Wiper Blades AERO

kevybz3 · Post by **kevybz3** » Mon 15 Nov, 2010 22:27

Bought these off ebay, bargain I thought, look good too

Item Number 250550153121 £8

Car now goes faster

wonderloaf · Post by **wonderloaf** » Mon 15 Nov, 2010 22:39

But are they any good? I've been looking for ages for a pair that won't judder or squeak, so far no joy...the search goes on! Would be interested to know how they perform.

kevybz3 · Post by **kevybz3** » Mon 15 Nov, 2010 22:45

not sure, only give them a squirt in the garage

g8jka · Post by **g8jka** » Mon 15 Nov, 2010 23:28

I have these fitted to mine and think they are a great improvement. They look a lot more modern and don't get any juddering or funny noises.

But I have been through a few sets over the years, they seem to break easily but for the price they are a good mod

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Mon 15 Nov, 2010 23:33

You might find this thread useful (there are not many Z3 parts that have not been tried before on here

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopi ... aero+wiper

Jamezee · Post by **Jamezee** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 00:38

Might try some when my current ones are knackered. I ve got some bosch ones fitted at the moment and the passenger side blade does not connect with the edge of the screen when 'parked'
I like to keep an open mind..new products..onwards and upwards and all that ......or should I say side to side

wonderloaf · Post by **wonderloaf** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 07:07

I fitted some 'normal' non-aero Bosch blades when I first got the car a couple of months ago...they were whisper quite for the first few weeks then started the juddering again

Actually I've also just fitted a pair of Valeo aero style wipers, and although a great improvement over the Bosch still judder now and then. At the same time I also fitted a cheaper pair of aero blades the the OH's Civic and they don't make any noise at all and clear the screen very efficiently...she's well chuffed with them!

I did notice that the cheaper blades had more of a curve on them and seemed to be 'softer' then the Valeo's, maybe that made the difference? They look nicer to so I'll probably try them next time.

Frank.A · Post by **Frank.A** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 08:05

Our Passat came with Aero blades fitted from new.They are such an improvement on other blades that I have fitted them on our other cars including the Z3.

stephenm1 · Post by **stephenm1** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 08:23

Put some on mine on the weekend and the wifes Mini cooper , I think there are good . I have a vw crafter van that came with them on fron new and was well impressed so put them on our cars.
Steve

ZedMatt · Post by **ZedMatt** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 15:03

I've had retrofit aero blades on my Polo and they don't quite look as good as proper aero wipers with the correct arms. Do we know if there are any aero arms that are a direct replacement for the Z?

Zteve · Post by **Zteve** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 15:28

This was the first job I done on my Z3, I have more wet days than dry and find them much better than anything I have used before...

Only bought them due to the price..

bonus...

Mad Max · Post by **Mad Max** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 18:02

I've got Bosch aero blades on my M3 and they are very good. I've been talking to the guys at www.wiperblades.co.uk but there's no Bosch aero ones listed for the Z3 and they're not sold seperatley.

I'm gonna try a set of the Valeo ones, see what they're like.

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 18:09

I don't know what mine are like as I've never driven it in the rain

gareth40 · Post by **gareth40** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 18:23

Just ebayed a set for myself hopefully be able to see out better now !

simiewimie · Post by **simiewimie** » Tue 16 Nov, 2010 22:09

It's such a relief to read the posts up on this site.
All of the (to be fair) few things that had been bugging me about my Z seem to be common issues, that are nothing major to be worried about, and easily solved. The noisy/annoying windscreen wipers being one of them.
Went for a set of these myself this morning, and by all accounts should arrive tomorrow.
Will post up my findings here, for those who are interested.

S

philjwb · Post by **philjwb** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 13:13

I got a pair of these ebay aero wipers a few months ago

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0368833677

They seemed ok at first but soon started to squeek anoyingly. I tried oiling and checking for any play in the arms but noticed the only play was in the cheap plastic mounting bracket of the new blades. I read a few online reviews which all concluded to use either Bosch or Valeo blades. Bosch aero blades seemd overpriced but I got some Valeo R51 Valeo Compact Revolution Retrofit Flat Wiper Blades from www.wiperblades.co.uk for £18 inc delivery. These have been much better and no longer cause any noise.

Interestingly I was able to put the ebay ones on my girlfriends Polo on which they seem to work just fine. I think the Z3 is more suscetable to slack in the blade mounting.

Phil

SpaceMonkey · Post by **SpaceMonkey** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 13:24

I got two Goodyear ones out of Costco last night for the wench's car as her blades were actually falling off the car. Popped them on this morning as the bike warmed up & they work a treat.
Only £6ish each too. Well worth grabbing.

Does anyone know the sizes the Z3 uses? I'll grab some for that whilst they are in stock.

stephenm1 · Post by **stephenm1** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 13:47

20" Both Sides Me Thinks

SpaceMonkey · Post by **SpaceMonkey** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 14:29

stephenm1 wrote:20" Both Sides Me Thinks

Thanks my man

mjt · Post by **mjt** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 15:37

How the hell are you supposed to get the wipers off?
The bonnet is in the way of the passenger blade (LHD).
I can slide it off the hook but there's no way there's enough space to actually remove the blade off the arm

/noob

kevybz3 · Post by **kevybz3** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 15:43

I thought the same, open the bonnet first

Frank.A · Post by **Frank.A** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 15:45

mjt wrote:How the hell are you supposed to get the wipers off?
The bonnet is in the way of the passenger blade (LHD).
I can slide it off the hook but there's no way there's enough space to actually remove the blade off the arm

/noob

Ignition on,wipers on.

Stop the wipers in the vertical position by switching the igniton off,not the wiper switch.

mjt · Post by **mjt** » Wed 17 Nov, 2010 15:48

kevybz3 wrote:I thought the same, open the bonnet first

Aye, there's still not enough space

Frank.A wrote:Ignition on,wipers on.

Stop the wipers in the vertical position by switching the igniton off,not the wiper switch.

Genius, cheers

It's a stupid system though!

simiewimie · Post by **simiewimie** » Sun 21 Nov, 2010 20:03

Been away since Thursday, but got back tonight and the wiper blades were sat on the doorstep, along with some other parcels... must remember to thank the stamen for leaving them there since Friday morning!

Anyway. Fitted them, turned them on and NO squeak!!
Obviously they have not yet been used in anger. But so far far things are looking and sounding good. And for under £8, well, you can't complain.

mjt · Post by **mjt** » Mon 22 Nov, 2010 20:52

Turns out it says in the manual you have to put them into the vertical position..

Who'd have thought you'd have to RTFM to change the wiper blades

On another note, I've properly scuffed the wiper arms now and they look like crap with the silver metal coming underneath the paint

Vic-Z3 · Post by **Vic-Z3** » Tue 23 Nov, 2010 12:19

c_w Wrote:

I've bought loads of these off the seller "aceparts" on ebay for all my cars. Look loads neater on the car and seem to perform really well; I fitted them to my girlfriend's Clio and they we so good she actually commented on them when she got home after driving from work in heavy rain!!

I am going to blame you if these are crap they cost me the earth .....

c_w · Post by **c_w** » Tue 23 Nov, 2010 13:55

The quote's not valid if it's from another thread hah

Vic-Z3 · Post by **Vic-Z3** » Tue 23 Nov, 2010 21:26

Oh that old chesnut ................

67Mustang · Post by **67Mustang** » Thu 23 Dec, 2010 14:14

I got some new wiper blades delivered today but can't figure out how you actually remove the old wiper blades (and I don't have the manual with me)? As I'm in Scotland with constant sub-zero temepratures for the last few weeks, the combination of grit and salt from the road not being wiped away properly by the crappy old blades (assuming the washer fluid hasn't frozen as well!) makes driving hazardous, so I'm keen to sort it out before the journey home tonight.

I've searched the forum and found all the advice about moving the wipers to the vertical position and pulling them away from the windscreen (remembering to put them back again before turning on the ignition!), but there doesn't seem to be anything on here about actually removing the blades.

I'm clearly being really thick here and you'd think it would be straighforward, but the typical bloke's approach of trying to use brute force is just going to break something.

Where am I going wrong?

Frank.A · Post by **Frank.A** » Thu 23 Dec, 2010 14:44

This video might help.It's not specifically Z3 or Aero blades but gives you the general idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9l3KoyROHc