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Vauxhall astra mk4 rear wiper arm - advice needed

Eric1
Eric1 Posts: 490 Forumite
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.

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  • A shorter wiper arm will sweep a far smaller area of the rear window.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • pitkin2020
    pitkin2020 Posts: 4,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    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??
    Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.
  • Eric1
    Eric1 Posts: 490 Forumite
    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
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    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.
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