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S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:10 pm
by fd
Elise in for it's MOT on Monday - handily the wiper blade is the only thing that's not ready and I forgot about it.

Anybody in the Perth/Stirling/Doune area have one I can borrow for a day ?

My car has the original 2000 S1 wiper arm - not sure if it's the same as the early S2's ?

Fd

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:31 pm
by Ferg
Bit further, I'm on the edge of Edinburgh near the bridge, but I have an original S1 arm with blade you can borrow.

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:34 pm
by fd
Much appreciated . . I'm going to try a bodge with a wiper refill from halfrauds, if that doesn't pan out I will point you a pm and arrange to collect . .

Thanks again

Fd

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 2:16 pm
by Ferg
That should work fine for MOT day. Then after you can go get an S2 arm to make life a lot easier. :)

S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 2:18 pm
by BigD
Could borrow my S2 arm if needs be as mine isn't going anywhere soon and I'm not far from Stirling. Assuming the whole arm fits?

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 2:27 pm
by Ferg
It rides a little high compared to the original but as long as you check the clearance on the front hatch before switching the wiper on for the first time, it will be fine. :)

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 2:45 pm
by fd
24inch cheapo wiper blade from halfords, remove rubber bit and swap onto Elise blade, works as well as a new one . .

Thanks for the offers folks but problem solved for now . . :-)

Fd

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 3:26 pm
by BigD
Mine has a £3.50 asda blade. Lol

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:35 pm
by campbell
We are away or I'd have offered mine, Fd.

I put an S2 arm on about a decade ago, and recently put in a Bosch aero twin blade with retro fit adapter.

Awesome wiping. As they say ;-)

Re: S1 wiper blade / arm : borrow

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:06 pm
by 2F45T4U
A nice clean wipe is preferred over a dirty smear.