Avant rear wiper

[yorkie]

Anyone replaced their rear wiper blade - is it a faf?

[mikeypur]

I replaced the whole wiper arm with one off a '09 Q5.. Looks and functions much better

[yorkie]

Cheers for the reply, how easy is it to remove the old one?

On my S4 it had welded itself to the spigot and never managed to remove it.

[mikeypur]

Mine was a bit of a pain in the ass to remove but I just persisted with it and it eventually loosened and came off!

[Timster]

Anyone replaced their rear wiper blade - is it a faf?

It's a piece of p"*ss to change.... takes seconds with the OEM blade.
Dont know what all the fuss is about.

[yorkie]

Maybe a piece of p**s if you know how but I dont so that was why I am asking.

Constructive replies welcome.

[johnnydog]

The blade is covered by a plastic shroud. You simply lift the arm from the glass, and pull the metal blade away from the shroud. I would suggest using two fingers either side of the cente of the blade, and a sharp pull will dislodge the centre pin on the blade from the shroud. The replacement blade then simply clicks back in place of the old one - just ensure the blade is the correct way as from memory the mounting is not exactly in the centre. It really is very easy - hope that helps!

[yorkie]

Thanks that helps a lot!

I had sort of guessed that was what you did but knowing me (bull in a china Shop) I would have missed some small detail and broken it.

[yorkie]

Cheers, was very easy even for me!

Only £8.64 all in from Audi too.

[johnnydog]

Glad you sorted it!