Wiper Blades and Those !Removed! Car Washers

SuzukiBoy · January 3, 2020

Big design flaw, I know, but when you lift the wiper arms on my F30 they hit the top of the bonnet. The blades need to be cleaned (or replaced) when they are vertical. Thing is car washers/washes don't know this! Was considering some rubber trim on the leading edge of bonnet? What do you guys think?

Upt'North · January 4, 2020

Could be noisy if it's on permanently.

Upt'North.

SuzukiBoy · January 6, 2020

Serious comments appreciated.

Greydog · January 7, 2020

Morning Richard

The same issue exists with the E53 (passenger side worse) there was a post on XDrivers some years back where the poster used a rubberized tape but put it on the thick part of the wiper, it looked OK.

The tape he used was the stuff they sell for sealing radiator hose leaks, how long it lasts or how effective in the real world I don't know but it certainly looked neat and tidy.

Dave