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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Ypres

That is as in Wipers.

Has anyone got a good reliable source for wiper arms and wiper blades. All the ones I have bought in recent years are frankly, rubbish. The stainless steel bits are poorly engineered so that the things flap all over the place and the blades don't contact the screen consistently or at the correct angle. Although stainless they are assembled with ordinary steel pins or rivets which do rust, and discolour the adjacent stainless bits. The wiper arm springs are too weak, and the rubber wiper blades quickly become hardened and don't do their job properly. A catalogue of disasters, and not particularly cheap either!

I do find that using RainEx does help somewhat but I need new wipers and don't really want to end up just buying more of the same rubbish. Any known sources for good ones?
Guy Weller

Guy,

I've been looking for alternatives also these type of blades are on e bay - similar to the modern type - has anybody tried them or similar items ?



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-MG-Midget-1972-81-AERO-FLAT-WIPER-BLADES-UPGRADE-/290595927188?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43a8ddf494

R.
richard boobier

When I needed to replace the wiper blades on my sprite I just got some from the local parts place at about twice the length of the sprite ones, as they didn't do them that short, removed the rubber and cut it to length to suit the sprite rubber holder. Quite easy to do and the T section that fit the holder seemed to be standard although maybe things have changed since I last did this. Worth having a good look the at chosen blades to check. I've always found Bosch blades good. Can't help with crap replacement arms though.
David Billington

David. Yes l do the same - inserting new rubbers into the wiper blade carriers. But the carriers themselves, and the arms, are pretty rubbishy. I thought with winter approaching l would try and see if l could find a better combination of parts this time round!
Guy Weller

And Richard, l have upgraded a couple of moderns to that flat blade style. I like them, they do seem to follow the contour of the screen better and give a good clear wipe. Just don't think they do a fitting to match the " spoon" shaped arm ends.
Guy Weller

you may remember I had dealings in this subject a while back

I got some reasonable fitting double adjustable (spline fitting) wiper arms from Gregorys Autoparts (no apostrophe) - http://www.gregorysautoparts.co.uk/

but blades I'm still stuck with the far from perfect Tex

as for the rubber (elements) I tried some from a local store and they smeared quite quickly with very little use to - perhaps if I try a better brand it might be better

someone on here suggested putting Vaseline on the rubbers overnight and then cleaning off with vinegar and that did work for a while but when I tried it again I either overdone it or the rubber was already no good but the trick did work for a while and I tried it on my wife's car's rubber element and it did prolong their life a while

if the blades that Richard put up were in spline fitting or I could get modern wiper arms to fit the Midget I'd instantly change over

I still have a set of Tex "prototype" arms, they just have over-strong springs in them and won't work with the weak standard Tex blades

my mate got spoon style arms and blades direct from Tex for his Westie, they have to be secured in some way or they'll fly off in use or parked

I'm going to try a better make of rubber replacement element and if it smears the Vaseline and vinegar trick and see how that goes

photos of arms for info to follow
Nigel Atkins

photo disappeared, I'll try again

Nigel Atkins

"prototype"

Nigel Atkins

Yes rubbish the ones I am complaining about are Tex. Similar to your bottom photo, Nigel, with the weak spring. Only mine are the spoon fitting type. I have also used vaseline which helps for a while.

But there must be a better solution that doesn't involve having to mess around with them every few weeks, and even then getting poor or at best a mediocre performance.
Guy Weller

problem is Guy that few of Tex end users actual use their products, the cars rarely go out let alone in the rain

IIRC Tex told me that the products were made in England

I can't remember when this smearing and poor quality of manufacturer first started but I'd guess it goes back 8/9 years

I wished I'd kept the blades that come with the car as they worked well until the rubber elements wore out, I don't know if they were Tex or not as the 'unknown arms' were on the car when I bought it and when I put the Tex blades on they just caught the top screen rubber so I nipped out a triangle of the Tex rubber elements, it was only when I had to swap the original arms because they were worn that I noticed they were very slightly longer than the new Tex ones (see first photo, the effect is exaggerated as the Tex arm doesn't sit as flat to the surface)
Nigel Atkins

This thread was discussed on 29/09/2014

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