Bosch Aerotwin

[Patrick Bateman]

How on earth are these meant to fit with the bend in the wiper arm getting in the way?

I bought these as they're listed for the car but I swear something is going to break before the thing mounts.

 

[flebay]

How on earth are these meant to fit with the bend in the wiper arm getting in the way?

I bought these as they're listed for the car but I swear something is going to break before the thing mounts.

Whats the part number?

 

[Patrick Bateman]

AR21U

http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/renaul...-bosch-aerotwin-ar21u-twin-pack-wiper-blades/

 

[Ex-User (72296)]

@Patrick Bateman Hmm, I fitted AR550S to my 172.

 

[bloke]

top of the wiper pops open and you hook it in through that.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

I think there's a misunderstanding here.

The bend in the wiper arm on the car physically seems to prevent fitment. You pop the top of the wiper blade open and slide it over the wiper arm but the bend in the wiper arm doesn't let you hook it in as the bit you popped open on the wiper blade is stuck offset due to the bend. You're trying to slide the catch in at a daft angle.

 

[flebay]

I think there's a misunderstanding here.

The bend in the wiper arm on the car physically seems to prevent fitment. You pop the top of the wiper blade open and slide it over the wiper arm but the bend in the wiper arm doesn't let you hook it in as the bit you popped open on the wiper blade is stuck offset due to the bend. You're trying to slide the catch in at a daft angle.

You have to flex the bit you popped open one of mine broke the other didn't still works fine when clipped in though.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

You have to flex the bit you popped open one of mine broke the other didn't still works fine when clipped in though.

So is one of yours essentially just hooked onto the arm without the plastic clip to retain it? It had crossed my mind but wasn't sure how secure it would be if the retaining clip broke off.

 

[flebay]

So is one of yours essentially just hooked onto the arm without the plastic clip to retain it? It had crossed my mind but wasn't sure how secure it would be if the retaining clip broke off.

One that broke still has the plastic clip to retain as only 1 of the 2 legs broke, you would have to look very closely to spot it, they must of changed the design as i didn't have this problem with the old ones.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

To show what I mean

 

[bloke]

fitted loads of them, just a bit of a jiggle and will go on fine.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

With that sort of angle shown in the 3rd photo?

Something is going to break first.

 

[bloke]

yes, it will fit on your car without breaking anything. got four sat on the drive now if you want me to go and take a picture for you just to prove i'm not for some reason bullshitting you??

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Well I wasn't sure if you had the exact same blades. Seems odd I should have to use so much force, much more than just a jiggle.