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Drove to work last week and a suicidal Mallard flew out as I was just creeping past 50mph. Needless to say, the bird spiralled over the car and took my passenger side wiper blade and connector with it.
Went to Halfords: No replacements available. Dealer-only replacement, or junk yard, seemed to be the only option.
However, I took my back glass out the other day when I removed the hard top, and this morning I decided to re-fit the top but leave the back glass off. My windscreen was very dew-ey, so i took the back wiper blade and connector, and fitted it to the front passenger side wiper arm. Works amazing. It stays in sequence, and is lots longer than the old wiper, so sweeps most of the screen.
If and when I finally go to the dealer, i'll get a driver wiper and 2 passenger wipers.
WIPER
Thats odd I think the rears are 15" and the fronts 16".
I have replaced the rear with a front and it catches the plastic roof.
Perhaps some previous owner used the incrrect front blades.
Refardless Ebay is a good surce for new blades althouge you do have to fiddle to get the correct adaptor. Halfords are useless I'm afraid and the main dealer will charge a fortune. Most replacement wipers come with many adaptors and I have always found one that works.
GOOD LUCK
OLDMINIMAN
M J Young
Wiper.
Sound like you had odd sized wipers. Front is 16" and rear is 15".
Go to Halfords or especially the £1 shops. They sell kits of new rubber blades. The metal bits inside fit Sporty. I know the £1 shop bits fit,I used them!