Latest Developments In Windscreeen Wiper Blade Technology Ensure More Choice & Safety To Car Drivers
Until quite there was essentially only one basic design of Windscreen Wiper and connection system for cars. For the past 20 years or more, this system has been fitted to probably more than 95% of all cars. These are what are usually referred to by many motorists as classic Windscreen wiper blades.
A Classic Windscreen Wiper usually has a rubber blade mounted in a pressed steel frame. The frame is manufactured from several pieces connected by flexible joints which allow the Windscreen Wiper frame to flex along with the blade as it follows the shape of the car’s windscreen. These Windscreen wiper blades are attached to the car’s wiper arm by a plastic connector which fits into the hook on the end of the wiper arm. Over time, the hook system became just about universal, and two sub types developed, the first, slim one being the most popular, with a thicker and stronger type being launched for longer Windscreen wiper blades.
The last few years has seen the introduction, starting with most exotic cars such as Lamborghini and top of the range Mercedes, BMW and Porsche cars, of the new type of Flat wiper blades. These offer many inherent advantages over the classic Windscreen wiper blades
Flat wiper blades don’t have any joints to loosen, corrode, wear, seize or vibrate so they drastically cut noise, vibration, judder & uneven wiping. The elimination of risk of seizing also allows the Windscreen Wiper to better follow the shape of the car’s windscreen.
The Design of Flat wiper blades also makes sure that the pressure holding the Windscreen Wiper in contact with the windscreen is constant along its entire length. This has two major benefits for the car driver; firstly it makes sure that the flat Windscreen Wiper is much better able to follow the form of the windscreen so improving wiping and cleaning; secondly it makes sure that the Windscreen Wiper wears evenly along it’s length, so increasing its useful life.
Flat wiper blades are by design much better aerodynamically than classic Windscreen wiper blades, and finally Flat wiper blades look great, and now that retrofit Flat wiper blades are to be easily had, you can effortlessly and rapidly upgrade your car if it has hook type wiper arms.
Whether you want the look of classic Windscreen wiper blades, or Flat wiper blades, you can now benefit from even better performance in extreme conditions and a much longer life by using Silicone Wiper Blades. The best Silicone Wiper Blades come with a 1 year warranty, and typically last 3 to 5 times longer than rubber Windscreen wiper blades of the same type.
