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May 25, 2005 | 01:18 AM

GB525dTour

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My Ride: 520d GT, Blue, Beige Dakota Leather, Pro Sat Nav, Interior Lights Pack, Adaptive Lights, Advanced Aircon

My windcreen wipers leave streaks on the windscreen while in use - ie do not clear the water/rain completely when in use. The wipers do not look damaged but there is astreaking effect right in my direct vision to the road - disctracting +.

Before I go back to the dealer - has anyone got any suggestions? I have tried Holt's exterior windscreen wipes.

I don't want to leave it too lon & end up with a scratched windcreen if there is a problem.

Thanks

May 25, 2005 | 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by GB525dTour' date='May 25 2005, 04:18 AM

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The wipers blades or the windscreen is "oily" or "greasy". You should wash it with some eg. dish wash.

Also how old is your car? The lifetime for the wiper blades may vary, about over a year they can be replaced.

May 25, 2005 | 01:53 AM

GB525dTour

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Originally Posted by Peter530i' date='May 25 2005, 09:47 AM

[quote name='GB525dTour' date='May 25 2005, 04:18 AM']My windcreen wipers leave streaks on the windscreen while in use - ie do not clear the water/rain completely when in use. The wipers do not look damaged but there is astreaking effect right in my direct vision to the road - disctracting +.

Before I go back to the dealer - has anyone got any suggestions? I have tried Holt's exterior windscreen wipes.

I don't want to leave it too lon & end up with a scratched windcreen if there is a problem.

Thanks

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Only 2 months old!

May 25, 2005 | 01:56 AM

Rudy

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In the US, the dealer will replace them under warranty without question. I assume they'll do it for you too since you have the service and maintenance option...

May 25, 2005 | 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by GB525dTour' date='May 25 2005, 04:53 AM

[quote name='Peter530i' date='May 25 2005, 09:47 AM'][quote name='GB525dTour' date='May 25 2005, 04:18 AM']My windcreen wipers leave streaks on the windscreen while in use - ie do not clear the water/rain completely when in use. The wipers do not look damaged but there is astreaking effect right in my direct vision to the road - disctracting +.

Before I go back to the dealer - has anyone got any suggestions? I have tried Holt's exterior windscreen wipes.

I don't want to leave it too lon & end up with a scratched windcreen if there is a problem.

Thanks

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Only 2 months old!

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Really try to precisely wash the wipers and the screen with some dish wash chemical (for hand wash, not for dishwasher machine of course)

May 25, 2005 | 04:03 AM

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I am in the U.S., but my dealer replaced them under warranty. He told me BMW had a bad batch of them and were replacing them as complaints arised. Mine streaked, exactly like yours, in the middle of the driver's vision.

Get the dealer to replace it and good luck. My car was 6 month old when I took it in. This is a known problem at BMW.

Regards, Michael

May 25, 2005 | 02:42 PM

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I have mine replaced every 6-9 months depending on if they start making any noise. I hate that (just my own personal pet peeve). No questions asked, they always replace them.

When my warrenty is up, I'll have to just buy a new car. The blades would probably send me to the poor house. I'm not far from it now...

haha

james

May 26, 2005 | 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jksanford' date='May 25 2005, 05:42 PM

I have mine replaced every 6-9 months depending on if they start making any noise.? I hate that (just my own personal pet peeve).? No questions asked, they always replace them.

When my warrenty is up, I'll have to just buy a new car.? The blades would probably send me to the poor house.? I'm not far from it now...

haha

james

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Hear is a wild suggestion. When I am on the road and its raining, its night, and my window is smearing from the wipers going back and forth, and the on coming glare is impossible. I will stop in at a gas station and get coke and pour it on windshield, let it sit about two minutes and use wipers. It has to be coke, not diet coke.

I have only done this on the road at night, and my window is really messed up, but it works everytime.

Make sure it's raining continuosly. I would hate leave it on the car without getting it washed of right away.

I have done this maybe 4 or 5 times in the last 3 years.