9 replies to this topic

[mcarrick69]

Hi.

Thinking of a wiper replacement and thought I'd look for something better than usual.

Anybody used PIAA wipers before?? http://www.piaa.co.u...pers/wipers.asp
They seem to made of silicone which stays on your windscreen as they wear out, leaving a layer like rain x does.

Or could anybody recommend anything better?

The guide on that site says lotus elise wipers are 24inch / 600mm. Can anybody confirm this is correct for our cars? (sorry - I'm at work and not near my car to measure)

Edited by mcarrick69, 20 January 2009 - 12:37 PM.

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

Glad you brought this up I'm thinking I need a new wiper too please let me know how you get on I'm not even sure if I have a standard VX blade on the car at the moment ??????

[drpau]

Just go for a standard flat blade (you can even get these at Tesco) and a bottle of rain X. Ive got a PIAA silicone blade and see no advantage. As long as you apply the rain-x every couple of weeks it works a treat.

[theotherhalf]

I got a silicone flat blade from www.xopc.co.uk for our Exige works brilliantly and looks cool too!

[Yellow_or_black?]

Covered a gazillion times before. If you search for PIAA, you'll get a stack of threads up with various opinions and other recommendations. If you search for wiper etc, you'll get even more. I recently searched for myself, since my PIAA blade needs replacing, so I know they're out there

[techieboy]

Personally, I think the PIAA silicon blades are a waste of time and money. I didn't find it any more effective than a regular blade even without the application of Rain-X. Single best mod I did was fitting the MK2 Espace/Movano blade with the integrated sprayers. The regular style blade seems to work a treat and doesn't miss any of the screen and the screen wash actually goes where you want it, instead of into the car or over the back somewhere.

[dapimp]

Personally, I think the PIAA silicon blades are a waste of time and money. I didn't find it any more effective than a regular blade even without the application of Rain-X.

Single best mod I did was fitting the MK2 Espace/Movano blade with the integrated sprayers. The regular style blade seems to work a treat and doesn't miss any of the screen and the screen wash actually goes where you want it, instead of into the car or over the back somewhere.

I think it is this one here although I did have to take the fitting off the old blade and put it on this one for it to hook in correctly.

[Amoger]

Personally, I think the PIAA silicon blades are a waste of time and money. I didn't find it any more effective than a regular blade even without the application of Rain-X.

Single best mod I did was fitting the MK2 Espace/Movano blade with the integrated sprayers. The regular style blade seems to work a treat and doesn't miss any of the screen and the screen wash actually goes where you want it, instead of into the car or over the back somewhere.

So many threads on this! I seem to have posted on most of them..

On my 4th wiper; the orig VXT one, then the PIAA, then a curved normal, now finally the spraybar mod. I had trouble getting the tubing (ended up with clear, not black, from B&Q) & great difficulty installing (solved when I realised you could cut the existing tubing with a pair of scissors and just insert the smaller tubing directly into it, with no need for adapters - isn't clear that the Renault SprayBar uses a different size of tubing).

Conclusion - this is the best so far, although I STILL find the top half of the windscreen isn't scraped as hard as the bottom half (but at least I can get some spray directly on it). Haven't found RainEx much use really; tried doing just one half of windscreen and the difference is between smudges/streaks vs tiny droplets.

Need all the visibility we can get in these cars...

[ukgulf]

Best solution, don't take it out in the wet! .... Ok, I also have the shed available.

[snowwhite]

Best solution, don't take it out in the wet! .... Ok, I also have the shed available.

You don't have to wash it as often then too