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pld118



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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black
How often do you change wiper blades?

As per the title, replaced ours a year/ 8k miles ago and MD advises they are smearing front and rear. Hadnt noticed tbh and particularly curious about rear as it’s not that often used.

Have replacement sets in our garage anyway, just wondered how often people change them.

Thanks.

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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Quite often the blades and the glass itself needs a good clean Ryan... Depends what much gets on the screens & obviously this time of the year, they are needed a lot!

Post #509079 18th Mar 2019 1:50pm
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Amazing



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Normally never

I have only change once when they split but I kind of think the car wash place (which also had a new stock of wipers handy) split them as I had cleaned then a couple of days before and no splits.
A bit vinegar in water on glass and blades then wipe with tissue. it is better to have and not need then need and not have

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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

And one other quick point, the rear tinted glass gets quite worn/scratched... This maybe helped by often changing wiper blades Thumbs Up

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Red Merle



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Currently at 47,500 miles & 18 1/2 months old and there’s no sign of splitting and while you can tell that they aren’t brand new, they clear the entirely screen near perfectly. They look good for some while yet - maybe as much as another 12 months. As has been said, keeping the clean really helps; a gentle wipe with a sponge and some dilute car shampo, along their length, really seems to help.

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CS



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Scotland 2017 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Corris Grey

Autoglym glass polish inside as well as out is helpful too, it makes a big difference, especially if the inside has not been done for a while. Only Range Rovers since 1988

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Red Merle



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I’ve never tried that, I’ll give it a go Thumbs Up

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TDV8_Tommy



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Could depend on UV damage?

Our C70 Volvo and P38 have all needed new wipers including the headlight ones nearly every 6 months with sub 4k miles.

Yes, we are in Spain...they disintegrate quickly. 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
1997 P38 2.5 DSE auto & 1998 P38 2.5 DT Manual
1988 Vogue 3.5 EFI - Manual, gone.
2004 Volvo C70 2.0T convertible, had since new.
2007 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Roadster/Coupé, had since new.
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Cam-Tech-Craig



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Red Merle wrote:
Currently at 47,500 miles & 18 1/2 months old and there’s no sign of splitting and while you can tell that they aren’t brand new, they clear the entirely screen near perfectly. They look good for some while yet - maybe as much as another 12 months. As has been said, keeping the clean really helps; a gentle wipe with a sponge and some dilute car shampo, along their length, really seems to help.



If you weren’t so foolhardy with your cash when you fuel up you’de be able to afford some new wiper blades sir Whistle Whistle Whistle Rolling with laughter Bow down Thumbs Up

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stu1



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I normally replace ours at the end of every autumn.

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Gsxr1250dave



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England 

Is this a trick question ??? 😂

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Scotland 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

When they stop working properly Thumbs Up Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

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V888CMW



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75k miles in 37 months and still going strong on the RRS that is about to be returned for the new FFRR.

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