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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Wayne on 18 September 2007, 16:40:24
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i just replaced my windscreen wiper blade as the last one i thought was knackered
after buying the new one, there is no diference..
my problem is that when the wiper blade goes from left to right, it misses a section of the actual glass!
its really bizarre!
i have tried bending the arm so that it puts more pressure on the glass but it makes hardly any difference
if you watch it in motion, it goes left to right and then sort of lifts up by about 1cm which is then missing the rear glass!
anyone else come across this?
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Change the wiper arm assy, as this sounds like a spring tension problem. Go get one from the breakers yard ;) Only one nut, job done.
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Yep i agree with Dazzler, my rear wiper was doing the same.....weak spring :y
Altho I would get a new one from dealer.....they arent that much and a 2nd hand one might either be the same or not last very long before that does the same :y
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I agree
Part is 90457809
Cost (from memory circa £24 inc VAT)
IW
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melted windscreen?? ;D
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Thanks guys!
brilliant, will order it tomorrow, or they may have it on the shelf at my Vauxhall Dealer in Oxford?
i gotta go and pick up some coolant anyway
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Had to change mine too, when I got the got the car someone had changed the spring to something that looked like it had come out of pen!
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Thanks guys!
brilliant, will order it tomorrow, or they may have it on the shelf at my Vauxhall Dealer in Oxford?
i gotta go and pick up some coolant anyway
Try a breakers, got mine from Timbuk, cost me nowt :) ;)
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I had to order it from VX dealer in Basingrad, but only took 2 days to arrive
IW
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just to add a different slant on things,mine misses on the first sweep but gets it on the way back.
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Mine was OK when I bought the car, but I thought I'd treat it to new wipers all round (Bosch).
Now it misses the high brake light area completely. :( :(
I can hear you all thinking "If it ain't broke, dont fix it." allready. :-[ :-[
Eddie.
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Now it misses the high brake light area completely. :( :( ......
My windscreen wipers miss my high level brake light too!! ;D ;D :y
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mine misses both ways? and it sticks out about a foot from the glass? has done this since I washed it last?
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Now it misses the high brake light area completely. :( :( ......
My windscreen wipers miss my high level brake light too!! ;D ;D :y
I blame Taxi Driver. He muddied the waters first by talking about his rear screen wiper. :y
Eddie.
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Mine misses the lower section, but if I draw a pair of eyes, a nose and a mouth a few days after its been washed, it looks like a snowmans head
it makes kids smile ;D
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YOU GUYS ARE ALL INSANE! HA HA HA ;D
i come on here for friendly advice and its like Jongleurs in here! ::)
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Who?
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Mine was OK when I bought the car, but I thought I'd treat it to new wipers all round (Bosch).
Now it misses the high brake light area completely. :( :(
I can hear you all thinking "If it ain't broke, dont fix it." allready. :-[ :-[
Eddie.
That'll be the reason then ;)
Bosch wipers arent as flexible as Vx wipers.
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Now it misses the high brake light area completely. :( :( ......
My windscreen wipers miss my high level brake light too!! ;D ;D :y
I blame Taxi Driver. He muddied the waters first by talking about his rear screen wiper. :y
Eddie.
At least i havent gone totally off topic this time :y ;D
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Rear Estate wiper MUST be original, others just do a poor job.
Also found the vauxhall genuine front ones both clean better and last longer than any of Halfords, Bosch, Champion.
And even better a new set is about a tenner on trade club, so replace all ours at least yearly at price, don't put up with squeak or judder anymore
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just noticed mine doesn't clear high level brake light.i replaced driver's side with a champion one and that cleans perfect.
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i have always had Bosch wipers, the rear one has been replaced every year, but now it doesnt wipe properly as i stated
i believe it just MUST be the arm itself on the rear wiper system
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maybe bosch have changed the design, I bought one at the start of the year, 1-2 months later it was in the bin, replaced with a Vauxhall one (which is also cheaper :y ) and never looked back.
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mine misses both ways? and it sticks out about a foot from the glass? has done this since I washed it last?
Yours is an estate, most of them do this. It's annoying, but possible to get right with a bit of faffing!
Firstly, I would remove the whole arm and give a damn good clean in the kitchen sink, the spring gets crudded up where it mounts and it seems to be less 'pliable'. Give the blade a good wash and brush, again, it gets stiff where the 'pivot' points are (replace if necessary). Then i'd give all the joints on the blade a good old flexing past their usual travel to free them up. Make sure it's nice and dry then apply a drop of oil on all joints. Refit, hope for the best and get ready to do it again a couple of months down the line! ;D (Stand and admire the rusty rear wiper arm as well ::) )
.....and only buy genuine VX wipers. Others don't work. Cheap on Trade Club as well :y
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maybe bosch have changed the design, I bought one at the start of the year, 1-2 months later it was in the bin, replaced with a Vauxhall one (which is also cheaper :y ) and never looked back.
didn't need the wiper then.