Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers

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Thu 18 Jun 2009 20:29
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - oilrag
Fitted Bosch last year and found them to judder across the screen. Fitted Champion this year and they don`t judder. The rubber seems harder on the Bosch.

Maybe this has some advantage? same for the other.

You would think it would be a `standard rubber` bought by the mile from China or somewhere - perhaps?

Anyway, what are your experiences?
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Thu 18 Jun 2009 20:42
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - Halmer
I'd rather keep my experiences with rubber to myself Oilrag if that's OK ;-O
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Thu 18 Jun 2009 21:03
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - ifithelps
..I'd rather keep my experiences with rubber to myself Oilrag if that's OK ;-O...

If it was rubber, Halmer, you must be about 120. :)

Back to the OP, I'm impressed with the one-piece (more or less) wipers on the CC3.

They clean a treat and don't seem to need much washer fluid to do it.

I imagine I'll be less impressed with the price when it comes to replacement time.

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Thu 18 Jun 2009 21:12
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - oilrag
I used to have a rubber suit Halmer.............................and a weight belt and twin tanks ;-)
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Thu 18 Jun 2009 21:19
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - Alby Back
High concentrations of screenwash helps stop judder too......
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Fri 19 Jun 2009 09:02
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - Martin Devon
High concentrations of screenwash helps stop judder too......

Can that be applied to other things HB?

MD
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Fri 19 Jun 2009 10:02
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - b308
Back to the OP I'm impressed with the one-piece (more or less) wipers on the
CC3.


Yes mine on the Roomie are good as well... I've never seen them before, though, are these one-piece ones (without the metal/plastic ribs - they just look like the rubber strip but with no support(!)) a very recent thing?
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Fri 19 Jun 2009 11:27
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - glowplug
>>I used to have a rubber suit Halmer.............................and a weight belt and twin tanks ;-)

Bit over the top for shopping...

Anyhow I buy refills due to the cost of the large wipers the XM takes.
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Fri 19 Jun 2009 16:22
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - Andrew-T
Silicon wiper blades ..


[ chemical pedant mode ] let's get the terminology right here: Silicon (an element) is pretty hard, and what they make computer chips from. SiliconE is a class of compounds containing silicon, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen, ranging from oils and greases to hard rubbers. Water doesn't 'wet' any of them.

Don't blame me - I didn't invent the words, probably the Yanks did.

Edited by Andrew-T on 19/06/2009 at 16:23

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Fri 19 Jun 2009 16:08
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - L'escargot
Fitted Bosch last year and found them to judder across the screen. Fitted Champion this
year and they don`t judder. The rubber seems harder on the Bosch.


Rubber hardens with age. Your Bosch blades are a year older than the Champion blades.
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Fri 19 Jun 2009 17:01
Hard rubber V soft rubber - wipers - oilrag
They were like it from new - I tolerated them for a year.
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