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

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

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.

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!

yorkie wrote: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.

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

Constructive replies welcome.

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!

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.

Cheers, was very easy even for me!

Only £8.64 all in from Audi too.

Glad you sorted it!