Flat Blade Wipers

[ATB]

Hi

 

Was just wondering if anyone had upgraded from normal wipers to flat-blades on an older Galaxy?

 

Mine is a 2001 new style model, but not one that had the flat blades fitted as standard. www.wiperblades.co.uk state they have Valeo & Bosch ones that will fit, but I wanted to hear if anyone here had done a similar thing before ordering?

 

Thanks

ATB

[Rallim]

Mines the same age with the old style 'banana' wipers and I considered doing exactly the same, however you need to change the wiper arms to fit the 'aero blades'. There has been talk of Bosch producing a 'conversion kit' but nothing seems to have happened when I changed mine a couple of months ago.

 

Gordon

[bigdaddy]

fitted straights instead of banana type, as that was all they had, and I needed to replace them asap, and they work great no problems, got mine from halfods for 19.99 early last year

[MrT]

I changed to the Bosch aerotwin type blades by buying two new arms and the blades on ebay for

[jwilliams]

Try here

 

www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/product.php?productid=16767&cat=706&page=1

 

I have used them for bulbs and wipers and can recommend them.

 

I have thought about changing my wifes wipers for the retro fit aero twins on her small car.

 

I have the MKII and are well impressed with them.

 

Don't know how well the retro fit ones will work on the MKI.

[ATB]

Thanks for all the replies.

 

I contacted www.wiperblades.co.uk and they confirmed the ones they listed would only fit a Gal which had the new style arms designed for flat blades. They did say however that in a few weeks time they would be getting some univeral fit Truepart blades in which used an adaptor to fit to normal arms so I may wait and get a pair from them

 

(They would have been in stock already, but can anyone guess where the shipping container with the blades is right now?!)