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Michelle 03-04-2007 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AzNMpower32
Are the wipers in the X5 really that substandard? :dunno:

Yes.

JV 03-04-2007 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AzNMpower32
Are the wipers in the X5 really that substandard? :dunno:

The Icons are just that good. No need to be a cheapo when you're talking about visibility and safety.

AzNMpower32 03-04-2007 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Michelle
Yes.

I wonder what the Germans think when they're going oh about 100mph when it's raining.

X3's front and rear wipers work fine and they've never chattered once. The only time it got bad was when the wiper inserts were going bad on the trip to Montreal from all the crap thrown up on the windshield. Indeed, we did stop by Park Ave. BMW in Canada and asked how much for the wiper inserts. $15 CDN each......eh we passed.

jwilburn 03-07-2007 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Michelle
Yes.

Ok so I used my Icons for the first time today with this little bit of snow we have. Let me just say that they really sucked!

The drivers side wiper didnt even touch the middle of my winsheild leaving a huge spot right in my line of sight! I tried bending them a little bit when I got to work....nothing...still have the huge spot.

WTF?! Thank god I kept my OEM ones as they are going right back on when I get home.

SuperGreg 03-07-2007 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jwilburn
Ok so I used my Icons for the first time today with this little bit of snow we have. Let me just say that they really sucked!

The drivers side wiper didnt even touch the middle of my winsheild leaving a huge spot right in my line of sight! I tried bending them a little bit when I got to work....nothing...still have the huge spot.

WTF?! Thank god I kept my OEM ones as they are going right back on when I get home.

Hold on wilburn, you forgot to "remove" that little "U" shaped guide on the wiper arm. Grab some pliers and pull it out. It will work perfectly once you do that ;)

jwilburn 03-07-2007 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperGreg
Hold on wilburn, you forgot to "remove" that little "U" shaped guide on the wiper arm. Grab some pliers and pull it out. It will work perfectly once you do that ;)

Erf...the little metal piece on the wiper arm? I tried moving the wiper in front and behind it but that made no difference. Ill see if I can find some pliers or something around here.

I really wanted these to work, so it was kinda a dissapointment this morning. Plus this added with idiot drivers and traffic made my commute hell. Thank god for Starbucks.

SuperGreg 03-07-2007 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jwilburn
Erf...the little metal piece on the wiper arm? I tried moving the wiper in front and behind it but that made no difference. Ill see if I can find some pliers or something around here.

I really wanted these to work, so it was kinda a dissapointment this morning. Plus this added with idiot drivers and traffic made my commute hell. Thank god for Starbucks.

Once you yank it out, they will work perfectly :thumbup:

jwilburn 03-07-2007 11:04 AM

Ok Ok so that fixed it. Thanks Supergreg. I guess thats why you are the Super Admin. ;)

Driver8 03-07-2007 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jwilburn
Ok Ok so that fixed it. Thanks Supergreg. I guess thats why you are the Super Admin. ;)

DOH! I just last evening returned $60-some dollars worth of Bosch Icons because I had the same problems JWilburn had, i.e. the driver's side wiper skipped over the middle of the windshield (the area directly ahead of my eyes) and did a generally crappy job. Although the other two worked awesomely (as do the Icons on my wife's 325i), I didn't want to use two Icons and the OEM non-Icon wiper, so I returned them. Now I need to go retrieve them :) Thanks for the info!

SuperGreg 03-07-2007 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Driver8
DOH! I just last evening returned $60-some dollars worth of Bosch Icons because I had the same problems JWilburn had, i.e. the driver's side wiper skipped over the middle of the windshield (the area directly ahead of my eyes) and did a generally crappy job. Although the other two worked awesomely (as do the Icons on my wife's 325i), I didn't want to use two Icons and the OEM non-Icon wiper, so I returned them. Now I need to go retrieve them :) Thanks for the info!


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