thought I'd share a modification that I shamelessly copied from my friend Joe. Has anyone thought "how silly it was of MINI to have put a "air foil" on the driver's side wiper blade only?" So put a driver's side blade on the passenger side too! Works like a charm!

 

That's a relief, I bought a used Mini and thought it had fallen off.

 

Yea, I noticed that too....?

-Cody

 

I think all cars are like that. My Landrover has only one....on the passenger side...

Hmm...

 

land rover..........made in England...........right hand drive.......hmmmmm indeed

 

Don't the left and right blades have different lengths?

 

yes , but not enough to make even the slightest difference

 

I don't like the MINI wipers. I want to get the ones that come on the newest BMW 3 Series and VW Rabbit. The are low profile, minimalist, and wipe the window very well.

Valeos: http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/valeo/ultimate.jsp

 

The tirerack link just asked me if I have runflat tires to determine which wiper blades I'm elgible for. . .

By the way the PIAA sporza silicone blade is only avail in passenger side. . .

Those ultimates look pretty nice, too. . . MINImalist. . .

 

Considering what the Valeo's sell for($85/pr.) and how they worked on my car (sheeooottt!) I returned them right away.

 

I agree Jock that the Valeos are rubbish.
But I question the passenger wiper air foil ...

When travelling a high speed, I tend to look basically straight ahead, not out of the passenger side of the screen ... and when travelling at low speed where I might need to look to the side, the air foil effect isn't needed

So what am I missing?

 

Ditto.

 

fingernails down the blackboard! the chattering and shuddering of the un-aided blade at highway speeds. Surely I can't be the only one who has experienced this??? I played with the blade angle ad infinitum to no avail!Only when I put the winged blade on did it stop.