Peter Watts Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Not the most exciting post I know but what are folks using to replace the front wipers? Aero blades? Or OE? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob66 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) I picked up a pair from Halfords last week Bosch. Really pleased with them I had the OE ones before and these are as good if not better.. They have the aero wind deflector. Edited August 8, 2019 by Rob66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Rob66 said: I picked up a pair from Halfords last week Bosch. Really pleased with them I had the OE ones before and these are as good if not better.. Bosche are always a good safe bet IMO. Good to hear it's the same on Caymans too..... Edited August 8, 2019 by sevenfourate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spykee Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Peter I've had the aero blades on mine and they were terrible. They missed a large part of the passenger side towards the A pillar and juddered on recoil regardless of speed and the amount of rain. They're still sitting in my shed as I had them on about a month before I got sick of them and went back to a standard design. I have the traditional frame Bosch wipers with the aero deflector on the drivers side. HTH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Windymiller Posted August 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2019 https://www.wiperblades.co.uk/porsche-cayman-years-2005-to-2012-wiper-blades Bosch Cayman specific fit (ie curved passenger side blade) twin pack £24.50 👍🏻 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 8 hours ago, Windymiller said: https://www.wiperblades.co.uk/porsche-cayman-years-2005-to-2012-wiper-blades Bosch Cayman specific fit (ie curved passenger side blade) twin pack £24.50 👍🏻 Something reasonably priced for a Porsche. What an absurd notion 🤣 Good link and info that ^^^^ (I’m a couple of weeks into ownership and beginning to get the grasp of how Porsche parts prices works already 😎 ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob66 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 21 hours ago, Spykee said: Peter I've had the aero blades on mine and they were terrible. They missed a large part of the passenger side towards the A pillar and juddered on recoil regardless of speed and the amount of rain. They're still sitting in my shed as I had them on about a month before I got sick of them and went back to a standard design. I have the traditional frame Bosch wipers with the aero deflector on the drivers side. HTH Snap, same as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Euro car parts also do the Bosch set with the curved passenger wiper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Windymiller Posted August 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2019 A word of caution too. When you remove a wiper blade from the arm, VERY carefully lower the arm back down to the screen until you are ready to put the replacement blade on. AND place some thick (old) towels on the screen under the wiper arm area. ‘Why?’ you might ask... 🤔 Week 1 of my cayman ownership and I wanted to ‘swap round’ the passenger side curved blade (it was on with the curve facing the wrong way - they come with the aero-foil fitted handed for LHD cars), and I knocked the arm after removing the blade, which caused it to slam down under its sprung force onto the screen and put a massive crack right up the screen. To to say I was a little upset at the time is a mild understatement 🤬🤬🤬🤬 So week 2 of ownership involved a replacement windscreen 🙄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggyjam Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I cracked my windscreen first day of ownership. Well a lorry and a rock did. I had to pull into a service station and walk off the swear words 😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggyjam Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) I used Bosch ones from Halfords. Seem ok. I think the Porsche ones are the same. Difference between OEM (Bosch) and OE (porsche) is probs a box and a lot of money. Classic case I had to have a new lambda sensor fitted when my exhaust bolts were done. Same thing from Bosch as Porsche except not 300 quid a sensor. Label engineering. Edited August 10, 2019 by Buggyjam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymanr Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Hi, ok I’ve just bought some replacement Bosch blades and I think the aero foil on the drivers side looks like it is for a LHD car. I can’t work out how you can switch it? Anyone know how to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Caymanr said: Hi, ok I’ve just bought some replacement Bosch blades and I think the aero foil on the drivers side looks like it is for a LHD car. I can’t work out how you can switch it? Anyone know how to do this? I had to do it for mine can’t remember exactly how but it wasn’t complicated, just unclipping, rotating, and refitting the connector. Try this, must be similar. NB - note my warning above in the thread about cracking the windscreen - gently lower the arm back down onto a thick towel whilst there is no blade on the arm!!! Edited August 15, 2021 by Windymiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymanr Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Windymiller said: I had to do it for mine can’t remember exactly how but it wasn’t complicated, just unclipping, rotating, and refitting the connector. Try this, must be similar. NB - note my warning above in the thread about cracking the windscreen - gently lower the arm back down onto a thick towel whilst there is no blade on the arm!!! Perfect, thank you, very easy when there is some instructions. I can’t believe they don’t include any as it’s not obvious how you turn it round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Mitchinson Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 On 15/08/2021 at 14:37, Windymiller said: I had to do it for mine can’t remember exactly how but it wasn’t complicated, just unclipping, rotating, and refitting the connector. Try this, must be similar. NB - note my warning above in the thread about cracking the windscreen - gently lower the arm back down onto a thick towel whilst there is no blade on the arm!!! Thanks @Windymiller. Fitted a pair this morning. The info you’ve shared on this was really useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, James Mitchinson said: Thanks @Windymiller. Fitted a pair this morning. The info you’ve shared on this was really useful. Glad it helped 👍🏻🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Chaps Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Hi guys - just to clarify on this, do I need to look specifically for a curved twin pack or just the one @Windymiller posted in that link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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