Are the front wipers easy to change and what size etc do I need? Can't find my handbook?

Any type I should get. Mine have a slit in the drivers side one, most annoying getting a line everytime.

Thanks

Buy them at Fiat dealer & look confused & ask nicely if one of the techs could fit them for you as you know nothing about cars... Remember to wear tattered clothes,unbrushed hair so you look poor

they are easy 2 fit chick i did mine the other week they are a odd shape is they are curved i got mine from halfords

T14086 said:

....unbrushed hair so you look poor

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Ah so thats why people always think im rich, i brush my hair!

On a serious note, just buy em from halfords they're in the chart, and they're simple to fit, if i can do it anyone can

Found Handbook, not in there!

So Halfords chart it is tomorrow.

Personally I would only fit original wiper blades,aftermarket ones often have a mark up value of 400%....basically meaning they are cheap & of lower quality,then again I dont own a hairbrush

Personally I would only fit original wiper blades,aftermarket ones often have a mark up value of 400%....basically meaning they are cheap & of lower quality

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Not sure if you get them in the UK, but I fit something called DuraBlades. It's a generic wiper blade made from silicone that fits any car. It comes with a lifetime gaurantee to never tear or perish. (Yeah, I know, I sound like a commercial.)
I found these blades work 10 times better than the factory fitted ones... and they're cheap (about 6 pounds a pair).
My point is that original wiper blades aren't always better

EDIT: Link to Durablades

Whatever you do, be very careful and don't let the wiper arm spring back against the windscreen. Trust me, it will crack the glass

Regards,

A.T.T.

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Whatever you do, be very careful and don't let the wiper arm spring back against the windscreen. Trust me, it will crack the glass

Regards,

A.T.T.

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I don't even want to know how you know that
BTW Welcome :wave:

SLOVAC said:

I don't even want to know how you know that
BTW Welcome :wave:

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Cheers SLOVAC!

I had erm, an "accident" at the weekend where the arm sprung back on the windscreen. Luckily, we have free windscreen cover.

So be careful when changing wipers

Note from a halfrauds employee & Stilo owner: the Stilo blades from FIAT have a curve to them (passenger side I think) whereas the halfrauds ones and the Bosch one's don't; it's best to get the original ones.

And as for the markup on our stuff? (Trade secret i suppose, oops! ) Our 18" blade is £8.99, my best mate left us and works for the UK Parts Alliance now; he can get them (at trade) for 99p+VAT!!!!

Looks like T14086's guess of 400% markup was slightly out... it's more like 900%!!

Hence the name halFRAUDS i suppose, but the markup on some of our stuff drops right down. TomTom's and roofboxes have about a 20% margin, tools is low too, so I suppose you win some and you lose some. Plus theft is a major problem in our company so I suppose HO rise the prices to pay for that . . . (not that I'm making excuses, I think our prices are too high).

Please note: The views expressed by me on this forum are no reflection of those expressed by Halfords ltd or any of its associations

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Looks like T14086's guess of 400% markup was slightly out... it's more like 900%!!

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900% wow! We used to buy them in at 99p & sell for £3.99......at least we had the decency to wear a mask!!!

do fiat supply wipers with blades/spoilers on?

it pisses me off that they have never worked properly above 75mph

ebay have bosch blades for stilo at 12.99 including postage