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D2 Wipers Questions
Just bought some new Bosch wipers (I really can’t bring myself to pay 0ver £60 for genuine wiper blades) and have a couple of questions:
1) Should the spoiler be below the wiper blade or above it? I thought the former, but the fitting won’t allow that. 2) Can you still buy just the wiper rubbers to fit to genuine blades? Thanks folks
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). |
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According to Audi's website, you can get them supplied and fitted for £45 and have a coffee/nose around whilst you wait.
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2008 (facelift) S8 with B&O, ACC, glass sunroof, reversing camera, front and rear heated seats, ceramic brakes, homelink, electric side and rear blinds, ski load through, heated fan washer jets, remote boot closing, de-flapped manifold, fridge, umbrella holder |
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I'm pretty sure the spoiler goes to the bottom.
And I believe this is the part number for the rubber blade refills: 895 955 429 A I would recommend switching to Bosch Aerotwin wipers though Jim. I've tried genuine Audi blades (complete with the curved passenger blade) and various after-market blades. I've even bought and replaced just the rubber refills once or twice too. But even with genuine blades, I have found that after just a month or two of use they're chattering/juddering or smearing. I switched to Bosch Aerotwin blades at the beginning of the winter and they're still wiping like new now. They also look a lot better than the original blades because they have a lower profile. They don't quite reach the far corner of the passenger side of the windscreen (maybe an inch or two) because of their inability to completely conform to the window's curvature, but I can live with that.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust Last edited by moltuae; 17th April 2019 at 03:16 PM. |
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Not sure why they should cost £60: my wiper blades were just replaced on Monday by KwikFit as part of the MOT there (along with a replacement headlamp bulb) and their total bill, incl test fee, was £55
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It’s the genuine Audi ones that are expensive
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). |
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Aha! Mine are Bosch, which is fine for me....
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Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P- (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful. (4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting. |
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I’ve never got on with aero blades, but the genuine Audi ones lasted ages. Funny old world!
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). |
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You just cut refills to size but I think Audi stopped selling refills some time ago.
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Probably been a year or two since bought refills but I got them from TPS (via a garage owner friend). TPS had them in stock (at the time). They still seem to be readily available from a few Ebay sellers, such as this German seller: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-V...A/173097020216 Maybe my bad experience of Audi blades is due to a worn wiper linkage. I did have another problem with regular blades in that they would hit the edge of the windscreen (mainly on full speed in heavy rain), no matter how I adjusted them. With the Aero blades, I've been able to adjust the wiper arms so that the rest position is lower, which I find more aesthetically pleasing too.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust Last edited by moltuae; 17th April 2019 at 07:27 PM. |
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I bought a job lot of Aldi wiper blades a while back, (Made in Germany) shortly after I bought the car, think they were £4.99 per set. I have only used 3 sets in the 8 years I have had the car..have one set left...a bargain I think
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