arms around a bit.
Jon H
Jon H
Yours are the same as mine were and are the standard ones. I straightened the passenger one to allow the passenger to see the world but it really needs a slightly shorter arm as well. jon h, best of luck finding replacements newer 'floppy' ones as, as far as I know, no replacement apart from Leven ones fit. If you find any please post up the details. as the originals a) don't work well/at all at speed and b) look cheap & nasty
suffolkfox said:
Yours are the same as mine were and are the standard ones. I straightened the passenger one to allow the passenger to see the world but it really needs a slightly shorter arm as well. jon h, best of luck finding replacements newer 'floppy' ones as, as far as I know, no replacement apart from Leven ones fit. If you find any please post up the details. as the originals a) don't work well/at all at speed and b) look cheap & nasty
I am not expecting to find a direct replacement, but have ben studying a few cars with this type of wiper on and hope that it is easy to change the length of the blade to suit by cutting as it is a single rubber strip, often with some sort of end cap pushed on. I expect to have to adjust the length of the wiper arms too, but with a bit of playing I may get the result I want. The reasoning is simply to get the wipers looking as un-obtrusive as possible. The current set-up spoils the sleek look of the car in my opinion. Any increase in efficiency will be welcomed too!
Jon H
byker28i said:
Leven told me they were all supposed to be angled this way as they clear the curve of the windscreen. Not sure about that - I'll have to check some pictures in Classifieds next I think.
Wih my new Leven ones the passenger wiper sits pretty low on the windscreen and is perfectly curved in line with the screen. Yes it sits higher than the drivers but nothing like your current setup. Even my original fitments looked nothing like yours! I'd suggest your wiper has been fixed a notch or two to far in an anti-clockwise direction.
Anyway, get the Leven ones you won't be disappointed. Not only do they work very well - including the 3 way washer integrated within (much better than the original fitment "holes in a bit of pipe"!) - but they look very understated and tidy as well.
the newer type wipers have a sprung steel inner strip and they curl when lifted which ensures that they grip contours well. but all the ones I have seen so far are on oddball wiper arms with different type fittings to tvr splines,but you can de-rivet the splined part of the tvr wiper arm where it pivots (be careful massively strong spring fitted)and attach to suitable arms, I used renault megane3 arms and blades on tuscan,took a bit of heat and slight bending but they dont lift at speed any more and work a treat.
thegreengoblet said:
Wih my new Leven ones the passenger wiper sits pretty low on the windscreen and is perfectly curved in line with the screen. Yes it sits higher than the drivers but nothing like your current setup. Even my original fitments looked nothing like yours! I'd suggest your wiper has been fixed a notch or two to far in an anti-clockwise direction.
My first thought was they were adjusted wrong, but when I took off the passenger one and tried to adjust it, that angle is the only way that some (or a lot) of the wiper blade doesn't foul on the bodywork/windscreen surround. I didn't want to stress the wiper motor by makng it force a blade over lips etc.
I was thinking of drilling out the rivit and reversing the top part of the arm and hence angle, but I'll try the easy route with the Leven mod first as they come so highly recommended.
byker28i said:
Leven told me they were all supposed to be angled this way as they clear the curve of the windscreen. Not sure about that - I'll have to check some pictures in Classifieds next I think.
Hum - looked at the pictures - some look like mine some look flat.
I guess that's part of TVR character
Nothings the same.My Cerb has both the wiper arms at the same angle which does not look quite as bad as yours. it is interesting reading some of the replies, i have a problem insomuch that the drivers wiper misses a patch in the line of vission (drivers side) about the size of a lassies hand. i got the dealer to replace the wipers and arms as they thought it was week springs, it has not made any difference at all. i am not sure who's make they are, but they have a plastic backing to the rubber blade which when you bend it it won't stay and returns to it's manufactured shape. does anybody hve any ideas?
Talking about the angle at the end of the arm where the blades (rubber part inc mounts) attach;
Drivers bends to the right when viewed outside the car looking over the bonnet.
This way when parked the blade lies flat and parallel to the bottom of the screen.
Passengers bends to the left when viewed as above. Yes this does make it sit higher.
This the the OE setup.
If the passenger arm is bent to the right. When the blade parks there is a risk of it running off the screen on to the body work.
Cerbera more than Griffith/Chimaera need a little more 'setting' even though it is the same parts.
If anyone needs more help and advice please call us.
Drivers bends to the right when viewed outside the car looking over the bonnet.
This way when parked the blade lies flat and parallel to the bottom of the screen.
Passengers bends to the left when viewed as above. Yes this does make it sit higher.
This the the OE setup.
If the passenger arm is bent to the right. When the blade parks there is a risk of it running off the screen on to the body work.
Cerbera more than Griffith/Chimaera need a little more 'setting' even though it is the same parts.
If anyone needs more help and advice please call us.
Well that was an easy job and a very worthwhile one.
The leven kit is easy to fit and work out as the two arms are bent in a different direcxtion, like the originals, but at less of an angle. This makes them sit a lot lower and more level with the bottom of the windscreen.
At the same time, one of the wiper blades has a more rounded arm to get around the curve of the passenger side windscreen.
Both blades have a more discreet wash system which puts more water onto the screen.
The only suggestion I'd like to make for the product is to make one piece of the rubber tubing supplied twice as long when supplying for a Cerbera.
My Cerbera didn't have bodywork mounted points for the rubber hosing. Typically, the T joint was by the passenger side wiper so I had to use some of the old rubber tubing and and additional joint to extend the rubber tubing to the drivers side. Here it clips to the rear bulkhead before rising through the new tube to the new wiper system.
The end result - seen below - is a much neater, better looking solution and works very well wiping more of the screen on the passenger side.
The leven kit is easy to fit and work out as the two arms are bent in a different direcxtion, like the originals, but at less of an angle. This makes them sit a lot lower and more level with the bottom of the windscreen.
At the same time, one of the wiper blades has a more rounded arm to get around the curve of the passenger side windscreen.
Both blades have a more discreet wash system which puts more water onto the screen.
The only suggestion I'd like to make for the product is to make one piece of the rubber tubing supplied twice as long when supplying for a Cerbera.
My Cerbera didn't have bodywork mounted points for the rubber hosing. Typically, the T joint was by the passenger side wiper so I had to use some of the old rubber tubing and and additional joint to extend the rubber tubing to the drivers side. Here it clips to the rear bulkhead before rising through the new tube to the new wiper system.
The end result - seen below - is a much neater, better looking solution and works very well wiping more of the screen on the passenger side.
Ah all little things. It's such a great car otherwise that I've only got the little things left to do
Ed's fault. I shouldn't have parked next to his at Lyneham then I wouldn't have noticed and thought it was just one of those TVR quirks.
The only think left is to change the blue led for the aircon light so I can see it's on. We have some really bright ones at work.
Ed's fault. I shouldn't have parked next to his at Lyneham then I wouldn't have noticed and thought it was just one of those TVR quirks.
The only think left is to change the blue led for the aircon light so I can see it's on. We have some really bright ones at work.
I'll have one of those Super bright LED's too Dave
I've jut ordered the Leven Wiper kit, and I mentioned your suggestion about supplying a longer tube, they said 'Ah, he's fitted them wrongly then, a few people do that'. They said something about the tube should go through the arm, so might be worth giving them a bell. I also ordered an Alloy handbrake lever (I knew I should have taken it off the car before you took it).
Glad you got the A/C fixed, it must be something to do with the quantity of gas. Before you had the car they put in 1kg of gas, and I think you said you had 650mg. The Air con on my new one worked fine, but before the holiday I just took it in to get it checked (Just to be on the safe side) they re-gassed it, and its never been the same since!
I've jut ordered the Leven Wiper kit, and I mentioned your suggestion about supplying a longer tube, they said 'Ah, he's fitted them wrongly then, a few people do that'. They said something about the tube should go through the arm, so might be worth giving them a bell. I also ordered an Alloy handbrake lever (I knew I should have taken it off the car before you took it).
Glad you got the A/C fixed, it must be something to do with the quantity of gas. Before you had the car they put in 1kg of gas, and I think you said you had 650mg. The Air con on my new one worked fine, but before the holiday I just took it in to get it checked (Just to be on the safe side) they re-gassed it, and its never been the same since!
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