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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:06 am
by alexperkins
Thats why you get a passat estate/bluemotion polo one :P 280mm same as the normal blade :)

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:34 pm
by mwarner87
do you just put the aero blades onto the original arms?

does that work?

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:24 pm
by Tim_GTi
mwarner87 wrote:do you just put the aero blades onto the original arms?

does that work?

yeh, thats what the 'flat blade upgrade' kits are on here

http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/product_display.php#

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:49 am
by mwarner87
6N0 998 002

i ordered these, this is the number for the retro fit then yeah?

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:37 am
by Josh_PoloGTi
Ahh, I remember the good old days of butchering/welding arms to get the first Aero wiper conversion in the UK (2nd in the world) on a 6n2 GTi...

8)

Shame I didn't think of using 2x Lupo Passenger side arms :roll:

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:32 pm
by mwarner87
how do you fit these? is there a guide or anything? i cant seem to get the old one's off!!

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:32 pm
by Tim_GTi
mwarner87 wrote:how do you fit these? is there a guide or anything? i cant seem to get the old one's off!!
there dead easy!!!

you've got to kinda fold the arm back on itself, then with a bit of force pull it out of the hooked shaped arm

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:39 pm
by Si_GTi
Josh_PoloGTi wrote:Ahh, I remember the good old days of butchering/welding arms to get the first Aero wiper conversion in the UK (2nd in the world) on a 6n2 GTi...

8)

Shame I didn't think of using 2x Lupo Passenger side arms :roll:
Yes but at least your way was near guaranteed to work... my driver's arm still scrapes the scuttle panel as I haven't done anything about it yet :oops:

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:19 pm
by mwarner87
thanks, i yanked them off :D