Can this be??

I just replaced the wiper blade on my 99 XJR with one from the Jaguar parts counter, and still it misses a large part of the bottom corner of my driver side, and it misses most of the passenger side. It does'nt seem to follow the curvature of the windshield.

What the hell?

 

I had the same problem when I bought my XJR. First I verified that the arm was attached correctly, and that the shaft housing was bolted in place tightly. Both were ok, so I bent the arm just a little bit so that it applied more pressure against the glass, and it works perfectly now.

Bend little bits at a time until it just hits everywhere so that you are not applying too much pressure, as I'm sure that would wear the blade and motor prematurely.

Hope this helps.

 

i had this problem as well, i bent mine but then to hit the far part of the windscreen it wasn't hitting the middle because of the curve i gave it so i gave up, looked on ebay and found some retrofit aero wipers like on new cars that dont have an arm and are bendy on their own, not perfect but 90%...and I'd say a million times better, last longer and cheaper

 

Find somebody who sells Bosch wiper blades, Advance Auto Parts for example, and buy a micro edge 40721. I have never had an XJ40 / X300 / X308 that had this problem.

 

thanks for the info.. ill try to bend it a little.