wiper

Anonymous · December 12, 2005, 08:37

anyone know what wiper from halfrauds is for the passenger side of the 2? tried to get one yesterday but the one the guy tried to give me didnt show the 2 as compatible on the list of cars on the back?

Slacey · December 12, 2005, 09:21

Just buy new rubber wiper sections from the dealer. They only cost a few quid and are easy to fit - no need for a whole new wiper arm then.

Anonymous · December 12, 2005, 09:39

good thinking , think they will have any for me just to walk in and buy or need to order?

philster_d · December 12, 2005, 13:18

the loose blades are about £7 the bosch fully assembled replacement with spoiler is about 12.99 and about 9.99 without the spoiler.

I got some the other day.

The MRS is in their book under Toyota - MR2 - 2000 onwards Cabriolet or something.

darrenjuggins · December 12, 2005, 13:44

Hi,

I just go stright to the dealer (yes should be in stock), who are good enough to fit them for me.

As said, cost a few pounds, but work a treat... I've never really managed on other cars to get aftermarket ones to work as good as the originals.

Anyway, hope you get sorted

Cheers

Darren J

Tem · December 12, 2005, 15:16

Quote from: "darrenjuggins"I've never really managed on other cars to get aftermarket ones to work as good as the originals.

The good old basic ones never do, but these new ones which are basically a blade and a tension spring are great. Got a pair for my Mk1 and I think I'll change into these for Mk3 as well s8)

s8)

Anonymous · December 12, 2005, 18:25

My posh £30-£40 genuine Toyota wipers that I had fitted were never any good,I replaced them with the Halford inserts at £7 and they are 100% better (I can actually see when the screen gets wet now)

Anonymous · December 12, 2005, 18:45

Bought mine from Halfords last week
Drivers side is Bosch 20S
Passenger Bosch 19

philster_d · December 12, 2005, 19:31

yeah I got those.

And for the money they are easy and hassle free.

Clip them in hard and off you go.

Anonymous · December 13, 2005, 08:32

well i def aint gona pay toyota £30 for one, you think i can just get the rubber and fit myself, or easier to just head to halfrauds?

Tem · December 13, 2005, 09:20

Quote from: "reddi"well i def aint gona pay toyota £30 for one, you think i can just get the rubber and fit myself, or easier to just head to halfrauds?

It's very easy to fit yourself, shouldn't take more than a minute s8)

s8)

Anonymous · December 13, 2005, 12:30

I always buy the Bosch wipers. They are pretty good for the price and dead easy to fit. You just unclip the old spoiler(!?) and clip in the new one.

They are better than stock but not as quiet.

Tem · December 13, 2005, 12:57

Quote from: "Emmanuel"I always buy the Bosch wipers. They are pretty good for the price and dead easy to fit. You just unclip the old spoiler(!?) and clip in the new one.

They are better than stock but not as quiet.

Define better? s:? :? s:? I hate noisy wipers. Also the Bosch ones don't seem to last even half of what the originals do.

I recently bought a set of the "new style" wipers for my Mk1 and they are pretty great. I mean the ones that are basically just the rubber without any frame (there's some sort of tension spring inside the rubber). I think I'll be getting these for the Mk3 too, when I need a new set.

markiii · December 13, 2005, 13:36

got a link to thse tem?

Anonymous · December 14, 2005, 07:55

Quote from: "Tem"Define better? s:? :? s:? I hate noisy wipers. Also the Bosch ones don't seem to last even half of what the originals do.

They clean the windscreen better. The stock I had were leaving lines of water all over even when new!

Regarding their lifespan, I change them every year regardless if they are stock or aftermarket. I've noticed that the rubber gets hard after a year (might have something to do with cold/warm/cold temperatures).

Tem · December 14, 2005, 08:15

Quote from: "markiii"got a link to thse tem?[/quoe]

Not really, just got them from a local parts store. But they were Valeo and this seems like their website:
m http://www.valeo.com/automotive-supplier/Jahia/ m

Quote from: "Emmanuel"The stock I had were leaving lines of water all over even when new!

Regarding their lifespan, I change them every year regardless if they are stock or aftermarket. I've noticed that the rubber gets hard after a year (might have something to do with cold/warm/cold temperatures).

Maybe the stock ones were faulty then? s:? :? s:? The aftermarket ones do last about a year, I've noticed the same. The Toyota ones are good for 3-5 years, unless you force them off the glass when they are frozen or something like that, physically breaking them (even tiny fractions, which you can't really see).