The size of the wiper blades. Car janitors: photo, prices

If you turn on the windscreen wipers, water stains remain on it, the snow in winter and the dirt from under the wheels of cars are badly cleaned at the oncoming trip - these wipers should be replaced with new ones. It is because of poor visibility that a large percentage of accidents happen.

Car wipers have different modifications, shapes and work surfaces, which often leads motorists into a kind of stupor when acquiring these items. This review will help to choose the correct wiper blades or wiper kit in general, which perfectly suits a certain car and will fully perform its functions.

Practice shows that drivers often try to install more wipers on their car to increase visibility. The size of the wiper blades ("Kalina" let it be for example) are able to fully clean the maximum area of the glass, their replacement (increase) is not necessary. And for cars of the family "Lanos" it is possible to install a larger size of a janitor from 47.5 cm to a cleaner measuring 50 centimeters, however, this only applies to the cleaner on the driver's side. Carrying out such a "modification", it is necessary to take into account the degree of divergence of the wipers at the moment of their approach, as it is possible for them to engage with each other.

Car wipers: types

By the type of execution and the use of the brush can be distinguished by the following:

• Wireframe.
• Frameless.
• Winter.
• Hybrid.

Let's consider each of them in more detail.

Frame type

They are considered the most popular and common wipers. They have a metal or plastic frame and are attached to the mechanism lever with a hook or bayonet connection. Typically, seasoned drivers recommend that they be used in the warm season. This is due to the fact that in winter the moisture gets into the slots and openings of the frame and freezes, which leads to a poor fit of the janitor's working surface to the glass surface. This factor prevents the normal operation of the mechanism.

Frameless type

They have a more modern look and are a brush with fastenings on the edges and in the middle part. Quality brushes janitors of this design are made of rubber. Rubber perfectly tolerates strong temperature fluctuations and can serve for quite a long time. The fastening is carried out in the same way as fastening the frame wipers, but it can also be universal.

Winter type

This type of wipers is not widely used due to a number of features. At too low temperatures they creak violently, and at high speeds, they are reversed by the wind flow from the glass, and they are not effective. The only plus in using such is driving in urban conditions at medium speeds.

Hybrid type

This kind of excellent coping with their duties at any time of the year. The main thing in this issue is the acquisition of an original quality product, not, for example, of Chinese origin.

How to determine the quality of the wipers

When purchasing a new set of windshield wipers or their components, it is important to pay attention to the size of the wiper blades. For each model of the car, they can be different depending on the width and height of the windshield. It is not recommended to install on the machine products that do not meet the technical requirements. Often, the seller can tell what size and model of cleaners can go to the car.

At the same time, quality brushes must necessarily have a uniform texture and color of the material. The working surface should be smooth, without burrs and microcracks. Do not be shy to conduct a thorough inspection of the details of the janitors, since after acquiring those can be faced with their unsuitability.

Service life of the kit

To begin with, it is important to note that the work of janitors on the dry surface of the glass can accelerate the wear of the rubber surface several times. In this case, the size of the wiper blades is directly related to the wear of the mechanism of the drive as a whole. The larger the friction surface, the greater the load on the electric motor and the lever drive. It may happen that even the most expensive janitors will become unusable in a very short time. Often this is due to the inclusion of them without the use of a glass washer system. In winter, drivers include janitors to "remove" snow with insufficient warming up of the car and the glass itself, and as a result, the wear of the rubber bands increases.

To increase the service life of the janitor's working part, they must be periodically cleaned from dust in summer and ice in winter. At the same time, the surface damage factor and the windshield itself will be significantly reduced.

If the car wipers clean the car badly and leave a divorce, then, on the advice of experienced drivers, they should be placed in a container with gasoline for ten to fifteen minutes and use it for some time. This advice can help if you buy new wipers is not possible in the near future.

With regard directly to the life of the new product, it is equal to 400 hours of work, provided the quality of the product. Less eminent manufacturers give a guarantee of quality work within a hundred-two hundred hours, and then the brushes become unusable.

Size of the wiper blades

Typically, the car is equipped with two wipers, but there are exceptions - on the contrary, only one or more than three. And even on one car can be the use of different brushes.

About what size of the wiper blades is installed on the car, usually indicated in the service book, or you can independently measure them using a regular roulette. When the car is three cleaners, their size can be: from the driver's side - 50 cm, with the passenger - 45 cm, and the back janitor - 30 cm. But all these figures vary depending on the model. As a rule, rear window wipers are equipped with cars with a hatchback and a station wagon, the areas of which are also different.

In order to increase the size of the wiper blades on your vehicle, you first need to measure the glass. In this case, the brushes themselves in working order should not go out of the glass and do not have a mesh with each other.

Practical tips

Most owners of domestic cars in one way or another are trying to independently improve their cars. The same applies to windshield wipers and rear windows. To increase the glass cleaning area, they experiment with installing a larger glass cleaner brush on the machine. It should be noted that such an improvement option is not always possible.

The size of the wiper blade (VAZ-2110 including) is equal to the following parameters: the driver's side is 510 millimeters, the passenger side is 510 millimeters. In this case, one brush of a larger size can be used, by reducing the second, as a rule, from the passenger side.

The standard configuration of the car "Lada Grant" provides for the installation of parts in the size of 60 cm and 41 cm for the driver's and passenger seats, respectively. Change the size of the wiper blades ("Grant" is no exception), but only on the passenger side. The fact is that the increase of the janitor even by one centimeter from the driver's side is impossible - the body touches. But from the passenger side you can increase by as much as four centimeters. Now, about what kind of domestic machines need the size of the wiper blades. "Kalina" and her janitor corresponds to the size of "Grantovsky". However, with only one difference, that the hatchback has a rear wiper of a size of 36 centimeters.

In imported cars, everything is a little different. Here the interchangeability has a wider range. The standard size of the Lacetti wiper blades is as follows: front left - 55 cm, right front - 48 cm, rear (hatchback and wagon) 45 and 35 centimeters respectively. It is possible to install non-standard sizes of cleaners, taking into account the area of the glasses and their ability to work in pairs.

As a rule, prices for windshield wipers vary from the degree of their configuration and manufacturer. Naturally, a complete set with holders and work area will cost more than buying only rubber brushes. In general, the price of a complete set ranges from twenty dollars to one hundred dollars, taking into account that your car is a budget class and standard equipment. But as it was already said, it depends on the degree of configuration of the wiper itself. Regular replacement of rubber elements can cost ten dollars.