Windscreen wipers

[Beachball]

Seeing my car on 7,800 miles I change my front wipers when they are on 10,000

 

[Dustydog]

Seeing my car on 7,800 miles I change my front wipers when they are on 10,000

BB Do you think if we lived in a very wet rainy part of the Country you might change them more or less often? Little use might not do the rubber any good🤔

 

[Mel]

We change ours when they fail the MOT.
Perhaps we should be paying more attention.
🙁
Mel

 

[RogerL]

We change ours when they fail the MOT.
Perhaps we should be paying more attention.
🙁
Mel

I'd hope that's a joke - but I suspect not.

 

[Buckman]

Seeing my car on 7,800 miles I change my front wipers when they are on 10,000

It is not the mileage or even the time, it is the environment that causes damage i.e sun & cold weather. Generally it would be about every 2 - 3 years.

 

[Mel]

I'd hope that's a joke - but I suspect not.

You suspect correctly. 😀

Mel

 

[Dustydog]

I'd hope that's a joke - but I suspect not.

May be Mel only drives in the dry😉

 

[Mel]

May be Mel only drives in the dry😉

Many decades ago my Mother drove an Old Ford Prefect. The wipers would start off OK and the gradually slow down and stop. She somehow discovered that if you opened a door and slammed it shut hard they would go again. She regularly did this whilst still driving along with me and my brother as kids in the back ( not seat belted of course). This went on for months.
Possibly this is where I acquired my clearly woeful laissez faire attitude to windscreen wipers.
Mel

 

[Beachball]

BB Do you think if we lived in a very wet rainy part of the Country you might change them more or less often? Little use might not do the rubber any good🤔

Always aware of safety so if needed would change them straight away so would continue to have good vision when driving.

 

[Hutch]

Always aware of safety so if needed would change them straight away so would continue to have good vision when driving.

I always wonder if cleaning your car in automatic car washers, that supply "shine stuff" to your bodywork and the windscreens, leaves a film of "stuff"

 

[otherclive]

I always wonder if cleaning your car in automatic car washers, that supply "shine stuff" to your bodywork and the windscreens, leaves a film of "stuff"

Yes it does, and hand car washes too. I tend to do my own cleaning, albeit not very often.