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Started by carolineVX , Sep 14 2011 10:39 AM

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#1 carolineVX

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 10:39 AM

Hello all, my vx passed its mot today(yipee!) but the advisory says i will need a new wiper blade. Does anyone know where i can buy one from?

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:02 AM

Halfords will have something, I think it is a 24" blade. They will even fit it for you if you trust them. It is the same as an S2 Elise one. Failing that, and assuming it still works as it was only an advisory, there is always eBay, or if you are feeling flush, a dealer. :)

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:08 AM

I bought this http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1439.l2649 brilliant for a couple of quid and it works chinky chinky

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:08 AM

Halfords will have something, I think it is a 24" blade. They will even fit it for you if you trust them. It is the same as an S2 Elise one.

Failing that, and assuming it still works as it was only an advisory, there is always eBay, or if you are feeling flush, a dealer.
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A dealer will bend you over for about £30 if you ask for a VX one, I think the zaferia one also fits and is a fraction of the price.

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:13 AM

I did try to infer that a dealer would be expensive. Useful tip on the Zafari cross reference

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:24 AM

Tesco's single 24" new bar style blade - £7 You may need to bend it slightly to match the contours of the VX windscreen, does an excellent job. SB

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:38 AM

Hello all, my vx passed its mot today(yipee!) but the advisory says i will need a new wiper blade. Does anyone know where i can buy one from?

All depends on whether you've got the early or later wiper arm.

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 12:27 PM

I got mine off eBay. Aero flat wiper. It works fine, it just needed bending into shape first (by hand) in order to take the shape of the VX curved windscreen. thumbsup

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 12:29 PM

I bought this

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1439.l2649

brilliant for a couple of quid and it works chinky chinky


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you can even get one with a built in spray bar which is a good bonus.

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 01:27 PM

Thank you so much everyone for your advice, hmmmm...... first port of call is tesco i think!!!

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 01:39 PM

i didnt find the tesco one that good to be honest.

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 02:09 PM

Does your wiper blade arm have a hook on the end, or is there a big plastic block with a split pin on it? If it's the latter, change to the elise S2 wiper blade arm.

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 02:51 PM

Tesco's single 24" new bar style blade - £7

You may need to bend it slightly to match the contours of the VX windscreen, does an excellent job.


SB

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they sell them off half price now & and again....got them on all my cars now.....not perfect, but great for the money. Spend the ca$h you saved on a bottle of rainex from halfords, then most of the time you dont even need to use the wiper :rolleyes:

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Posted 14 September 2011 - 08:04 PM

Halfords was a right rip off for wipers when I went in there a couple of weeks ago. Was looking for a wiper for the 107 and one for the VX. Halfords own brand wiper was ~£16 or ~£30 for an OEM blade!!! Sod that. Went into Eurocarparts and paid about £8-9 each for Bosch blades. By the way eurocarparts is free shipping online I think...

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Posted 15 September 2011 - 10:22 PM

Left field. Works really well..... Best regards, Paul http://www.elisepart...jetwash-system/

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Posted 16 September 2011 - 08:01 AM

The Vivaro van is also a 24" blade and fits. I know, I have one on my VXT.

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Posted 16 September 2011 - 09:44 AM

I bought one from halfords in the end for £13 and it doesnt fit!! i think the arm bit is wrong as it wont clip on properly :huh:

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Posted 16 September 2011 - 01:00 PM

Sounds like youhave the early style wiper arm caroline. You can either replace th ewhole arm, or just slide out the old rubber from your current wiper and slide in the new one or buy a the correct style wiper (from eliseparts or summat) .Easiest/cheapest is to just replace the rubber. ....

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Posted 16 September 2011 - 01:16 PM

Mine wasn't easy to fit, until I figured out that what I was doing wasn't wrong! Mine has two very tiny plastic latches, that snap down (each side) over the end of the wiper arm to hold the blade on.

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Posted 19 September 2011 - 12:50 PM

Sounds like youhave the early style wiper arm caroline. You can either replace th
ewhole arm, or just slide out the old rubber from your current wiper and slide in the new one or buy a the correct style wiper (from eliseparts or summat)
.Easiest/cheapest is to just replace the rubber. ....

Thank you, i will try that :jump:
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