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Rear wiper blade

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#1 ·
How do you remove the rear wiper blade for replacement? I have one on order but I took a look at the car last night and it wasn't obvious how it comes off. I didn't pull at it or anything.
 
#2 ·
Need to take the majority of the trim off the inside of the bot hatch.

Isn't particularly hard but be careful not to break anything as it's a little fiddly ;)
 
#3 ·
Scottie_N said:
weasley said:
How do you remove the rear wiper blade for replacement? I have one on order but I took a look at the car last night and it wasn't obvious how it comes off. I didn't pull at it or anything.
Need to take the majority of the trim off the inside of the bot hatch.

Isn't particularly hard but be careful not to break anything as it's a little fiddly ;)
OMG.....is this right???
To simply change the blade we need to strip the inside trim??
That sounds like madness for such a routine event.
 
#4 ·
ItsNumptyBoy said:
Scottie_N said:
weasley said:
How do you remove the rear wiper blade for replacement? I have one on order but I took a look at the car last night and it wasn't obvious how it comes off. I didn't pull at it or anything.
Need to take the majority of the trim off the inside of the bot hatch.

Isn't particularly hard but be careful not to break anything as it's a little fiddly ;)
OMG.....is this right???
To simply change the blade we need to strip the inside trim??
That sounds like madness for such a routine event.
Uhhh....

Sorry I completely read the OP post wrong.

That's to remove the whole wiper system. To remove the blade it just unclips haha :D Don't need to remove anything else.
 
#6 ·
I use mine frequently as I do a lot of motorway miles, and through the winter the rear screen gets covered in salt quickly. It hasn't actually torn yet, but it isn't the best wipe any more so I am doing a preemptive replacement of all blades. I have just done my Yeti fronts, which made a huge difference; I'm still awaiting the Yeti rear and all of the A1.

So I guess you just give it a tug then? Not very 'premium', when the Yeti rear clips in and out with a purpose-built connector!