Window Wipers....? - Page 2 - United Bimmer Community

**Antiburn** · 04-21-2006, 08:41 PM

From your first picture it looks like you have 2 driver sides on there. I say as long as they dont hit the paint or any trim in their path of motion, just bend them a bit untill they wipe across the entire windhsheild.

The drivers side wiper has the plastic gaurd on the front facing towards the engine. The passanger is shorter with no plastic gaurd.

**TJsBimm** · 04-21-2006, 09:09 PM

No offense but doesn't your local parts store have what you need? Seems like alot of trouble for something you could look up yourself.

**doughboyea** · 04-21-2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TJsBimm

No offense but doesn't your local parts store have what you need? Seems like alot of trouble for something you could look up yourself.

No offense...but if it was that easy, wouldn't you think I would've done that already?

I did go the local auto parts store. I couldn't find the blades there. The gentleman at the counter did an inventory check and he said that it would be over $60 for a pair from there, but that they don't carry it anymore. Fuck that. That's the same price as from the dealer, assuming he did sell them.

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Originally Posted by Antiburn

From your first picture it looks like you have 2 driver sides on there. I say as long as they dont hit the paint or any trim in their path of motion, just bend them a bit untill they wipe across the entire windhsheild.

The drivers side wiper has the plastic gaurd on the front facing towards the engine. The passanger is shorter with no plastic gaurd.

The first picture just shows the driver's side arm with the 22" blade on it. The second picture shows the same arm with the 20" blade on it. It was a reference shot to show how the 20" was much more adapt to the driver's side than the blade that was ment to be there.

The passanger side doesnt' have the guard? I thought they both had that little fin in there. Otherwise, what would be the point in having only one side with it. It's purpose, supposedly, is to keep the blade from jiggling at highspeeds. Why would you have it on only one side?

Dough

**Antiburn** · 04-22-2006, 05:59 PM

I dont know why its only on one side. Maybe they figure that the passanger hides behind the hood enough so the wind turbulance doesnt make it hop at high speed. But on every E46 and E39 they have only the plastic gaurd on the drivers side.

**c1apton** · 04-22-2006, 06:17 PM

I've only seen that little "wind deflector" on the drivers side & assumed it's because the drivers blade sits just a little higher than the passenger side (in the "parked" position - off/overlap)