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Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1490
Reg: 07-2005
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Looked around to see if anyone knew whether these fitted Soarers - no such luck and theyre not listed in the Bosch catalog
I bit the bullet and bought a pair and not only do they fit perfectly but they look so much better than the factory wipers 
Model number you need is BBA530, you should be able to get them from Supercrap and places like that
Theyre not cheap compared to replacement standard wiper blades, around $50 a pair but are supposed to be the ducks nuts
It will be raining the rest of the week so guess i will find out... |
Ben Daniel
Goo Roo
WA
UZZ31 & JZA80
Posts: 2096
Reg: 03-2006
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It beg's the question tho phil, how good can wipers get in the sense how can they do the job better than other's when you factor in cost.
I went from using your generic rubber wiper blades at $15 a pair to Silicone one's for $35 a pair cause my mate said they were better and honestly... I can't tell how they are better. They both did their job perfectly. |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1491
Reg: 07-2005
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On both my cars the black paint is fading on the wipers, ive always thought they look bulky and ugly and on one the wipers were crap anyway even with replacement blades
The Bosch ones replace the whole wiper part from the arm up not just the blades which is why they cost more plus they last longer (apparently) |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1492
Reg: 07-2005
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edit - better pic
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Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT) / 97 JZA80 (TT)
Posts: 2857
Reg: 07-2005
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Good find Phil. I'll keep this thread in mind when it's time to change my wipers due to rust/paint flake/etc. |
Dave Cazes
DieHard
SA
tt
Posts: 547
Reg: 08-2007
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Ben Daniel wrote on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 11:07 pm:It beg's the question tho phil, how good can wipers get in the sense how can they do the job better than other's when you factor in cost.
I went from using your generic rubber wiper blades at $15 a pair to Silicone one's for $35 a pair cause my mate said they were better and honestly... I can't tell how they are better. They both did their job perfectly. :-)
I only use the silicone "vivid" wipers from trico now.
We are a trico agent and I tried all of their products and felt quite ripped off with some of the wiper refills.
Almost all of them (even their premium metal and teflon versions) made noise on the back stroke, and the teflon ones juddered on the screen.
The teflon only lasted about 1 month before they left streak marks everywhere.
I now uuse the vivids and they are the best viper Ive ever used, I left them on my car for 6 months in the weather while I was rebuilding it, and they still work perfectly, streak free and the most silent wipe ever.
This goes against everything trico say though, but try it for your self. |
Adam Peterson
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Supercharged & Intercooled V8
Posts: 2466
Reg: 04-2006
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Last year in Europe we used a washer fluid called 'Anti Pluie' or something like that. Its a water repellent that made the water literally bead off the glass.
Does anyone know where i can find that ? |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 4492
Reg: 07-2005
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Rain-X |
Anika Le
TryHard
SA
TT 1JZ-GTE
Posts: 231
Reg: 01-2009
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David Vaughan wrote on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 02:13 pm:Rain-X
Yeah I was just about to say that as well. Works a treat  |
Mike Bradberry
Goo Roo
Queensland
V8 UnLimited
Posts: 1433
Reg: 07-2005
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There's also a product for those that don't want to have to think too much about what they buy and it's called 'Brainex'.
Then I suppose you could get wipers made from snakeskin. They are called 'windsceen vipers'. |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 4493
Reg: 07-2005
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You mean the Viper? He who comes to vipe your vindows? |
Kristian Sibum
TryHard
WA
JZZ31 N/A 3.0
Posts: 200
Reg: 02-2009
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Jaa! Is goed vipers ja? |
Adam Peterson
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Supercharged & Intercooled V8
Posts: 2468
Reg: 04-2006
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too much try hard attempts at Dutch and German. |
Ali Saeed
DieHard
WA
V8 Limited
Posts: 717
Reg: 09-2007
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vasssappppp my name is brunnooo!
ive been using some refils from coventarys, they work fine without streaks or any noise at all. quite like them |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 4494
Reg: 07-2005
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My German will do for my purposes. I was referring to a primary school joke that is sooo old that perhaps only Mike can remember it. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 4486
Reg: 10-2005
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Beats trying to paint my old ones I guess. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
540i E34 V8
Posts: 3578
Reg: 11-2005
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They look good. |
Nathan Machin
Tinkerer
QLD
Soarer 3.0L non Turbo
Posts: 75
Reg: 06-2009
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Phil they look pretty good and also a good replacement price. I will be buying a set for mine when i need them.
Cheers bud |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1496
Reg: 07-2005
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Im pretty happy with them so far, they are completely silent unlike the factory ones and work well |
Mike Dobkin
TryHard
Essex
Soarer TT
Posts: 189
Reg: 10-2008
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Phil, I have been using these for about a year now and while they are very good at low speed I find they start to lift at anything over 80mph - have you found this? |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 4496
Reg: 07-2005
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That might turn me off them. Did you really mean 130 km/h, or 80 km/h? |
Mike Dobkin
TryHard
Essex
Soarer TT
Posts: 190
Reg: 10-2008
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I'm in the UK so I guess 130kph in your part of the world
The old style wipers had a directional spoiler fitted to them, but these do not. I find that fast (and wet) motorway use is a nightmare as they lift badly leaving large unswept areas on the screen.
*edit* actually they might not be Bosch, but another make of silicone wiper. Have the Bosch ones got a spoiler? |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 4498
Reg: 07-2005
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Hard to tell from the photo above. Anyone got a better one? |
Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 1040
Reg: 10-2005
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The factory wipers are silent provided the arms are in good condition.
Just out of interest Trico OEM manufacture of wiper arms for a number of car manufactures including toyota recommend replacing the wiper arms every 12 to 18 months and the rubbers every 6 to 12 months.
I have always found the arms are stuffed when the rubbers need replacing and I don't ever both buying refils I just replace the arms.
The reason the arms wear out is they develop additional movement and the blade is no longer held perpendicular to the glass and drags across the glass. This leaves streaks and can make noise if they are well beyond stuffed
IMO there is no real solution other than to replace the arms regularly. |
Mike Dobkin
TryHard
Essex
Soarer TT
Posts: 191
Reg: 10-2008
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The arms?? Surely you mean the frames. My car's wiper arms are the original 1994 items and still going strong, although I repainted them last year.
http://www.tricoproducts.com/common/images/Trico/ezlit/WiperArms.jpg
The silicone wiper blades are designed to leave a microscopic coating on the screen to repel water - sometimes I don't even have to switch the wipers on as the rain just runs off (similar effect to RainX) |
Mike Dobkin
TryHard
Essex
Soarer TT
Posts: 192
Reg: 10-2008
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Found this drawing on the Bosch site - looks like they do have a directional spoiler so mine must be a competitor's
http://www.boschautoparts.co.uk/images/product/pcWipe/pcWipe_ex.jpg |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1498
Reg: 07-2005
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Yes the top part of them is shaped like a small spoiler. Not all of the factory Soarer ones had the spoiler bit on them either (One of my cars did, the other two didnt)
As far as high-speed use goes, i'll probably find out this week... |
Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 1041
Reg: 10-2005
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Sorry Mike, I just noted that they are technically referred to as blades.
Yes what is technically referred to as arms normally last 20 plus years but the blades need to be replaced regularly not just the blade refills. |
Peter Burrett
DieHard
ACT
'97 2.5 VVTi ST, '04 IS200, '94 3 ltr Soarer
Posts: 622
Reg: 07-2005
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....for the skinflints, spray painting them (after removal and disassembly) gave me great results on 2 of our Soarers.....pick the paint carefully, it needs to have good "body".....I used Krylon and got an as new look. |
Kristian Sibum
TryHard
WA
JZZ31 N/A 3.0
Posts: 237
Reg: 02-2009
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Adam Peterson wrote on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 06:22 pm:
Lol, my parents are Dutch, and I can speak it a bit lol, so wasn't really trying. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 4658
Reg: 10-2005
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Well I just put a full set of the Aero's on, they were on special at Supercheap for $25 each, so only $75 Kiwi all up (about $60AUD) so I couldn't resist.
After driving to Auckland and back 3 times this week (720km all up) in all kinds of weather, I can confirm they are very good, they look a lot nicer than the old ones, and during the brief times I got up to "80mph" while overtaking they did not seem to lift at all. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 4544
Reg: 09-2005
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I might have to pick up some myself.
I just got back from almost 1800kms of driving over the last week on highways in high winds and rain. The wipers barely touched the glass thanks to the wind! |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 4691
Reg: 10-2005
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Still very happy with mine, but then we have had nearly two weeks of nice weather so they haven't had much use. Yes, sometimes it doesn't rain in NZ! Its been bloody nice having a clean car for nearly two weeks too!
I love the way they have made the car look a bit more up to date too. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
4.0GT UZZ30
Posts: 3691
Reg: 11-2005
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I must get some! |
Chris Ryan
TryHard
NT
UZZ30
Posts: 214
Reg: 09-2005
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Installed some of these today, and they look and perform heaps better than my standard ones (haven't tested them at high speed yet though).
All ready for the wet season in good ol' Darwin town now.
Thanks for the info Phil. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 4708
Reg: 10-2005
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Well I can confirm they don't lift at up to 160, but it was a sunny morning so I wasn't using them, just kept an eye on them to see if they moved at all, and they didn't. |
Ken Yo
TryHard
Victoria
V8 SC400
Posts: 113
Reg: 08-2009
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I was going to go twin blades, but the guy at Repco say that dirt gets in between the blades and can scratch your window. |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo
WA
V8 Limited
Posts: 1078
Reg: 09-2007
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lol i dont know if they are on the dot about this issue or not, but most people repco and supercheap employees know jack ••••• |
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged 
Posts: 1375
Reg: 08-2005
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yeah one tried telling me a heat shield was a head gasket lol |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 4711
Reg: 10-2005
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They are called "Aerotwins", but they are actually a single blade. No idea why. I've had twinblades though and as long as you clean them when you wash your car they are no problem. Of course they don't really seem to do any better than a single blade so are pretty pointless. |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
NSW
IS300
Posts: 4635
Reg: 07-2005
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Dual-blades probably make no difference because each blade applies half the pressure of a single. In fact, given a single blade wipes the same point repeatedly anyway but twice as hard, duals are probably worse. I wonder whether anyone has ever tried to test that? |
Adam Lonergan
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32 #369 (V8)
Posts: 1009
Reg: 08-2005
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Only benefit I can imagine with having two blades is that as your wipers ALWAYS finish on a downward stroke and the rubber/plastic tends to deform with age into a slightly bent position facing upwards as a result of this. Once they are deformed they don't work so well on the upwards stroke and you get a horrid bump as they bend when the upward stroke begins. Perhaps having two blades allows for one to deform and the other to remain relatively straight, giving you better performance later in the products life. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 4550
Reg: 09-2005
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Adam Lonergan wrote on Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 09:32 am:Only benefit I can imagine with having two blades is that as your wipers ALWAYS finish on a downward stroke and the rubber/plastic tends to deform with age into a slightly bent position facing upwards as a result of this. Once they are deformed they don't work so well on the upwards stroke and you get a horrid bump as they bend when the upward stroke begins. Perhaps having two blades allows for one to deform and the other to remain relatively straight, giving you better performance later in the products life.
Just buy the cheapest rubbers available and replace them each year before winter.
=P |
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged
Posts: 1386
Reg: 08-2005
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half the time cheap ones are stuffed after a month especially if they dont get used much if it doesnt rain. |
Owen Hayes
Tinkerer
NSW
JZZ30
Posts: 32
Reg: 03-2009
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Great find, was going to respray my fading wipers but this is a much better solution |
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