wiper size 93 cim

[T_Pot]

What size wiper blades should be on my 93 chimaera/

i find mine are crap, the pass side sits on the paint work, the drivers side misses the very bit i look through.

anyone tried these flat blades? they look like the fi the screen better but not sure?

[raceboy]

T_Pot said:

i find mine are crap, the pass side sits on the paint work, the drivers side misses the very bit i look through.

That sounds about normal to be honest.
These were mentioned at a recent Club meeting as a group buy, but don't know if anyone has tried them yet, or Leven did an upgrade thats a bit more money, both really focus on the washer jet system, but might be worth a look.

[T_Pot]

raceboy said:

T_Pot said:

i find mine are crap, the pass side sits on the paint work, the drivers side misses the very bit i look through.

That sounds about normal to be honest.
These were mentioned at a recent Club meeting as a group buy, but don't know if anyone has tried them yet, or Leven did an upgrade thats a bit more money, both really focus on the washer jet system, but might be worth a look.

I have them, they are mega mega crap

the jet nozzle broke first day, so in fairness they sent me new ones, but they only actually touch the screen in approx 20% of the wiper surface


total crap

[McIntoshWeeks]

My wiper blades are exactly the same - passenger side may as well not exist and the driver side does everything other than a 3 inch square in front of my eyes! I've tried bending the wiper arm with some success......

[raceboy]

Might be worth having a look at the Leven ones then, or a job lot of Rain-X.

[T_Pot]

glad its not just mine but gutted they all seem crap lol

looked on leven site, but didnt see any wipers only rainx ?

does anyone now the size the wipers should be on a 93 chim ?

[raceboy]

T_Pot said:

looked on leven site, but didnt see any wipers only rainx ?

Click 'latest news', then they are near the bottom of the page.

[T_Pot]

they are the same as the ones shown above. the "jet" system is gled in place, so doesnt last that well imho

[T_Pot]

just had the newer flat blade wiper arms, and still really shit.

the v ery area i look through gets missed.

anyone else that had this trouble actually manage to sort this problem ?

its not fun and right now with it being so wet its bloody dangerous

[chr1sb]

Looks like it's another TADTS. Mine is also crap - I've tried several different sizes of Bosch blades with same result, ie on driver side only get a clean contact when blade is on return stroke. Passenger is not too bad, but still not perfect.
I'm reluctent to buy the Leven items as they are not cheap, & I'd be well p****d off if the end result is the same !

Chris

[Chris Smith]

The Leven ones are excellent

[T_Pot]

Right, i have spent a lot of time today onthis, and i have narrowed it down to the sring.

The spring( likely because of age) stretches, and no longer has the right tension on the wiper arm.
I managed to shorten the spring reach a bit, and the result was a lot better. t now actually cleans the screen. i also got the rainx, which i will apply in a bit. but all in all, a cheap fix and easily sorted

[ads]

Mine is a 1999, and are 16" blades. Apart from a bit on the corner of the passenger side which gets missed, they wipe fine. However I think they changed the wiper arms on the later models.

[JonathanT]

chr1sb said:

ie on driver side only get a clean contact when blade is on return stroke. Passenger is not too bad, but still not perfect.

I have this on my '99 Chim with 16" Valeo blades. I found that if I move the drivers blade DOWN about half an inch (ie don't locate it properly in the arm) then I get much better coverage.

[chr1sb]

Thanks Jonathan - I'll try that.

Chris

Edited by chr1sb on Tuesday 15th January 10:29