Vauxhall astra mk4 rear wiper arm - advice needed

Eric1

The rear wiper arm of my 1998-2004 Astra hatchback is broken.
Can it be replaced by a wiper arm of another Vauxhall model, such as 2000-2005 Corsa?
They seem to be a bit shorter, which does not really matter to me, but twice as cheap.
Would appreciate any advice.

maninthestreet

A shorter wiper arm will sweep a far smaller area of the rear window.

pitkin2020

Go to a local scrappies and get one, I wouldn't recommend replacing with a part that doesn't fit as it wont do the job properly.
You wouldn't replace a wheel off a 4 x 4 with one of a corsa would you??

Eric1

maninthestreet wrote: »

A shorter wiper arm will sweep a far smaller area of the rear window.

Well, I was hoping to fit Astra-size wiper to the Corsa arm.

pitkin2020 wrote: »

Go to a local scrappies and get one, I wouldn't recommend replacing with a part that doesn't fit as it wont do the job properly.
You wouldn't replace a wheel off a 4 x 4 with one of a corsa would you??

Noo, I'm not that crazy
But my previous car had no rear wiper at all

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Eric1 wrote: »

Well, I was hoping to fit Astra-size wiper to the Corsa arm.


Noo, I'm not that crazy
But my previous car had no rear wiper at all

Possibly because it was a saloon and didn't need one.