Bosch Icons!

[etl45]

Okie... so i went to my local SHUCKS and bought me a pair of Bosch Icon Wiper Blades! Sooo.. my passenger side works like a dream!!! but my drives side :( it dosnt make full contact with my windshield... any help???? >.<


THANK YOU

[etl45]

Bump BuMp!!! please help... i bought these cause everyone says these are great wipers!!! do i just have a defective driver side wiper??

[etl45]

anyone???

[Arby]

Did you buy the inserts or the whole assembly? Double check that they are installed correctly. It's easy to miss some of the "slides" when installing inserts only.

[etl45]

They are the Bosch icons.. there is no blade really..? its all one piece.. the new style wipes?? anyone now wat im talking about here haha

[villemus]

there is a plastic clip on your driver side wiper arm that is preventing the blades making full contact,

tuck the wiper infront of that clip, and it will work, would be even better if you can remove that clip .. but i don't know how...

any one knows how to?

[GixerEd1]

Make sure you didn't reverse the installation of the wiperblade. Also make sure the arm is fully clicked into the wiperblade.

[MotecM]

Check that you put the longer one on the drivers side....I just purchased a pair of these from Shucks for my e36 and they work perfect. The passenger side is off the glass a little only when its fully down by the hood, but its fully on the glass when it starts to rise up the windshield.

For anyone thinking about pulling the trigger on the Bo$ch Icon$, Shucks has a $15 rebate on the Icons and Excel+ for November. Just make sure you get the special receipt at the register.....

[villemus]

this blade works on both side, OP has an E46 i believe.

E46 has a plastic clip (it's in the middle of the arm) on the driver side arm that holds the OEM blads down...

these new boneless wipers is not the same shape as OEM hence does not fit in that clip properly, you'll have to tuck the end of the blade infront of the clip or remove the clip.

[etl45]

:eyecrazySooo i see this clip you guys are talking about.. the one on the drivers side wiper arm.. Tuck the wiper infront of the clip?? anyone have like a picture showing what this means???

The blade kinda falls into place in the clip.. and there is a larger plastic piece that is infront of the clip.. put the wiper infront of there??

[etl45]

OH and... tuck the wiper toward the front of the car... or the rear??

THANKS!!! hopefully this will do the trick ~.~

I already tried tucking facing the front of the car.. dosnt seem to help.. makes it worse!!! :mad

[etl45]

Okie... I tried both ways... and still not working.. >.<

CAN anyone recomend some GREAT wipers!!! without any fitment issues???

Maybe just the old style BOSCH wipers?? which one is the best out of the bosch???

thanks

[villemus]

I am using this wiper ...

the plastic clip sticking out in the middle of the driver side arm...

you tuck the blade towards the inside of the car...

i'll try to get pictures for you later ...

[Tangent]

I have the same problem with this style blade. I was about to toss them in favor of the PIAA silicones, but if these can be made to work right I'd love to keep 'em...

[etl45]

I gave up... and returned them.. I just got the regular bosch blades.. they work like a dream ^^ but thanks for all the help guys!

[villemus]

ok .... i have right hand drive cars, so maybe it's different... but check out the picture,

you'll need to tuck the wiper blade towards teh inside of the car...

2 pictures with red circle just to show you which clip i am talking about.

last picture is showing the arm in working position...

sorry about the pic quality, it's a phone cam.