mk4 rear wiper upgrade

[NickyJam]

squeeking is usually caused by the nut being on too tight.

i got the Polo wiper on mine, found that it gives a much cleaner swipe than the facelift which never cleaned well on top and bottom edge of the blade

i didn't need to trim the cap at all on mine and no probs whatsoever check my car thread link in my siggie, got pics of both

 

[ScottHmk4]

mine squeaks like hell, will try loosen bolt to see if it helps, i no longer get an even clean either, the blade skips over a part of the window, mega buggin, never used to do it

 

[jcskinny]

Cheers guys, i'll try loosening the nut in a bit.

Been looking at the aero blades on ebay tho,

pretty cheap might be worth a punt

 

[NickyJam]

might as well buy new...~£15 iirc from VW

just ask them for new Polo rear wiper (arm blade and cap)...if he don't know what you're on about point at one in the forecourt

 

[richardcupra]

Fitted the Polo one to mine and I did need to trim the cap but it wipes a hell of a lot better than the standard one too

 

[markthommo_84]

polo wiper is one of the best simple upgrades you can do imo. mine was 17 quid. looks smart, wipes perfect every time.

 

[RachIbiza]

excuse me for resurrecting this thread but i just need a bit more info than what i read on this thread so far! if i wanna get the polo wiper for mine do you need to ask for any specific year of polo etc? and do you just need the arm and the blade or do i need to get anything to convert it to fit the ibiza? or will i just possibly need to trim it to fit like some of you said. thanks

 

[st10587]

you will need,

CAP 6Q6 955 435B
ARM 6Q6 955 707C
WIPER 6Q6 955 425C

comes to around £20 iirc

 

[RachIbiza]

ooh part numbers and everything! thanks lots, gonna order that today

 

[IAH-FR]

i have an '06 FR, was wondering would the polo wiper be a direct fit or need to be trimmed? thanks

 

[st10587]

ooh part numbers and everything! thanks lots, gonna order that today

only the best from me haha

i have an '06 FR, was wondering would the polo wiper be a direct fit or need to be trimmed? thanks

the arm and blade will be a direct fit and it seems to be vehicle dependant if the cap needs trimming or not but the cap normally needs about 6mm taking off the bottom (can be done with a small hack saw).

 

[IAH-FR]

riteo, sounds pretty straight forward then! thanks

 

[st10587]

it seriously easy the hardest bit on mine was getting the only wiper arm off!

 

[IAH-FR]

lovin the car btw, ive got it in the black magic too! cant make out frm the pic, but do u have a splitter on it?

 

[st10587]

thanks dude you should have a flick through my readers ride thread (link in my siggy). yeh i have a lcr splitter and a few other bits and pieces

 

[RachIbiza]

ok i need to pick your brains a bit more! i ordered the cap and arm from VW but they dont recognise the wiper part number, he said it could be a seat part number coz it could be the polo cap and arm, but the wiper blade has to come from seat i dont wanna ring seat and tell them the wiper blade part number you gave me and it turns out it is VW haha so does anyone know?

 

[st10587]

ok i need to pick your brains a bit more! i ordered the cap and arm from VW but they dont recognise the wiper part number, he said it could be a seat part number coz it could be the polo cap and arm, but the wiper blade has to come from seat i dont wanna ring seat and tell them the wiper blade part number you gave me and it turns out it is VW haha so does anyone know?

ok sorry thoses numbers were just the ones off the first page of this thread!!

just hunted down my invoice from when i ordered mine and the number for the blade that i have is 6Q6955425A and price when i bought it was £5.03+ VAT. hope that helps

 

[st10587]

here are the part numbers i ordered when i bought mine

6Q6 955 425A = WIPER BLADE £5.03 + VAT
6Q6 955 707C = WIPER ARM £13.67 + VAT
6Q6 955 435D = WIPER ARM CAP £1.69 + VAT

the prices may have changed as it was aug 08 when i bought mine haha

 

[MadFaz]

yep those part numbers were wrong, but the dealership near me recognised it and got me the right parts, cost £25 now

will get it fitted later on tonight

 

[st10587]

well the right ones are up now!