Wiper blades

[lordgibbness]

I believe that the front wipers are 'normal' in the sense that you can use any wiper brand you choose (I intend to use bosch "aerotwin" blades).

However, from everything I have read, the rear wiper is a proprietary design and you have to buy a SEAT replacement.

If I was to replace the arm with either the Touran or Fabia arm would I be able to use bosch wiper blades or would I still be stuck with VAG parts?

Ideally I would replace the arm with the Touran arm as it looks very nice - not as big as the fabia one.

Cheers!

 

[FINN]

I have the Fabia one on my car. I was in Halfords recently and looked to see if they had blades in stock, just out of interest. There was none listed so I assume the replacement blad must be bought from Skoda.

 

[Sooty torques]

The Fabia ones are difficult to track down from my experience from Halfords, etc.? I always go straight to the Skoda dealers for the blade itself:
Part number: 6Y0955425
Price on 24/04/07: £4.07 inc VAT.

Clips out, clips in.

 

[lordgibbness]

Either way, I take it that the Fabia and Touran arms stop the shuddering you get with the Leon arm?

 

[Nashy]

I'd been told somewhere else that i should upgrade to a Fabia wiper arm for both looks and functionality (chek me out with my big words )

I take it i need to take the plunge and go into a Skoda dealership to get one? Just had a search on GSF but they only seem to stock wiper blades, not the arms

 

[Sooty torques]

Functionality - much better, no juddering, very clean sweep.

You may need to order it from the Skoda dealers - some stock the lot, most don't. Just search all the threads on here to make sure you ask for the right bits.

 

[mc]

you could just buy one of those refill blades and cut it to size if you were feeling cheap like me!

 

[Scott MK1]

Question,

I was in the Skoda dealer the other day and I said I was looking the arm, he said that the hatch and estate versions are different?

Do I just get the standard fabia hatch wiper arm?

 

[lordgibbness]

Question,

I was in the Skoda dealer the other day and I said I was looking the arm, he said that the hatch and estate versions are different?

Do I just get the standard fabia hatch wiper arm?

estate arm and blade. hatch bolt cover (has rear spray nozzle)

 

[lordgibbness]

So it seems to be a well known problem that the standard leon blade judders across the screen. At first I thought it was just because my blade was old.

I see people saying that the fabia arm improves this. However, I prefer the slimline look of the touran blade. Have people found this blade to be a big improvement also?

And back to my original question, can I use standard blades with any of these arms, or is it just the way it is, that rear blades are manufacturer specific nowadays?

 

[Rookwise]

A comparison of the 2 wipers. The only way to get a new blade for these is from the dealer unless you go the refill route and cut the refill to size. The rubber section (blade) is still the same type as on the standard wiper its just the design thats different.
I found that the Fabia one was quieter and less juddery when cleaning the rear window.

Fabia

Touran

 

[RobM]

Defo prefer the Fabia. Suits the lines of the Leon much better, plus I'm not a fan of the half-and-half look of the other one, where the cover only covers half the blade.

 

[Nathanio]

Agreed with RobM, if your gonna do it get it so it fully covers.