What the hell is the point of these things??!

geneandbolly · 26-08-13, 09:19 PM

both gene and susie2 have these contraptions fitted and all i can figure out about them is that they cause the wiper on that side to judder like a corpie bus at buchanan street bus station....totally pointless and really infuriating!!

why on earth did mother audi ever think that they were a great idea??!

BIGGYIN · 26-08-13, 10:11 PM

They are there,to keep the blades pushed against the glass.Don't know the difference,if they weren't there??Never,tried.

Hanuman · 26-08-13, 10:44 PM

Allegedly judder @ high speed?

good wiper/arm, no aerofool* bit, judder
bad wiper, old, worn. judder

real world- haven't really been impressed with quatty wipers anyway

*spelling deliberate

geneandbolly · 26-08-13, 11:19 PM

not so bad at low speed but once you've experienced high speed judder, it would seem that the blades become buggered and then judder all the time thereafter!

if they were such a good idea, why did mother only put them on the driver's side??

msh · 26-08-13, 11:56 PM

As a cost saving measure, I guess. After all, the car is supposed to be driven on road, not in rally, so poorer visibility for passenger shouldn't be a problem.

My A90q had shitty aftermarket blade there, god only knows why, but in any case I'm sure it didn't what it should - once had the chance to drive @ ~ 170 kmph in rain and wind blew upper part of windshield clean while kept water on lower part of windshield. A couple of months ago fitted original one, who knows when I will have the chance to test it

Darron Edwards · 27-08-13, 12:00 AM

Judder is caused by deformation of the blade, which is a result of it being at rest for a long time. The blade leans against the motion of the arm and skips, causing the judder. To rectify the judder, fit a new blade.

26-08-13, 10:11 PM	#2
BIGGYIN 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Merseyside Posts: 7,976	All my 90q's,had them. They are there,to keep the blades pushed against the glass.Don't know the difference,if they weren't there??Never,tried. __________________ q90 B2 Type 85 - q90 B2 Type 85-PROJECT-ABY 20vt KARL. Injection is nice but I'd rather be blown

26-08-13, 10:44 PM	#3
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,023	Allegedly judder @ high speed? good wiper/arm, no aerofool* bit, judder bad wiper, old, worn. judder real world- haven't really been impressed with quatty wipers anyway *spelling deliberate __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

26-08-13, 11:19 PM	#4
geneandbolly 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Psychiatric Ward, North Ayrshire Posts: 7,490	not so bad at low speed but once you've experienced high speed judder, it would seem that the blades become *buggered* and then judder all the time thereafter! if they were *such* a good idea, why did mother only put them on the *driver's* side?? __________________ 1997 Audi S6 Ruby Red

27-08-13, 12:00 AM	#6
Darron Edwards Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,855	Judder is caused by deformation of the blade, which is a result of it being at rest for a long time. The blade leans against the motion of the arm and skips, causing the judder. To rectify the judder, fit a new blade. __________________ 1981 ur quattro CA chassis LHD 1982 ur quattro CA chassis RHD 1986 ur quattro GA chassis - Alpine White 1986 ur quattro GA chassis - Graphite Black

26-08-13, 11:56 PM	#5
msh 4 ring whore! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rucava, Latvija Posts: 3,816	As a cost saving measure, I guess. After all, the car is supposed to be driven on road, not in rally, so poorer visibility for passenger shouldn't be a problem. My A90q had shitty aftermarket blade there, god only knows why, but in any case I'm sure it didn't what it should - once had the chance to drive @ ~ 170 kmph in rain and wind blew upper part of windshield clean while kept water on lower part of windshield. A couple of months ago fitted original one, who knows when I will have the chance to test it