wiper blades my06 help
31 March 2008, 11:16 AM
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wiper blades my06 help
Has anyone replaced the wiper blades on an MY06 STi.Subaru want £50(joke) for the pair and have been to motorworld and they dont stock them.Mine have the subaru wind deflector on the drivers side and i would like to keep them and possibly just change the rubbers....any sugestions?
31 March 2008, 11:22 AM
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Halfrauds?
When i got them from there they were quite cheap actually. Better than i thought actually. Plus with Rain-X it works the same as the PIAA jobs
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When i got them from there they were quite cheap actually. Better than i thought actually. Plus with Rain-X it works the same as the PIAA jobs
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31 March 2008, 12:23 PM
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I got some of the halfords ones for my 06 wrx, the passenger one was a right **** to actually fit on the arm and the drivers one catches the window surround when driving over 60mph. I'm going to try the bosh ones asap
31 March 2008, 12:46 PM
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good point. fitting wasn't an issue but the old ones didn't have the spoiler on mine. now at speed it seems to push the blade too far over so occasionally catches.
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31 March 2008, 02:02 PM
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I got cheap "Flat Blades" from ebay work a treat far far far far better than standard !!! ...
of this fella !
£10 +3-4£ delivery
eBay.co.uk Shop - e bay auto shop: Flat Aero wipers pairs:
(Note - takes about a week for the metal to take the curve of your windscreen and work at 100%)
of this fella !
£10 +3-4£ delivery
eBay.co.uk Shop - e bay auto shop: Flat Aero wipers pairs:
(Note - takes about a week for the metal to take the curve of your windscreen and work at 100%)
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even my minimal skills can just about stretch to fitting a wiper blade
31 March 2008, 05:01 PM
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Search this Site, got RUPERT FLAT ones £3.39 each.
It won Auto Express best blades Came the next DA, PP next to nothing.
WIPERBLADES.CO.UK
They were advertised in Top Gear Mag as well by the way.
They have just changed the Site so you have to fiddle about for a bit to find the Trupart Flat Blades.
Good luck.
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Alan MaC
It won Auto Express best blades Came the next DA, PP next to nothing.
WIPERBLADES.CO.UK
They were advertised in Top Gear Mag as well by the way.
They have just changed the Site so you have to fiddle about for a bit to find the Trupart Flat Blades.
Good luck.
Regards
Alan MaC
31 March 2008, 06:05 PM
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ive got the halfords bosch wipers.
maybe they are too tight on my car or something but the noise the drivers side makes drives me insane. Its that bad , that I avoid driving in the rain altogether.
Tried everything to fix it but nothing works.
maybe they are too tight on my car or something but the noise the drivers side makes drives me insane. Its that bad , that I avoid driving in the rain altogether.
Tried everything to fix it but nothing works.
31 March 2008, 07:15 PM
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[QUOTE=Alan MaC;7774789]Search this Site, got RUPERT FLAT ones £3.39 each.
It won Auto Express best blades Came the next DA, PP next to nothing.
WIPERBLADES.CO.UK
They were advertised in Top Gear Mag as well by the way.
They have just changed the Site so you have to fiddle about for a bit to find the Trupart Flat Blades.
Good luck.
Only goes up to 2005 cars, forgive my ignorance but are the 06 models the same????? my passenger ones have just been ripped of by sticking to the window in this mornings frost,lol.cant see a thing out the passenger side now.
Mac
It won Auto Express best blades Came the next DA, PP next to nothing.
WIPERBLADES.CO.UK
They were advertised in Top Gear Mag as well by the way.
They have just changed the Site so you have to fiddle about for a bit to find the Trupart Flat Blades.
Good luck.
Only goes up to 2005 cars, forgive my ignorance but are the 06 models the same????? my passenger ones have just been ripped of by sticking to the window in this mornings frost,lol.cant see a thing out the passenger side now.
Mac
31 March 2008, 10:19 PM
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I got a pair of subaru flat blades form Prosport , manchester £30 the pair.
came in proper subaru box and everything. made by bosch, best wiper blades ever.
Aero blades-Impreza (Pair)<br><br>
came in proper subaru box and everything. made by bosch, best wiper blades ever.
Aero blades-Impreza (Pair)<br><br>
31 March 2008, 10:33 PM
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Are they actually any different to the £10 fleabay ones though .... don't look like it to me. I've heard the fleabay ones wear quickly though ... buy 3 sets for the same price though so who cares !!!
31 March 2008, 11:22 PM
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I got a pair of subaru flat blades form Prosport , manchester £30 the pair.
came in proper subaru box and everything. made by bosch, best wiper blades ever.
Aero blades-Impreza (Pair)<br><br>
came in proper subaru box and everything. made by bosch, best wiper blades ever.
Aero blades-Impreza (Pair)<br><br>
01 April 2008, 02:34 PM
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I got a pair of subaru flat blades form Prosport , manchester £30 the pair.
came in proper subaru box and everything. made by bosch, best wiper blades ever.
Aero blades-Impreza (Pair)<br><br>
came in proper subaru box and everything. made by bosch, best wiper blades ever.
Aero blades-Impreza (Pair)<br><br>
01 April 2008, 06:37 PM
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do you mean the screen cleaning pad that you use to get the screen ready .......???
yep mate its magic and lasts for years
yep mate its magic and lasts for years
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Has anyone replaced the wiper blades on an MY06 STi.Subaru want £50(joke) for the pair and have been to motorworld and they dont stock them.Mine have the subaru wind deflector on the drivers side and i would like to keep them and possibly just change the rubbers....any sugestions?
01 April 2008, 08:44 PM
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Its a alcohol based cleaning substance . The wipers are silicon and when you follow the instruction and use the wipers dry for 10 the silicon is rubbed into the glass creating a layer that then act in a similar way to rain x but is permanent. All you need to do is run them dry to add more silicon to the screen …
Have you ever used these wipers or are you just a expert on all things Subaru
01 April 2008, 09:28 PM
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i bought some bosch aerotwin flat blades off ebay and have been very impressed.
they smear a little at low speed, but when you need them to work in the rain at motorway speeds they are brilliant
never tried the piaa ones, had a nightmare with rain x on my old scooby and vowed never to use any of their products ever again!
they smear a little at low speed, but when you need them to work in the rain at motorway speeds they are brilliant
never tried the piaa ones, had a nightmare with rain x on my old scooby and vowed never to use any of their products ever again!
01 April 2008, 09:45 PM
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Mine bead now, they have always beaded and on the motorway make me **** as you dont need em on! LOL.
Fantastic.
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Just got a pair of these - Carbon Fibre ones gone up to £45.98 delivered, but what a difference... Two previous pairs of Halfrauds wipers in three weeks made a bloody awful noise when the RH blade started it's "backward" sweep - hated them - fitted the PIAA Carbon Fibre ones and OMG - the difference is amazing - never going to use anything else now.....