christopher
I have a very low mileage 2005 XC90. My wipers make a loud scraping noise across the windscreen and do not clean effectively, applies to both front and rear. Just had the car serviced by non-Volvo workshop and was told the wipers are in good condition. Also previously checked by the Volvo dealer in Perth who changed the blades but problem persisted. Can anyone suggest a possible cause and a fix
timbo
Hi chris does the wiper lift off the screen at any stage?
Some of the volvo wiper arms bend and its enough to change the angle of the blade against the screen.
If the arms look okay i would throw some new blades on.
gavinh
We had an issue with new wiper on the v70, they weren't making contact to the screen due to the arm, it was the euro style wipers from repro, ended up having to trial fit a couple of different types to ensure the correct fit as they were lifting in the middle.
The U shaped part was interfering with the insert. Can post up the type of wiper in the morning if your interested.
We got them in the kwinana store.
christopher
Hi Tim and Gav
Sorry that I've been offline for so long - major computer problems. I came across a small device called the Ecocut from Germany that trims a very small amount of the blade edges - I thought I would try that first and see what happens. Whatever happens i'll let you know.