Until quite there was essentially only 1 sort of Wiper Blade and connection system for passenger vehicles. For the past 20 years or more, this system has been fitted to probably more than 95% of all passenger vehicles. These are what are nowadays referred to by many motorists as classic Wiper Blades.

A Classic Wiper Blade normally has a rubber blade mounted in a pressed steel frame. The frame is manufactured from several pieces connected by flexible joints which allow the Wiper Blade frame to flex along with the blade as it follows the contours of the passenger vehicle’s windscreen. These Windscreen wipers are attached to the passenger vehicle’s wiper arm by a plastic connector which fits into the hook on the end of the wiper arm. Over time, the hook fitting became just about universal, and two variants developed, the first, slim one being the most popular, with a thicker and stronger system being brought in for bigger Windscreen wipers.

The last few years has seen the introduction, starting with very expensive passenger vehicles such as Lamborghini and top of the range Mercedes, BMW and Porsche passenger vehicles, of the new type of Flat wiper blades. These provide many inherent advantages over the classic Windscreen wipers

Flat wiper blades don’t have any joints to loosen, corrode, wear, seize or vibrate so they radically reduce noise, vibration, judder & uneven wiping. The elimination of risk of seizing also allows the Wiper Blade to better follow the shape of the passenger vehicle’s windscreen.

The Design of Flat wiper blades also makes sure that the pressure pushing the Wiper Blade in contact with the windscreen is constant along its entire length. This has two chief benefits for the passenger vehicle driver; firstly it makes sure that the flat Wiper Blade is much better able to follow the contours of the windscreen so improving wiping and cleaning; secondly it ensures that the Wiper Blade wears evenly along it’s length, so increasing its useful life.

Flat wiper blades are naturally much better aerodynamically than classic Windscreen wipers, and finally Flat wiper blades look fantastic, and now that retrofit Flat wiper blades are obtainable, you can effortlessly and rapidly update your passenger vehicle if it has hook type wiper arms.

Whether you want the look of classic Windscreen wipers, or Flat wiper blades, you can now enjoy even better performance in extreme conditions and a much longer life by fitting 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 wipers of the same type.