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anglaslt

Member Since: 24 Dec 2008
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Posts: 189

2015 Freelander 2 2.0T HSE Lux Auto Havana

Re: Winter Wiper Park or Wipers Up?

Vanny wrote:
what to people who actually live in cold countries do?

Well this place gets pretty cold in winter and I've never seen anyone bothering to lift their wiper arms. If it's been snowing you'll need to lift them to clean the snow off. It helps that with really low temperatures the blade doesn't freeze to the screen. driving on the right side

7th Mar 2018 8:35 pm

Arctic

Member Since: 24 Aug 2016
Location: Westmidlands
Posts: 605

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Orkney Grey

JulesK wrote:
Picked up some crackers today. From the Flea bay.£15.45
Fitted and tested, seem really good quality. Using a hosepipe in Wales!! No bloody rain when you need it

LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2 FRONT & REAR WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADES - SET OF 3 WIPERS
( eBay Item No. 262804814918 )

I have absolutely NO affiliation with this seller.

I bought some last month from Aldi Michelin all weather wipers, £10 for two, I also bought a set for my MGZT V6 190.

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8th Mar 2018 12:49 am

JulesK

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1673

2014 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Firenze Red

Our local Aldi is I swear the staff keep everything squirraled away and put out on the shelves what they don't want If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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8th Mar 2018 9:02 am

JulesK

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1673

blacktiger wrote:
JulesK wrote:
Picked up some crackers today. From the Flea bay.£15.45
Fitted and tested, seem really good quality. Using a hosepipe in Wales!! No bloody rain when you need it

LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2 FRONT & REAR WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADES - SET OF 3 WIPERS
( eBay Item No. 262804814918 )

I have absolutely NO affiliation with this seller.

What's with the Boomerangs?

Don't see much point of straight wipers on a curved windscreen

Lift yours off and you may be surprised. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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8th Mar 2018 9:06 am

Worms

Member Since: 31 Oct 2017
Location: Highlands
Posts: 636

2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e GS Manual Zermatt Silver

Re: Winter Wiper Park or Wipers Up?

Vanny wrote:
...what to people who actually live in cold countries do?...

It’s not the coldness of the country, so much as the freeze-thaw cycles, the humidity and the type of snow. While UK certainly wouldn’t count as a properly cold country, it is much more common for us to have a wet night followed by freezing conditions around dawn, which leads to the wipers frozen to the windscreen. Having them parked in the vertical position helps reduce the amount of water dammed against them when it freezes, but lifting them off the screen is better still.

The recent cold, easterly continental air-flow has been much colder, but also much drier. The snow has been much lighter in weight, posing less of a problem for parked wipers, but causing more problems on the roads because of drifting. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
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8th Mar 2018 9:35 am

IanMetro

Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
Posts: 3332

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

blacktiger wrote:
IanMetro wrote:

As a side issue, I have used the small pipe lagging to block off the FL2's upper front air intake during winter. The lagging fits into the slots of the front grill just right.

Partially blanking off the radiator in winter used to be common, never hear of anyone doing it now.

That's because we have thermostats these days.

Sorry to come back on this, but blanking off radiator has fuel saving effects on both a much quicker warm up and reduced under bonnet (turbulent) air.

Before you notice, I will however admit to fitting mud flaps to my (aerodynamic?) FL2.

Seriously though, even the new Jaguar i-Pace has air cooling intake control to improve the aerodynamics when cooling not needed. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
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12th Mar 2018 6:57 pm

IanMetro

Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
Posts: 3332

I have resurrected this thread as I have just fallen foul of the first real frosty morning.

When I came out of the house a couple of days ago my FL2 was really frosted up. No problem thought I, just jump in the car and press the Programmed Defrost button.

Unfortunately the Auto-Wipers started at the same time and ripped a piece of my wiper blade. Admittedly the blades were a bit old and thin, but, in the future, I will be raising my blades off window when frost is expected.

Followed advice on forum and fitted Bosch Aero blades, very pleased with them.

On cold mornings, I will be checking blades are free before turning on ignition.

PS On the subject of auto wipers, my first car, 1961 Ford side valve, had wipers that automatically sped up when you released the accelerator. They also used no electricity. Unfortunately they tended to slow and stop as the car speed increased and the manifold pressure dropped. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
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25th Nov 2018 6:59 pm

LR NUT

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2014 Freelander 2 TD4_e Dynamic Manual Fuji White

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25th Nov 2018 7:39 pm

Mowog

Member Since: 11 Apr 2018
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 503

IanMetro wrote:
I have resurrected this thread as I have just fallen foul of the first real frosty morning.

When I came out of the house a couple of days ago my FL2 was really frosted up. No problem thought I, just jump in the car and press the Programmed Defrost button.

Unfortunately the Auto-Wipers started at the same time and ripped a piece of my wiper blade. Admittedly the blades were a bit old and thin, but, in the future, I will be raising my blades off window when frost is expected.

Followed advice on forum and fitted Bosch Aero blades, very pleased with them.

On cold mornings, I will be checking blades are free before turning on ignition.

PS On the subject of auto wipers, my first car, 1961 Ford side valve, had wipers that automatically sped up when you released the accelerator. They also used no electricity. Unfortunately they tended to slow and stop as the car speed increased and the manifold pressure dropped.

Lovely vacuum wipers,press the throttle and nothing! Great invention faster you go the slower the wipe!
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3rd Feb 2019 12:26 am

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