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[Sticky]

Bought one of these (the whole thing not just the blade part) from Bell + Colvill following advice on here but it doesn't fit . The hole to fit the motor spline into is too small. Am I supposed to mod it myself or have I bought the wrong thing?

[techieboy]

I'm sure you've got the right one. The hole looks too small as it's got self cutting splines. You need to push the arm onto the spline and then tighten it up with the new nut to force it to cut the matching splines in the soft plastic of the arm.

[mandarinvx]

mine fitted fine after a little persuasion

[The Batman]

How much did it cost?

[d4nnyk]

I put an S2 wiper arm and blade on mine couple of months ago, all fitted fine. The part numbers a got were:

A117M0105F Wiper arm
A117M6044F Wiper blade

got mine from:

www.kelsport.net

Came to about £24 all in, I tried my local lotus dealer but at the time they were on back order

[richyroff]

I got mine for under £20 from local Lotus dealer. Also got a new windscreen on insurance after a ham fist related fitting isssue

[mandarinvx]

Mine came with the blade included under one part number - for about £16

[Sticky]

I'm sure you've got the right one. The hole looks too small as it's got self cutting splines. You need to push the arm onto the spline and then tighten it up with the new nut to force it to cut the matching splines in the soft plastic of the arm.

Cheers Matt. Never fitted a wiper arm before, only ever changed blades hence the stupidity of my question.

I shall 'persuade' it on this weekend

[cheeky_chops]

I'm sure you've got the right one. The hole looks too small as it's got self cutting splines. You need to push the arm onto the spline and then tighten it up with the new nut to force it to cut the matching splines in the soft plastic of the arm.

Cheers Matt. Never fitted a wiper arm before, only ever changed blades hence the stupidity of my question.

I shall 'persuade' it on this weekend

i did a "how to" about 6 years ago on my old NA.

Position it in EXACTLY the right place while holding it over the spline and then start doing the nut up.....

[Casper]

I'm sure you've got the right one. The hole looks too small as it's got self cutting splines. You need to push the arm onto the spline and then tighten it up with the new nut to force it to cut the matching splines in the soft plastic of the arm.

I fitted mine about a month or so ago and initially had the same 'issue' but the proper amount of force applied to the arm/spline and then to tightening the nut should get it secured just fine.