corradophil 3 Posted April 25, 2006 Post from Club GTI forum, maybe a good alternative to Lupo GTI wipers. "I have a Golf but my wife has a Audi TT and she has just bought a pair of Retro-Fit Flatblade wipers like the ones you get on the new Polo’s etc. Here is the link to the TT forum on this: Link Apparently they use the same clip as normal arms so can be fitted on all cars, just thought I would give you all the heads up as I tried to get Bosch ones for my car and I needed to buy a replacement arm (£90 in total!!!!) and these blades only cost £19! The site they are talking about is http://www.1stautobulbs.com and there is a link on their homepage for the Fusion Flatblades" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 25, 2006 Might want to check that link fella.... Good heads up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john_wintle 0 Posted April 25, 2006 See discount that I have just posted in the 1stautobulbs discount thread..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradophil 3 Posted April 25, 2006 Might want to check that link fella.... Link fixed! Don't know what happened there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 25, 2006 Ah but the reason for fitting the Lupo wipers is that the arm is better than standard - they just happen to come with the Aero blades. The standard Corrado arm is pretty badly designed, so the arm doesn't press the blades against the screen hard enough and so the wipers are useless at speed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olly elworthy 0 Posted April 25, 2006 Ah but the reason for fitting the Lupo wipers is that the arm is better than standard - they just happen to come with the Aero blades. The standard Corrado arm is pretty badly designed, so the arm doesn't press the blades against the screen hard enough and so the wipers are useless at speed. this can be overcome by grinding the little lugs away under the arm which it bottoms out on at certain places in the sweep,, :wink: i think that coupled with some of these new trick blades should solve the problem rather cheaply :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted April 25, 2006 Might want to check that link fella.... Link fixed! Don't know what happened there... be interesting to see if the standard C arms with the aero blades and the adaptor pieces don't hold water like the lupo arms, annoying as each stroke of the screen downwards sprays a bit of water on the screen with the lupo ones, the water seems to gather in the block type connector and only get blown out by the wind on the downward stroke :x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olly elworthy 0 Posted April 25, 2006 Might want to check that link fella.... Link fixed! Don't know what happened there... be interesting to see if the standard C arms with the aero blades and the adaptor pieces don't hold water like the lupo arms, annoying as each stroke of the screen downwards sprays a bit of water on the screen with the lupo ones, the water seems to gather in the block type connector and only get blown out by the wind on the downward stroke :x mine are all ordered up so i`ll post up details of my findings when they arrive,, :wink: :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted April 25, 2006 Ah but the reason for fitting the Lupo wipers is that the arm is better than standard - they just happen to come with the Aero blades. The standard Corrado arm is pretty badly designed, so the arm doesn't press the blades against the screen hard enough and so the wipers are useless at speed. this can be overcome by grinding the little lugs away under the arm which it bottoms out on at certain places in the sweep,, :wink: i think that coupled with some of these new trick blades should solve the problem rather cheaply :wink: yeah, but to be fair that doesn't make the springs any stronger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 25, 2006 Yeah, the time-honoured grinding lugs thing does help, as the wipers don't bottom-out any more, but they still lift off the screen at motorway speeds :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olly elworthy 0 Posted April 25, 2006 hmm maybe a bit of rain x so all the rain gets blown off the screen at 100 + Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZippyVR6 0 Posted April 25, 2006 claybar the windscreen then rainX works for me, But I know what you mean about the water spraying over the wipers onthe downward stroke. Most annoying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradophil 3 Posted April 25, 2006 yeah, but to be fair that doesn't make the springs any stronger. I noticed the wiper spindles on mine were not perpendicular to the screen, they slanted towards the front of the car. A little bending of the wiper mechanism chassis straightened them out and increased the pressure. Mines still on standard wipers, and they work ok at normal speeds, but I would like to improve them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sciroccotune 0 Posted April 25, 2006 why not fit normal lupo arms, like from a base model. surely this and those areo blades would work really well?? anyone konw the price of normal lupo arms? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted June 6, 2007 Just thought I'd bring this thread back to life as I've fitted the Fusion blades yesterday and also ground off the lugs on the arms. They seem to wipe the screen pretty well with the washers pumping but we've had no rain so I can't say how well they work at speed. I'll report back when it rains. By the way the cheapest place I've found is Ebay - £15.45 delivered for two 19". Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted June 14, 2007 It rained yesterday and I'm pleased to say the wipers were spot on. Even though I've got some play in the linkages they worked very well. So it's £16 against £70 for the Lupo setup - take your pick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grozzy15 0 Posted July 23, 2007 Hi there, just an update for you all.. Seeing as I work at the Derby VW Stealers I thought I'd let you know that VW are finally releasing Genuine retro-fit "AeroSet" wiper upgrade kits.. Bad news is they don't specifically list for Corrado, but Polo (95-02) ones are the same length apparently so I'll test them on mine and let you know.. Part no I'm trying wil be "6N2998002" retail price will be around £24inc, but if you do need some, try phoning them first and saying you're in "Parts Club" to get any discount.. You never know!! If you don't ask - you don't get! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slimtater 0 Posted September 17, 2007 Hi there, just an update for you all.. Seeing as I work at the Derby VW Stealers I thought I'd let you know that VW are finally releasing Genuine retro-fit "AeroSet" wiper upgrade kits.. Bad news is they don't specifically list for Corrado, but Polo (95-02) ones are the same length apparently so I'll test them on mine and let you know.. Part no I'm trying wil be "6N2998002" retail price will be around £24inc, but if you do need some, try phoning them first and saying you're in "Parts Club" to get any discount.. You never know!! If you don't ask - you don't get! :) Anyone tried these? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
