Aero Wipers

Chat about your MKV (6N2) Polo GTi
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Post by alexperkins »

Thats why you get a passat estate/bluemotion polo one :P 280mm same as the normal blade :)
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do you just put the aero blades onto the original arms?

does that work?
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Post by Tim_GTi »

mwarner87 wrote:do you just put the aero blades onto the original arms?

does that work?

yeh, thats what the 'flat blade upgrade' kits are on here

http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/product_display.php#
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Post by mwarner87 »

6N0 998 002

i ordered these, this is the number for the retro fit then yeah?
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Ahh, I remember the good old days of butchering/welding arms to get the first Aero wiper conversion in the UK (2nd in the world) on a 6n2 GTi...

8)

Shame I didn't think of using 2x Lupo Passenger side arms :roll:
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how do you fit these? is there a guide or anything? i cant seem to get the old one's off!!
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mwarner87 wrote:how do you fit these? is there a guide or anything? i cant seem to get the old one's off!!
there dead easy!!!

you've got to kinda fold the arm back on itself, then with a bit of force pull it out of the hooked shaped arm
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Josh_PoloGTi wrote:Ahh, I remember the good old days of butchering/welding arms to get the first Aero wiper conversion in the UK (2nd in the world) on a 6n2 GTi...

8)

Shame I didn't think of using 2x Lupo Passenger side arms :roll:
Yes but at least your way was near guaranteed to work... my driver's arm still scrapes the scuttle panel as I haven't done anything about it yet :oops:
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thanks, i yanked them off :D
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