Bought new wiper blades. I can't figure out how to mount them. Don't laugh. The old blades had a very specific system and the new one ones are completely different at the mounting point. The arm ends are very different from anything I'm used to. Not sure how to post pics.
Mounting wiper blades
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The alternative is ordering the d2 specific blades. D1 arms use almost any blade you can buy at a parts store. Worth the investment
Nah. It's easy, man.
Just call Will and get a used set of D1 arms, or buy them new Either way they are cheap. There isn't really a "process" to consider. Light a smoke, and before you snuff it out you'll be finished. When you're done, you will be able to buy almost any wiper blade you want, at any store in the world.
It's just two nuts and popping the arms off, and it was easier on the DII than any other car I've done it on.
With the DII arms, half the suggested wipers don't fit, and the other half aren't available when you need them. The units you can get will be crap and just as expensive as the good stuff off a shelf.
The DII arms were a good idea, and would have been outstanding if they caught on, but they just didn't. I don't think another manufacturer ever got on board with that design, but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Cheers,
Kennith
LR tried to fix a problem by over engineering and creating a closed system, keeping parts in house instead of the auto parts stores. The DI wipers did have issues especially the cargo door one, but they are still better than the DII versions.
I switched to the frameless blades a while ago and really like them. They work even on my old depleted DI arms.
I switched to the frameless blades a while ago and really like them. They work even on my old depleted DI arms.
German Gruner
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South american way: I pull two rust free iron bars and wiper rubber profile from new blades, and install them in old ones. Since 2004 this is my way.
Regards
Regards
You can just buy universal refills and do that, or pull them out of nicer blades, but it's not ideal.
Sooner or later you end up with fatigue in there, and the tension bars can slip. It's not worth the risk on a vehicle with a bonded windshield, in my opinion.
I've got a nice arc carved across the majority of my windshield because of that, and there's nothing I can do about it, either. I refilled the blades with better stuff for quite some time, but when it came time to replace the frames to prevent failure, the new units (Genuine, but no telling who made it) just fatigued early.
One of those bars slipped out, and that was that. I'll be staring at that arc until something finally breaks that windshield, but it seems those heating elements make it nearly indestructible under normal impacts.
I should really buy one if they're still available brand spanking new, just in case it does break eventually. I can tell when someone else made a windshield, no question. You can spot that manufacturer a mile away, and the subtle warm, slightly green tint Land Rover uses isn't replicated anywhere else. I'd hate to have to go aftermarket.
Cheers,
Kennith
I've done that before and considered it. ON some vehicles, like my 996, wiper blades have a specific shape and cost $45 from Porsche. Thank god Rockauto sells the set for $16.
German Gruner
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South American lifestyle gives skills to perform these tasks with great success. Luckily, D2 heater windshield has no scratches. Spare blades you get are from Bosch and Trico, that is to say, quite good quality. And most important: here an hours job of an engineer (me) is worth nothing, haha!
Regards
Regards
Id get one for some relatively inexpensive summer fun.
Better than a Miata, Camaro or Mustang...
You can do better than that, actually. I used to buy really good wipers and pull them apart to get at the juicy innards.
Of all things, it was a Trico kit that slipped out, but it wasn't the fault of the refills. I bought that just to have extra spares. I used to run through a lot of wipers, and I suppose they were replaced one too many times. Since I fit the D1 arms, though...
Let's just say trips to Advance Auto Parts are a lot more fun. It's like going to a fucking candy store now. I can have whatever I want.
I was concerned they wouldn't perform adequately, but they're absolutely fine.
Cheers,
Kennith
Dan's vehicular snobbery has reached new heights upon joining the Series club.