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Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:47 am
by lancslad1985
This will be a stupid question so I apologise. Whilst I know a lot about car cleaning, I’m a completely novice at anything mechanical. Are these the correct wipes for the current polo?
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:55 am
by Maarten
For the LHD countries it is the A863S
650mm driver side
450mm passenger side
Maybe there is a difference between the LHD and the RHD
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:07 am
by SRGTD
Assuming the pre and post facelift models have the same wiper blades, they look to be the correct ones. Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades for my 2020 GTI+ are;
Front; A864S
Rear; A282H
Remember to lay a thick towel or something similar on the screen when removing the old blades and fitting the new ones; if the wiper arm falls onto the screen without the blade attached it can crack the windscreen.
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:15 am
by lancslad1985
SRGTD wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:07 am
Assuming the pre and post facelift models have the same wiper blades, they look to be the correct ones. Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades for my 2020 GTI+ are;
Front; A864S
Rear; A282H
Remember to lay a thick towel or something similar on the screen when removing the old blades and fitting the new ones; if the wiper arm falls onto the screen without the blade attached it can crack the windscreen.
These are the codes that came up for mine, so as it’s a facelift I assume it’s the same. Cheers both and thanks for the handy tip SRGTD. Hoping these are better than the standard ones which are useless now after winter.
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:20 am
by Maarten
SRGTD wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:07 am
Assuming the pre and post facelift models have the same wiper blades, they look to be the correct ones. Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades for my 2020 GTI+ are;
Front; A864S
Rear; A282H
Remember to lay a thick towel or something similar on the screen when removing the old blades and fitting the new ones; if the wiper arm falls onto the screen without the blade attached it can crack the windscreen.
Put the wiperarms in service mode before changing too
contact on and then off
push wiperhandel down 1 time
wipers will stop at the top of the frontwindow
Use the wipers one time to let them return to their usual positions
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:12 am
by lancslad1985
Thanks Maarten. Thankfully I knew that one from cleaning the car.
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:19 am
by SRGTD
On the AW (pre-facelift) Polo, it’s possible to lift the wiper arms away from the windscreen without putting them into the service position and they don’t make contact with the edge of the bonnet. Assume the same would also be the case with the BZ (facelift) model.
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:11 pm
by Maarten
Is the facelift called BZ?
On topic, yes they do not touch the bonnet without putting in service mode (FL model)
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:06 pm
by SRGTD
Maarten wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:11 pm
Is the facelift called BZ?
Yes, indeed it is.
Re: Daft question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:23 pm
by Maarten
Never knew that, always saw AW or 2G
Thanks
