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May 2, 2019 8:24:59 GMT
Post by Tim on May 2, 2019 8:24:59 GMT
Grrrr.
Older BMWs I've owned that have rain sensing wipers have been amazing in their ability to operate at a speed that is perfect.
Sadly, the wipers in my newer 3 series are the most annoying I've used.
In normal rain last night they practically refused to wipe for a good 10 miles and then they started working nicely for, ooh at least half a mile, and then as the rain started to ease the sodding things went on to full alert mode and wiped as soon as there was a speck of water on the screen, at one point going to full speed during a spell of extremely light drizzle.
It's been like this since I got the car and I do regularly clean the sensor area.
So frustrating and really there's no way round it as cars don't have set intermittent times anymore.
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May 2, 2019 8:31:28 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on May 2, 2019 8:31:28 GMT
Grrrr. Older BMWs I've owned that have rain sensing wipers have been amazing in their ability to operate at a speed that is perfect. Sadly, the wipers in my newer 3 series are the most annoying I've used. In normal rain last night they practically refused to wipe for a good 10 miles and then they started working nicely for, ooh at least half a mile, and then as the rain started to ease the sodding things went on to full alert mode and wiped as soon as there was a speck of water on the screen, at one point going to full speed during a spell of extremely light drizzle. It's been like this since I got the car and I do regularly clean the sensor area. So frustrating and really there's no way round it as cars don't have set intermittent times anymore. Mine does. |
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May 2, 2019 9:49:00 GMT
Post by Tim on May 2, 2019 9:49:00 GMT
Really?
How then because all mine does it adjust the sensitivity of the wipers.
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May 2, 2019 9:50:52 GMT
Post by Martin on May 2, 2019 9:50:52 GMT
Mine work fine, as did the last couple of BMWs. They’re set to sensitivity 1 which works for 90% of the time, occasionally have to switch it to two. The Boxster wasn’t great, I was always having to adjust the sensitivity, but the Golf is spot on and much improved since I ditched the standard wipers and changed to Bosch.
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May 2, 2019 9:52:54 GMT
Post by Tim on May 2, 2019 9:52:54 GMT
I've got fairly new Bosch blades on it and last night it was set to the highest sensitivity but when I left it to see how long it took to activate the screen was pretty wet.
I'm sure it used to be better than this, maybe at 110k miles the screen is somehow worn and affecting the sensor?
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May 2, 2019 9:53:03 GMT
Post by ChrisM on May 2, 2019 9:53:03 GMT
Rain-sensing intermittent wipe: another solution to a problem that did not exist. What was wrong with the system that had a slider etc with 5 or 6 positions to adjust the gap between wipes? I've never driven a car (one of my own or hire car) that had decent rain-sensing intermittent wipers. The Kuga appears to have an option buried in the menus to disable rain-sensing, so I've set that option up, and it looks like the intermittent setting now works on time intervals alone (thank goodness)
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May 2, 2019 9:56:39 GMT
Post by Martin on May 2, 2019 9:56:39 GMT
I've got fairly new Bosch blades on it and last night it was set to the highest sensitivity but when I left it to see how long it took to activate the screen was pretty wet. I'm sure it used to be better than this, maybe at 110k miles the screen is somehow worn and affecting the sensor? Has it had a new screen at some point and the sensor needs recalibration? I know it can be an issue with voodoo lights and the older on/off high beam assist. |
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May 2, 2019 9:59:40 GMT
Post by Martin on May 2, 2019 9:59:40 GMT
Rain-sensing intermittent wipe: another solution to a problem that did not exist. What was wrong with the system that had a slider etc with 5 or 6 positions to adjust the gap between wipes? I've never driven a car (one of my own or hire car) that had decent rain-sensing intermittent wipers. The Kuga appears to have an option buried in the menus to disable rain-sensing, so I've set that option up, and it looks like the intermittent setting now works on time intervals alone (thank goodness) As with all technology, when it works well it’s great but when it doesn’t it’s frustrating. The old intermittent systems frustrated me because the fixed points are rarely right and you also have to keep switching between intermittent and the two speeds. |
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May 2, 2019 10:10:13 GMT
Post by Tim on May 2, 2019 10:10:13 GMT
I've got fairly new Bosch blades on it and last night it was set to the highest sensitivity but when I left it to see how long it took to activate the screen was pretty wet. I'm sure it used to be better than this, maybe at 110k miles the screen is somehow worn and affecting the sensor? Has it had a new screen at some point and the sensor needs recalibration? I know it can be an issue with voodoo lights and the older on/off high beam assist. Not while I've had it and they did work better before. Maybe I'll give it a good wash over the weekend...... On the subject of older intermittents I was amused to note some years ago that my mate's phase 2 Alfa 164 had 5 timed settings and when the wipers parked between these times they sat up the screen a little and when they stopped after each wipe did a tiny flick up to get to that position. The wipe had exactly the same characteristics as the 1986 Montego my parents had and I always wondered if they were the same system. |
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May 2, 2019 12:26:55 GMT
Post by ChrisM on May 2, 2019 12:26:55 GMT
On the subject of older intermittents I was amused to note some years ago that my mate's phase 2 Alfa 164 had 5 timed settings and when the wipers parked between these times they sat up the screen a little and when they stopped after each wipe did a tiny flick up to get to that position. The wipe had exactly the same characteristics as the 1986 Montego my parents had and I always wondered if they were the same system. My Rover 820 had wipers that did that too.... and strangely the Kuga does as well, although the wipers do not park out of sight under the trailing edge of the bonnet. |
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May 2, 2019 12:35:41 GMT
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Post by Roadrunner on May 2, 2019 12:35:41 GMT
On the subject of older intermittents I was amused to note some years ago that my mate's phase 2 Alfa 164 had 5 timed settings and when the wipers parked between these times they sat up the screen a little and when they stopped after each wipe did a tiny flick up to get to that position. The wipe had exactly the same characteristics as the 1986 Montego my parents had and I always wondered if they were the same system. My Rover 820 had wipers that did that too.... and strangely the Kuga does as well, although the wipers do not park out of sight under the trailing edge of the bonnet. The wipers on my Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow worked in a similar way. |
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May 8, 2019 16:42:19 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 16:42:19 GMT
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May 8, 2019 17:00:13 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 17:00:13 GMT
Do the silicone type last longer?
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May 8, 2019 18:55:38 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on May 8, 2019 18:55:38 GMT
On the subject of wipers, I've just ordered some silicone ones after reading some good reviews. Not cheap at around 20 quid a side and no rears available but looking forward to trying them out. 'Ordinary' wiper blades in Halfrauds are c.£18 each at the moment, so not so bad really! |
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May 8, 2019 19:04:20 GMT
Post by ChrisM on May 8, 2019 19:04:20 GMT
On the subject of wipers, I've just ordered some silicone ones after reading some good reviews. Not cheap at around 20 quid a side and no rears available but looking forward to trying them out. 'Ordinary' wiper blades in Halfrauds are c.£18 each at the moment, so not so bad really! Euro Car Parts are generally significantly cheaper than Halfords; that's where I have purchased the blades currently on the Captur and Fiesta (and daughter's, formerly mum's, V70) |
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May 8, 2019 19:26:03 GMT
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May 8, 2019 19:47:22 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on May 8, 2019 19:47:22 GMT
'Ordinary' wiper blades in Halfrauds are c.£18 each at the moment, so not so bad really! Euro Car Parts are generally significantly cheaper than Halfords; that's where I have purchased the blades currently on the Captur and Fiesta (and daughter's, formerly mum's, V70) Halfords don't seem to do the sets they used to, and the rear wiper they recommend for my car doesn't have the correct fitting! Haven't bought any fronts yet, but the sizes they offer for driver/passenger sides vary depending whether I look at Halford's own or Bosch - bizarre! |
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May 8, 2019 19:50:46 GMT
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Post by LandieMark on May 8, 2019 19:50:46 GMT
Wiper blades direct have always worked for me in the past.
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May 8, 2019 19:53:55 GMT
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Post by bryan on May 8, 2019 19:53:55 GMT
I bought some Bosch ones if eBay for the yeti, fitted in seconds and work perfectly
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May 9, 2019 10:00:06 GMT
Post by racingteatray on May 9, 2019 10:00:06 GMT
If it's any consolation, the wipers on my 440i can sometimes get over-excited and go into max-attack mode when the amount of rain doesn't merit it. Not common but it does happen.
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May 9, 2019 10:49:21 GMT
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Post by Andy C on May 9, 2019 10:49:21 GMT
Wiper blades direct have always worked for me in the past. +1 |
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May 10, 2019 19:31:04 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 19:31:04 GMT
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May 11, 2019 8:57:55 GMT
Post by Roadsterstu on May 11, 2019 8:57:55 GMT
Rain-sensing intermittent wipe: another solution to a problem that did not exist. What was wrong with the system that had a slider etc with 5 or 6 positions to adjust the gap between wipes? I've never driven a car (one of my own or hire car) that had decent rain-sensing intermittent wipers. The Kuga appears to have an option buried in the menus to disable rain-sensing, so I've set that option up, and it looks like the intermittent setting now works on time intervals alone (thank goodness) The Skoda's rain sensing wipers are ok 90% of the time. The V60s were pretty much spot on but the V70 I had was awful and our Verso was crap. The Captur isn't too bad but what frustrates in either the Skoda or the Captur is no manual intermittent setting. The V60 had either variable intermittent or switchable auto and was thus the perfect compromise. |
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