General Sedici Front and rear wipers

[Marshall 37]

I have been advised that I should replace my VERY NOISY front and rear wipers with Bosch wiper blades; I cannot find a supplier; can any member point me in the right direction; post code NG5 4JH

 

[weealan]

Hi
I fitted a set of these to my sedici last August and have no problems with them..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aero-Flat...t=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item43aafc57db

Alan

 

[varesecrazy]

I have been advised that I should replace my VERY NOISY front and rear wipers with Bosch wiper blades; I cannot find a supplier; can any member point me in the right direction; post code NG5 4JH

virtually anywhere..,
even Halfords if you must..!!

 

[Marshall 37]

Thanks, but nobody seems to stock Bosch REAR wiper blades for a Sedici.
I`ve tried all the other brands over the past couple of years - still very noisy; which is why I thought I`d try Bosch.

 

[varesecrazy]

Are you confident it's not a bent / mis-shapen arm that's exerting the wrong pressure on the blade / glass contact area,
that's my normal finding when the fronts don't work correctly.. apart from dirty screens / wipers of course,
Charlie

 

[dieselglider]

The arm should be holding the blade at a right-angle to the screen, this could be an issue if it only makes a noise in one direction, though not necessarily so.

Bosch don't seem to list a rear wiper to fit the Sedici, but I bought one of each of, this, and this. These are direct replacements, the first being the standard 10" puppy dog tail, as I call it, and the second being a 12" version, which sweeps a more useful area.

 

[Nello]

I've upgraded to Blade wipers - these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Aero-VU-Front-Flat-Beam-Windscreen-Wiper-Blades-26-13-Upgrade-Pair-Car-/290845186355?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AFiat%7CModel%3ASedici&hash=item43b7b95933 Vast improvement and only £7 the pair including postage.

I have changed my rear wiper several times but it always seems to miss the 11-12-1 area of the sweep? Any ideas?

 

[johntywyn]

I would not worry too much about the rear wiper. A clear front screen is essential, but the rear one is not so important.

 

[Nello]

Not essential john no but a bit annoying when you are 6ft+ as that area is needed when you look in the rear view mirror.

 

[johntywyn]

I recently got rid of a car because it was a saloon that did not have rear wash wipe. It was an absolute pain. One thing with the Sedici is that it has large wing mirrors which are a great help.

Rear wipers will last longer if they are used regularly; stops the rubbers getting hard. Probably a good idea in *hot* summers to use them daily to wash and wipe the screen.

 

[varesecrazy]

missing a patch of rear screen is probably due to a deformed wiper arm not exerting sufficient pressure to follow the curvature of the screen,

try gently bending the flexi part towards the screen,
Charlie