ashypd51 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Posted July 23, 2006 hi, looking to upgrade wipers on my gal. it has the banana shaped wipers which in rainy/snowy weather leave a massive blind spot at the centre of the front a pillar. i have seen that a lot of the later mk2 gals have the aerotwin wipers . i recently purchased the arms and blades of a 2005 alhambra, fitted them , but they catch on the down stroke, i have tried to adjust the positions of te arms but no joy. i have also noticed that the section of the arm that bolts onto the wiper spindles is shaped slightly differnt to the ones on the gal.has anyone upgrded theirs. the wipers them selves are both 28" so the problem lies with the shape of the arms. will i have to change the fascia at the bottom of the windscreen too, as the new gals have a differnt more sleek looking one.i have also noticed that on later gals the diver side wiper sits below the passenger side one. one early 'banana ' models the driver wiper sits above the passenger side one, - any particular reasons!has anyone got a part number for these, and the fascia trim - or suggest any ways to fix.many thanx .... ashy ...... didn,t realise i was writing an essay!!!! l.o.l !! Quote
MrT Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 There are many different combinations of wiper parts on the Mk2 gal. The simplest way to stop the wipers hitting but getting the full screen to clear is to shorten the blade on the passengers side by about 4cm at the top edge. This will not clean as far up the screen but this will not affect your visibility for driving and they won't bump. Some Galaxies come with 28+26 blades. Quote
Dave-G Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 To add to that - the blade which parks below the other is the one to shorten ;) Quote
marinabrid Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 To add to that - the blade which parks below the other is the one to shorten ;)JEEEEZ FAR TO HOT TO LOOK AT THAT WEBSITE well i had a look where can i get one of those Quote
ashypd51 Posted July 24, 2006 Author Report Posted July 24, 2006 To add to that - the blade which parks below the other is the one to shorten -_- many thanx guys, cracking suggestion - as i have just been quoted Quote
gazza007 Posted July 25, 2006 Report Posted July 25, 2006 Bosch at some point will be doing a retro-fit aero blade for the older arms. Not seen any for sale yet?Retrofit brochure Quote
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