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      05-22-2020, 05:33 PM   #89
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Just for interest what screenwash do you guys use.
I use the BMW one also. I have even topped up my Audi Q5 with it. Still got loads left because it comes concentrated in 5-litre containers. I ordered through the UK BMWLand forum
https://www.bmwland.org.uk/index.php?forums/
where one guy is a member who works for Cotswold BMW Hereford where you can get discounts.
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I've tried a few, different commercial brands. A Castrol one seems to work well but doesn't eliminate the problem
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I've tried a few, different commercial brands. A Castrol one seems to work well but doesn't eliminate the problem
Whilst the choice of screen wash additive is important, I think it can only work if the screen is properly cleaned to start with.
Incidentally, a pal of mine had a 3 Series a few years ago (he's just bought a new X1), but had a problem with the washer system becoming thoroughly blocked up. The dealer asked him if he'd used a standard commercial screen wash additive, which he had. Fortunately, they flushed the system through as part of a service without charging him any extra to do so. They also said the the BMW additive has ingredients to ensure the system doesn't get gunged up. My wife had a Renault Clio, which suffered the same problem, which I cleared by filling the tank with a watering can of hot tap water, leaving it for a while to soften up the crud and then running through a few more cans of hot water until the screen wash jets started to work and I was satisfied the problem was cleared.
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I've tried a few, different commercial brands. A Castrol one seems to work well but doesn't eliminate the problem
Whilst the choice of screen wash additive is important, I think it can only work if the screen is properly cleaned to start with.
Incidentally, a pal of mine had a 3 Series a few years ago (he's just bought a new X1), but had a problem with the washer system becoming thoroughly blocked up. The dealer asked him if he'd used a standard commercial screen wash additive, which he had. Fortunately, they flushed the system through as part of a service without charging him any extra to do so. They also said the the BMW additive has ingredients to ensure the system doesn't get gunged up. My wife had a Renault Clio, which suffered the same problem, which I cleared by filling the tank with a watering can of hot tap water, leaving it for a while to soften up the crud and then running through a few more cans of hot water until the screen wash jets started to work and I was satisfied the problem was cleared.
Good points. I haven't had any issues with the well-known commercial brands I've been using. More importantly, I always use demineralised water in the windscreen washer reservoir because I think water with high mineral content would be the biggest culprit.

In any case, I don't believe it is either the cleaner used, or the water that is the issue with the X1's wiper system — it's just badly designed.
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Just for interest what screenwash do you guys use.
I use rain-X washer and never mix with other brands. Their water repellent is the reason I use that brand for. Same brand in other cars also.
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My new BMW X1 from 2020 has, just like my old BMW X1 from 2016, the smearing on the driver's side of the windscreen.

Now i have to get The Bosch aerotwin again and hope that the problem is fixed
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Hello everyone! I visited BMW dealer in Riga already 3 times for the same issue, no long term success, they claim that they changed new viper on drivers side everytime I was there, but I even made pictures before and after, looks like same serial number, but who knows, perhaps it's some sparepart no etc. Anyway they also tried to turn the viper holder arm a bit and that helped for about one week and same problem again...
Btw that Bosch Aerotwin viper I bought myself, which is made in Serbia, instead of those "fitted" in official dealership made in Belgium, also makes same smearing defect in one week or so after installing new. And last what BMW told me that they might even change front windshield, but that sounds already really, really strange and results might be similar to the " whistler mother picture" from Mr. Bean's movie 😂
It's quite rainy in Baltic sea region now and driving becomes really annoying and even embarrassing to drive car for nearly 40k eur and to look through smeared front windshield...
I am already considering to sell the car and to buy some 2017-2018 x5-6 for the same money, which I reckon does not have such circus problems.

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It's not the screenwash what's the problem.
My 2020 X1 has the original bmw screenwash and has the smearing problem.
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It's not the screenwash what's the problem.
My 2020 X1 has the original bmw screenwash and has the smearing problem.
Agree. It is a design issue — sad to hear it persists with 2020 builds.

I have a 2016 X1 and the problem has persisted regardless of screenwash used. Replacing the wiper blades at least once but usually twice each year lessens the problem 😢
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Loal dealer changed my windshield, i bought bosch blades and problem is gone!
If dealer offers a wi dscreen relacement, then use it!
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Loal dealer changed my windshield, i bought bosch blades and problem is gone!
If dealer offers a wi dscreen relacement, then use it!
Question is for how long problem is gone... I changed sets of 3 bosch wipers and all was fine for 2-3 weeks by each of them and then all started to become same again...
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Question is for how long problem is gone... I changed sets of 3 bosch wipers and all was fine for 2-3 weeks by each of them and then all started to become same again...
With the greatest respect, many people do NOT understand that users need to clean their screens and the wipers on a daily basis. Either at the end of or the beginning of the day and if possible with a degreasing agent. The problem is more and more traffic film/diesel/grease gets deposited on it. I had a similar problem with my recently sold Audi Q5 and on my wife's Polo. I am NOT saying this is always the case with some users who are reporting in this thread, but it is one of the causes of smearing screens.
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FWIW, we live in an outer urban area with very little use in traffic/heavily used roads...and the problem remains. It's a design issue with this car, as the smearing does not occur with our other cars driven on same roads. Regular blade changes seems to be the best (partial) solution
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Question is for how long problem is gone... I changed sets of 3 bosch wipers and all was fine for 2-3 weeks by each of them and then all started to become same again...
Try some other brand than Bosch maybe? I bought some unknown Polish brand wipers and have no issues at all.
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It's a design issue with this car, as the smearing does not occur with our other cars driven on same roads. Regular blade changes seem to be the best (partial) solution
What is the design problem/issue? What are the details of the design from your perspective that are incorrect and cause smearing? I respectfully disagree with your statement about it being a design problem! The X1 is now currently the largest volume produced model car in the BMW stable in the world. See the link below and the quote from it immediately afterwards.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/b...ry-114907.html
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BMW has not specified any figures regarding production volumes or percentages to explain the increased capacity for the X1. We do know that one in six BMW cars sold in the Netherlands last year was an X1, and over 60 percent of BMW X models were represented by the smallest product in the range.
So given the volume of cars produced and the very few complaints and possibly only on this forum, in my opinion, it is a quality issue at worst with some of the blades from some of the accessory manufacturers rubber compound being suspect.

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I have a 2016 X1 and the problem has persisted regardless of screenwash used. Replacing the wiper blades at least once but usually, twice each year lessens the problem ��
The above from you points to a quality issue, not design. If it was design you would not be able to solve it by replacing the blades at any time.
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Try some other brand than Bosch maybe? I bought some unknown Polish brand wipers and have no issues at all.
The above confirms the quality issue!
Look again at the following posts below.
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The problem comes back within a month, on the same spot every time. i'm beginning to think that the issue is the glass and not the wiper. I know of 3 other people with the same car as ours at my work, none have this issue.
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Also if some are doing it from new I wonder if there is some sort of transport coating on the windscreens dealers are not removing properly?
I totally stripped the ones here of any coatings using detailing detergent before detailing them and they have not reported any problems.
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RHD UK xLine 8 months old, 3600 miles. I do not have this problem.
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Wipers replaced under comprehensive service coverage USA 2016 warranty. Smears gone.
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I'am very tired to go to the BMW dealer each time for this problem.
They haven't solved the smearing problem in the 5 times I went there.
So I have bought new wipers my self (Bosch aerotwin plus) and it seems to solved the problem. The smearing is totally gone
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For everyone with this problem:

Buy other wipers!!!!

For example: Bosch aerotwin

and your wiper problems are over!!!
By the way, the video posted below showing how to bend the arm to slightly reposition the blade angle sitting on the windscreen has been common knowledge to car enthusiasts since the 1960's we even carried it out in our car clubs in the RAF. It used to happen to many makes of cars, not just BMW mini's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

You can always follow the video below for old vehicles where the spring has lost its tension. This used to be common on really old British Leyland and Rootes vehicles. Again the guy making the video has picked up on something from the 1960s. I would not recommend it for BMW X1.
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FWIW, we live in an outer urban area with very little use in traffic/heavily used roads...and the problem remains. It's a design issue with this car, as the smearing does not occur with our other cars driven on same roads. Regular blade changes seems to be the best (partial) solution
Apologies — design OR quality issue (because so many owners report it! )

Ours is a Jan 2016 build. Dealer initially tried "manual adjustment" but the problem persists.

Per my earlier posts, various cleaning methods and washer fluids tested (all of which are adequate for our other cars). I've also tried various wiper replacements — they're all fine for a while, but the issue remains that, most likely through design but perhaps due to manufacturing quality differences, a smearing issue will arise at the extremity of the d/s wiper over time when moving; it's a very long arm, and it doesn't seem to be able (nor can it be adjusted) to provide the necessary force against the screen to sustain a consistent clean wipe.
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I'm using the following method to have a nice and smooth ride of the screen wipers, without smears on the wind screen.
Firstly wash the windscreen very well.
Then clean it with a clay bar, this will remove all the abrasive particles stuck on the windshield.
Then gently polish with that special "glass polish" you can find at your local BMW car dealer (it is a very light polish).
Finally, thoroughly clean your blades with technical alcohol.
I'm sure this will help.
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I'm using the following method to have a nice and smooth ride of the screen wipers, without smears on the wind screen.
Firstly wash the windscreen very well.
Then clean it with a clay bar, this will remove all the abrasive particles stuck on the windshield.
Then gently polish with that special "glass polish" you can find at your local BMW car dealer (it is a very light polish).
Finally, thoroughly clean your blades with technical alcohol.
I'm sure this will help.
Thank you for posting. This is more or less what detailer does on all cars he handles and specifically before using gtechniq clear vision smart glass.
https://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...art-glass.aspx
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I'm using this method from time to time on my car and it's making a big difference.
Last time I did it last week and now I have (again) a butter smooth travel of the wipers.
There are two days since it's raining here and the wipers are like in a new car. 😀
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I'm using this method from time to time on my car and it's making a big difference.
Last time I did it last week and now I have (again) a butter smooth travel of the wipers.
There are two days since it's raining here and the wipers are like in a new car. ��
Glad to hear that! Some people seem to think that you do not collect on the screen spilled diesel, rubber, and tar particle residue when it is not raining. Nothing could be far from the truth. Recently when we had a very dry month my screen was completely covered. When I cleaned it off and started to use the wipers, it smeared so I used washing up fluid and my wife's household glass cleaner. I finished off using copious amounts of household tissue paper. Even when this was used to finish off, it showed there were small amounts of black contaminants that needed to be removed.
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Wipers stuck not coming out?

Tried to replace my wife's 2016 X1 wipers. Should be as simple as pushing the button on top and it should just slide out. However after depressing the button and pulling, it's not budging. Only moved a tiny bit. Tried depressing some more with a screwdriver then started pulling, not moving at all. Is there a trick to getting these wipers out? Seems simple enough. What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions appreciated.

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