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I know this is an old thread, but I bought a set of the Audi replacement rubbers and looking to change them before we set off to the West Country this afternoon!
Any tips on how the old rubbers come out? I'm very good at applying force in the wrong direction and don't want to break the old ones if I can't get replacements today.... Cheers all Adrian
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===SOLD===2002 Audi S8 D2 Final Edition (yes, really) in Avus Silver with purple extended leather===SOLD=== 2011 S5 Sportback in Phantom Black with black Super Sports leather, 9x20s, tech pack high, adaptive xenon plus, intelligent key, memory seats pack, sunroof, B&O, Audi Drive Select & quattro Sports Diff, DAB, parking system plus 2015 VW Golf GTI Performance Pack in Carbon Grey with black Vienna leather, tech pack (Discovery Pro nav & Dynaudio), DCC, factory towbar and retrofit RVC |
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Adrian, I just had a look at my spare set and I think the only way is to use small pliers to slightly prise open the metal retaining lugs on the arm so that the blade and stiffeners slide out.
If you look carefully you'll see it's only retained at one end with the lugs fitting into recesses in the rubber. The stiffeners in turn have projections at that same end that lock them into the rubber. So "no tools" means "apart from small pliers".
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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Thanks Andrew
The driver's side one is definitely past its best and looks like it's going to be a wet driving weekend for me! I'll go grab mine off the car and see if it looks like I can do it without breaking anything lol A
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===SOLD===2002 Audi S8 D2 Final Edition (yes, really) in Avus Silver with purple extended leather===SOLD=== 2011 S5 Sportback in Phantom Black with black Super Sports leather, 9x20s, tech pack high, adaptive xenon plus, intelligent key, memory seats pack, sunroof, B&O, Audi Drive Select & quattro Sports Diff, DAB, parking system plus 2015 VW Golf GTI Performance Pack in Carbon Grey with black Vienna leather, tech pack (Discovery Pro nav & Dynaudio), DCC, factory towbar and retrofit RVC |
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Scratch that - just rang TPS and they have the whole blades on the shelf so I'm grabbing those instead! Will experiment on the old ones and keep them to one side for next time, assuming I can swap the rubbers
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===SOLD===2002 Audi S8 D2 Final Edition (yes, really) in Avus Silver with purple extended leather===SOLD=== 2011 S5 Sportback in Phantom Black with black Super Sports leather, 9x20s, tech pack high, adaptive xenon plus, intelligent key, memory seats pack, sunroof, B&O, Audi Drive Select & quattro Sports Diff, DAB, parking system plus 2015 VW Golf GTI Performance Pack in Carbon Grey with black Vienna leather, tech pack (Discovery Pro nav & Dynaudio), DCC, factory towbar and retrofit RVC |
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I've just got cheap aero-style blades on mine for everyday use, they work fine. Cheap as chips and replaced regularly.
Both are straight and IIRC it's 24" driver, 23" passenger. I keep the originals as backups or for "show", so they might go on at Goodwood on Sunday.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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I'm pretty sure this is the first time I'll have actually changed mine in 5 years! They've been OK, probably because the car is always garaged so escape the worst effects of the weather when the car isn't in use.
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===SOLD===2002 Audi S8 D2 Final Edition (yes, really) in Avus Silver with purple extended leather===SOLD=== 2011 S5 Sportback in Phantom Black with black Super Sports leather, 9x20s, tech pack high, adaptive xenon plus, intelligent key, memory seats pack, sunroof, B&O, Audi Drive Select & quattro Sports Diff, DAB, parking system plus 2015 VW Golf GTI Performance Pack in Carbon Grey with black Vienna leather, tech pack (Discovery Pro nav & Dynaudio), DCC, factory towbar and retrofit RVC |
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seeing this thread is back in action , just a quickie
I have what I presume is the correct set up , one straight , one curved [ my wife insists the correct description is one plain , one purl ] branded bosch condition looks good , but they are really noisy ! is that normal ? or is it a function of age [ car wasn't used for 3 years , sat in the barn under a dust cover ] |
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Mine were exactly the same - no signs of cracking etc but driver's side was noisy at the top end of the sweep. I'd also noticed the wipers seemed a bit slower than they should.
New blades fitted for last weekend's road trip and not only has the annoying judder gone (which only happened in rain heavy enough to require the wipers on all the time, but not quite enough to wet the screen constantly) and they are sweeping much faster too. I presume the old rubbers had deteriorated to the point they were putting more drag on the screen, hence the judder and slowness. I just checked my receipt and TPS gave me 28% discount on the replacement blades! Came in at just under £26 for the pair (the recommendation is to buy the individual blades rather than the set, as they're made by different companies) The part numbers are: Drivers: 4b0955425 RRP £19.36 Passenger: 4a0955425b RRP £16.32
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===SOLD===2002 Audi S8 D2 Final Edition (yes, really) in Avus Silver with purple extended leather===SOLD=== 2011 S5 Sportback in Phantom Black with black Super Sports leather, 9x20s, tech pack high, adaptive xenon plus, intelligent key, memory seats pack, sunroof, B&O, Audi Drive Select & quattro Sports Diff, DAB, parking system plus 2015 VW Golf GTI Performance Pack in Carbon Grey with black Vienna leather, tech pack (Discovery Pro nav & Dynaudio), DCC, factory towbar and retrofit RVC |
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Had a dilema with which wipers to buy for my d3
Finally went to audi 54£ for a set and they are brilliant Few quid more will not bunkrupt me and its well worth it |
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