Wiper blade pivot point

[Nick Berry]

Just received a pair or standard blades from Chris at Redline but the pivot is in the middle and the originals from 1997 are offset. The new ones won't work. Am I missing something or was the design of the blade/wipe arm changed at some point? I can modify without too much trouble, but thought I'd ask before reaching for the tool box.

[Jonathan Kay]

You often have to cut off the upper end of the blade so that it doesn't abrade the screen surround. (Guess how I know!)

But yours look as if that would leave the lower end short...

Jonathan

[Wrightpayne]

I wonder if the arm design was changed too? For some reason I put new arms on mine when I changed the blades last ?

[Nick Berry]

Perhaps I should have bought the (longer) SV blades and trimmed down to suit?

[John Vine]

The last time I replaced mine, i used these 10" early Land Rover ones, and trimmed them to fit.

JV

 

[Golf Juliet Tango]

You often have to cut off the upper end of the blade so that it doesn't abrade the screen surround

Or the edge of your half hood!     

[Jonathan Kay]

I've had a good look through the archives... comments on S3s and SVs being different, observations that they're Land Rover parts and the part numbers, and various descriptions of cutting to length.

But I can't identify why yours look like that... any progress, please?

Thanks

Jonathan

[Nick Berry]

In the end I just slid the 'clip' off the original blade, onto the new one and drilled a hole to take a M2.5 stainless cap head screw and nut with a dab of threadlock. Next time - if there is one - I'll get longer blades and cut down to suit.

[Jonathan Kay]

Neat.

Thanks

Jonathan