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 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:18 am |
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:32 am |
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Does anyone know if 206's came out the showroom with a blade spoiler on it? If so what side?
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:36 am |
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Good question, i was wondering the same
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:47 am |
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I always buy cheap eBay 1s! Spot on
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:21 am |
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Loads of people use the Bosch Aero flat blades. The biggest issue is if you have 22" blades fitted as standard, buy 21" aeros otherwise you have a big overhang.
Since RPO 08470, the blade spoiler was fitted as standard and was on the drivers side (RHD model). Over time as people have changed wipers, they haven't bothered to remove the spoiler from the old one, either through laziness or ignorance.
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:27 am |
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Why would there be an over hang if its 22" blades on it as standard?
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:58 am |
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It's something everyone has found. Due to the curve of the screen and the difference in wiper design, the aero blade doesn't sit properly. Even with 21" on, there is still part of the screen that doesn't get wiped near the lower part of the O/S 'A' post.
If you search "aero wiper" there are lots of threads about the problem and the advice is always the same which is to buy 1" shorter if fitting aero flats.
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:15 am |
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Thanks mate!
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:04 am |
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They work really well mate, as Macca said but an inch shorter than the cars original wipers. Mine scrape the bodywork on the drivers side slightly which gets a bit annoying, but once it's properly raining you hardly notice and it doesn't seem to be doing any damage.
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:00 am |
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My solution was to buy ones that were being advertised as for a Ford Escort. One was 21" the other was 22". I put the standard size 22" on passenger side and the shorter 21" on the drivers side! works a treat!!
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:27 am |
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| michaelbishop wrote: |
| My solution was to buy ones that were being advertised as for a Ford Escort. One was 21" the other was 22". I put the standard size 22" on passenger side and the shorter 21" on the drivers side! works a treat!! |
Thats what in gonna do haha!
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:36 am |
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Cheers just going to order some just now. Am I a freak for being excited about wipers coming? Haha
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:52 am |
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| macca1411 wrote: |
| Over time as people have changed wipers, they haven't bothered to remove the spoiler from the old one, either through laziness or ignorance. |
I've always bought replacement wipers that had the 'spoiler' already on.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:14 am |
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Can u put the spoiler on flat blades?
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:29 am |
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| Alan wrote: |
| Can u put the spoiler on flat blades? |
Why would you even want too? They've been designed to work as they are.
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