Exige V6 Wiper Blade

[Ian Lockwood 4]

Despite having covered only 5700 miles, my wiper blade seems to be utterly useless. I've searched a fair bit but haven't found a V6-specific wiper blade available - are they the same as the S2?

 

Also, having seen an uprated wiper arm on one site, does anyone know if such a thing would be of benefit, or is my miserable wiper experience quite unique?

[LF1 561]

We've put the Bosch one on, Silverstone did as a "wiper upgrade" for £16 all in. Works perfectly. I looked to buy the blade and do it myself but it was twice the price. Will try and find out the part number.

[TheDeadPrussian 18]

When I picked mine up I asked about a wiper upgrade option - I was just told to change the OEM blade frequently. Anything that might improve on the stock item would be useful. 

 

A good covering of Rain-X might also help?

[Bibs 8,103 4 Vehicles]

I use this, it's like Rain X on hard drugs!

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gtechniq-ClearVision-Screen-Kit-15ml/dp/B004JNVOF4

 

[ChrisBuer 88]

Or this is good!

 

[fnomis 5]

I am surprised you lasted that long - mine was changed at the 1k service by Silverstone - the original blade was terrible!

[LF1 561]

For me the OEM one never worked, just left 3 lines across the screen where the pressure was on the blade.I believe the wiper part is are AR24U.

[Ian Lockwood 4]

Thanks all. It unexpectedly rained today (very annoying after washing the car Sunday...) and the wiper was utterly useless to the point of dangerous as I drove home in the sun with a fine spray regularly coating the windscreen.

 

The Bosch AR24U appears to be intended for BMWs, does that sound right? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-AR24U-Wiper-Blade/dp/B009E9EXO2

[LF1 561]

The famous Blinky at the other place suggested that on to me. I have one here that I never fitted, can check on Saturday when I get the car. Otherwise give silverstone a ring, sure they will confirm.

[BillTheButcher 37]

My wiper blade has seen 2,200 miles of fairly heavy use, especially in December and January. It's always worked well and it continues to do so. 

 

Maybe B&C fit a non-standard blade pre-sale...

Edited March 25, 2015 by BillTheButcher

[LF1 561]

Thanks all. It unexpectedly rained today (very annoying after washing the car Sunday...) and the wiper was utterly useless to the point of dangerous as I drove home in the sun with a fine spray regularly coating the windscreen.

 

The Bosch AR24U appears to be intended for BMWs, does that sound right? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-AR24U-Wiper-Blade/dp/B009E9EXO2

 

I can see from my order history this is the one I ordered. Will take the one off the car and compare over the weekend if you can hold on a few days?

[Arun_D 672]

I had the Bosch 24" on my S2 and that was great. Still a job I need to do on the V6.

[Rancid 104]

I've put the Bosch AR24 on mine - it works ok in so far as due to the shape of the screen, the final 2 inches or so don't actually touch the screen.

The bit in the middle works ok though.

I've even just put a pair on my van - Euro car parts, the pair for £16.

[JohnnySC 9]

Just put on a Bosch ar26u from Halfords, works great although final couple of inches don't touch screen. It's also quieter in operation. The original blade was poor.

[ChrisBuer 88]

I have the Bosch blade and the Gtechniq G4 and G5 to apply. Hopefully that'll sort any issues out

[Bibs 8,103 4 Vehicles]

I use that, it's very good

[Arun_D 672]

Finally got round to fitting the Bosch AR24 at the weekend. So much better now.

[Steve Banks 35]

I just put on the Bosch AR24U and it's so much better. Thanks for the advice guys.

 

The stock blade put a nice big scratch in my windscreen on one of the three pressure points, which I'm going to try and polish out.

 

I hope someone at Lotus is reading this cos it cost me $20 to replace and it's a million times better than the stock blade. It actually works!.

Edited August 19, 2015 by Lancelin2k7

[Seriouslylotus 353]

The V6 Screen and wiper mechanism etc etc are the same as the S2 so anything that fits the S2 will fit the S3

[CTRMint 24]

My V6 wiper is very poor, exhibits the same 3 bands as mentioned above.

I think I'll give the Bosch AR24U ago too.  Could I just confirm the correct size ?  Is it the 24inch blade?

Thanks

Edited October 2, 2015 by CTRMint

[Arun_D 672]

Correct

[CTRMint 24]

cheers

 

[DDubya 92]

Popped into Silverstone this morning and got them to fit a Bosch wiper blade. The one they fit is an AR26U. I assume this is slightly longer but the improvement is staggering. £17.28, a bargain.

 

Danny

[Gashead1105 237]

I've got the Silverstone upgrade on mine and while it's definitely better than the OE one, it still smears really badly towards the top of the screen. Just like I found happened with my S2 in fact! May invest in some glass polish.

[Arun_D 672]

Will, you might find it helps if you carefully manipulate the shape (=bend) the very end of the blade to form a bit of curvature in the last couple of inches so the blade contours to the screen a bit better.