Fabia Rear Wiper *WARNING* READ BEFORE YOU DO THE FABIA MOD

[volvic]

Hi Guys/Gals,

If anyone has done this mod, this might be worth checking!

I did this mod some time ago and all was well... After awhile whenever the rear wiper was in use I could hear a weird noise. The best way to describe it would be scratching a black board with sharp nails. Sometimes it would happen, and sometimes it would not.

I left this for some time before I was finally arsed to see what was wrong. The Fabia wiper spring was rubbing against the window. This has left some scratching on the window itself and has rubbed the spring down to the metal. The scratch looks like a rainbow/semi circle and is fairly big.

I've tried to re-install the wiper with less pressure/less tightness of the nut but no matter what it still rubs. I even tried to push/bend the spring but thats no use. So at the moment I'm back to the Leon wiper.

It's worth having a look next time you about to get into your car! Or if you are going to do this mod, leave the wiper running and watch from the side of the car after installed. You will be able to see the said spring part sticking out.

Pics to follow when I take them tomorrow.

(This is TOTALLY my fault and I do not blame anyone else for it)

 

[DannyC87]

i'm going check mine first thing tomorrow now! cheers for the info!

 

[LEE69]

Just checked the car and the fabia wiper i took off, and i have non off what you're saying.

 

[BCM]

Neither do I, maybe its just yours.
100's of people have it done and your the only person I've heard of having issues.

 

[LEE69]

Mass produced wiper and car , real strange how you have the problem?

 

[The MoffMeister]

all fine here what did you do to mess that up then? lol

 

[air121005]

i'd imagine that the assembly of parts would be done by hand.
maybe the spring put in upside down / back to front?
is it possible to orientate thre spring through 180 degrees ?

had mine fitted nearly 2 years, no issues

 

[volvic]

Well it's good that it has only happened to mine and not anyone else, pics uploading now in first post

 

[The MoffMeister]

yours is different to mine so can see why i didnt have that problem

 

[air121005]

can't you bend that "kink" straight?
i'd of thought that would give enough clearance on the window...

 

[The MoffMeister]

cant bend it it would fatigue the metal maybe file it down or get a differnt type of fabia wiper..

 

[D3DNA]

Looks like the arm has been over extended when its been pulled off the window (for cleaning etc) which has kinked the spring

 

[air121005]

can't you bend that "kink" straight?
i'd of thought that would give enough clearance on the window...

cant bend it it would fatigue the metal maybe file it down or get a differnt type of fabia wiper..

sorry, meant the kink in the spring, not the arm

 

[LEE69]

Here is the profile of mine no paint missing on mine as there is on yours.

 

[volvic]

mine looks exactly the same from the side...

i don't know why mine makes contact with the window

 

[xd-data-ii]

Ah thats no big deal
Quite the over-reaction

 

[D1SHABBA]

just checked mine and its fine apart from the cracked cap which il replace. What i did was bend down and looked up from the wiper and plenty of gap there no way of that catching the window...............

 

[1L19]

Couldn't you just wrap a piece of black insulation tape around the spring? (bodge job lol)

 

[D1SHABBA]

save the trouble and buy a new one around £18 mark brand new

 

[33754k]

I experienced this- solution is to file it down whilst bending it the other way at the same time.
Not ideal solution but works.