Options for changing front windscreen wipers?

s_purs

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #1

Hey guys,

I bought a black Cupra 20V T a couple of weeks ago and am making small and cheap changes to it just to bring the best out of it.

So far I have painted the calipers, replaced the cracked front grills, am going to get the alloys repaired (can't afford for my insurance to go up if I changed them), and changed the rear wiper for the Fabia one.

This brings me onto the thing I want advice on. I love the Fabia wiper, it was cheap to do as well as looking much nicer and working much better than the standard Leon wiper. Are there any options like this to change the front wipers? I had a quick look on here a couple of weeks back and couldn't find anything. I would want some that's about £60 max for the total of the 2 wipers, ones that work as good as the Fabia one and if possible ones that have the same styling as the Fabia one.

Anybody got any ideas?

Also any other cheap changes I can do to the car that won't effect the insurance is welcomed.

Cheers

 

D_O_U_G_I_E

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #2

If you want to change them for something more effective, but staying cheap, you can simply swap the blades with some Bosch Aeroblades (about £25 a set from GSF). They fit straight on to the standard arms, so no messing around. Failing that, its whole new arms and I 'think' that'll be more than you £60 budget...

 

s_purs

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #3

Yeah I am more worried about the look of them.
I meant I just didn't want to change them for something that looks great but works worse.
Hopefully looking for something similar to the Fabia rear, which was a cheap change and looks miles better

 

TomJackUK

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #4

Same situation here (kind of). I am getting a set of the Bosch Aeroblades - think they look a lot better than the standard wipers, and they are apparantly very effective.

 

D_O_U_G_I_E

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #5

Fair enough. I think, from reading threads on here, the later Mk4 Golf arms with the Aeroblades are a direct fit. Try using the search function - you'll defiantly find something about it!

 

s_purs

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #6

I did do a search but most wiper searches clear up with the rear wiper leaking problem and other problems. Will have a search for golf changes, cheers

 

D_O_U_G_I_E

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• Mar 25, 2011

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TomJackUK said:

Same situation here (kind of). I am getting a set of the Bosch Aeroblades - think they look a lot better than the standard wipers, and they are apparantly very effective.

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Yeah, they're defiantly LOADS better, but they don't look very flash!

 

s_purs

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #8

Trying to find a good picture of golf mk4 aero wipers on a Leon. Found pictures of the kit but want to see them on a car!

 

wayne lcr

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #9

in my readers ride thread i got mk4 golf areos on

 

s_purs

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #10

Cheers wayne

Found 2 images of the bosche ones and the golf ones:

Definitely got to be the Aero ones out of those two images, but still not 100% sold, doesnt look as good as the Fabia wiper does on the back.

Anybody else got any ideas for different wipers?

Cheers

 

cupra_mike

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #11

id just get a set of aero blades. then work miles better and make no noise.

 

LEE69

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #12

s_purs said:

but still not 100% sold

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Maybe this will make you 100% sold

Standard wiper arm with "hook" aeros

Golf aero wipers

 

s_purs

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #13

Hmm, I really don't like the look of them though! Is there a cover you can get for them to make them look nice? =\

 

LEE69

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #14

Cover for the standards?
Never heard of one

 

s_purs

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• Mar 25, 2011

• #15

Hmm, I will have a think about it then. When my wipers start getting streaky (are actually cleaning quite well at the moment) then I will replace them.

Thanks for the advice.

If anybody has any other ideas for types of wipers that will for please let me know.

Cheers

 

KatCowie

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• Mar 26, 2011

• #16

I got Aero blades direct from SEAT for mine, I just asked for AERO CONVERSION. They basically look like Golf Aero's but no need to cut down the passenger side one which many you have to do.

 

s_purs

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• Mar 27, 2011

• #17

How similar do they look like them? Do you have a pic? Would be great to see.

Am really tempted to get a set of the aeros after a day of thinking.
Also how much do they cost? Do you just need the blades replacing or the whole arm? Cheers

 

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Mart

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• Mar 27, 2011

• #18

I got a set of the Bosch Aeroblades recently and they are so good I had to clean the inside of the windscreen to match the outside!

 

dtmwelburn

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• Mar 27, 2011

• #19

I got a set of aeroblades off the bay for less than a tenner and they look great and work far much better then the standard set,

Dan

 

KatCowie

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #20

s_purs said:

How similar do they look like them? Do you have a pic? Would be great to see.

Am really tempted to get a set of the aeros after a day of thinking.
Also how much do they cost? Do you just need the blades replacing or the whole arm? Cheers

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Iv never had golf aeros so haven't seen them in person. I don;t know how much they cost exactly as I got them at trade price through by brother, but they weren't expensive. It's just replacement blades

Heres a couple pics but not great.