de wipering question

1. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

   #1 13th October 2007, 12:52

   hey,
   
   am thinking of dewipering my mk1 vtr. have read the guides etc and seems fairly straightforward - apart from the battery situation.
   
   i have got an aftremarket kenwood radio/cd in the car at the moment, so would i lose my settings or would the radio need resetting with the key code thing if i disconnected the radio?
   
   thanks in advance
2. Davidp Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Posts: 12553

   #2 13th October 2007, 12:53

   You will lose the settings yes, but tbh, you don't have to disconnect the battery. I did mine last weekend and didn't bother disconnecting.
3. Martinsaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Guildford Posts: 1178 Mk1 VTS

   #3 13th October 2007, 12:55

   Yeh i done mine without disconecting the battery and it was fine
   
   Martin.
4. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

   #4 13th October 2007, 15:28

   oh rite ok its just every guide ive seen, ie on here and in the max power book, it recommends disconnecting the battery.
   
   is it really easy then?
5. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #5 13th October 2007, 15:33

   no point disconnecting the battery, i didnt.
6. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

   #6 13th October 2007, 15:42

   fair enough then, wont bother disconnecting it.
   
   did you buy the grommet etc from peugeot dealer?
7. Robbo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 M'Bro - Teesside Posts: 3060 401 bhp r33 skyline

   #7 13th October 2007, 15:50

   grommets you can get from halfaurds(comes in a pack of 3 and you want the middle sized one) works out about £1.50
   but if you want the proper pug one the parts numbers are around somewhere just got to use the search.
   
   and as for the battery thing, dont dissconnect it, its just there so if you decide to cut the cables and put them on each side of your head you cant turn round to haynes or max power etc and say "i got electrocuted because of your guide, im sueing you"
   
   dont cut the cables btw lol that was just an example
8. Davidp Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Posts: 12553

   #8 13th October 2007, 17:00

   Pug ones are discontinued....
   Halfords ones you want a 22mm mate
9. SeanVTR Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Grimsby,UK Posts: 260 1st. Pug 106 Current. Saxo vtr

   #9 13th October 2007, 17:14

   i did mine today and couldnt get the 22mm grommit from halfords to fit no where near ?! ive had to come up with something to fit for now (used ax window mounts lol)
10. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #10 13th October 2007, 17:17

    hmmm how was the fit for 22mm, smaller or bigger?
11. SeanVTR Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Grimsby,UK Posts: 260 1st. Pug 106 Current. Saxo vtr

    #11 13th October 2007, 17:22

    the hole seemed to small for the 22mm grommit and i couldnt be botherd with going back to halfords so just used what i could find lol but maybe it does and i wasnt trying hard enough ?
12. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #12 13th October 2007, 17:27

    what so the hole was too tight to fit the grommet in?
13. SeanVTR Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Grimsby,UK Posts: 260 1st. Pug 106 Current. Saxo vtr

    #13 13th October 2007, 17:29

    yeah hole to small and grommet to big ! but that was for me but other ppl have got it to fit so maybe i have a dodgy rear window or something ?!
14. Matty_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Darlington/Newcastle Posts: 2609 Saxo VTS / Twingo RS133

    #14 13th October 2007, 17:29

    i got the 22mm one and i cant get it to fit. I think it needs a 21mm one but i cant find them anywhere. But as a quick fix you can take the orgional gromit and either put a 19mm one in it or one of the plastic screws fit in it too.
15. SeanVTR Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Grimsby,UK Posts: 260 1st. Pug 106 Current. Saxo vtr

    #15 13th October 2007, 17:33

    i heard somewhere there is a grommet in the boot floor thats not doing anything you can take out and it will fit but never tried it ?
16. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #16 13th October 2007, 17:34

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Matty_VTR i got the 22mm one and i cant get it to fit. I think it needs a 21mm one but i cant find them anywhere. But as a quick fix you can take the orgional gromit and either put a 19mm one in it or one of the plastic screws fit in it too.

    original grommit?
17. Matty_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Darlington/Newcastle Posts: 2609 Saxo VTS / Twingo RS133

    #17 13th October 2007, 17:56

    the one with the hole in that you take out when you take the wiper out
18. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

    #18 13th October 2007, 18:05

    Just order the gomment from citroen/pug.It is really easy to do mate just dont pull in the wiper arm to hard and smash your rear window like i saw a thread start the other day where someone done it.Just cut the wiper arm if its really stuck on.
19. Davidp Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Posts: 12553

    #19 13th October 2007, 18:09

    22 fits perfectly in mine...
    There is a grommit under the carpet, towards the back of the boot (near the rear seats)
20. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

    #20 13th October 2007, 18:17

    22m wont fit straight in without some effort so remove the inside boot trim panel and use some elbow grease to get it spon on so it fits flush
    
    I was a lazy bastard and made two halfrauds gromits into one and then took the stuff back
21. Matty_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Darlington/Newcastle Posts: 2609 Saxo VTS / Twingo RS133

    #21 13th October 2007, 18:46

    I'm guessing the Mrk2 hole might be bigger then the Mrk1 then. Remember to lift up the little cap on the back of the wiper and undo the bolt i forgot to do that and spent a day trying to pull it off before i realized it was there.
22. betty02 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2007 Blackpool Posts: 7123 MK5 Golf GTi FSi

    #22 13th October 2007, 23:13

    and dont do what i did, smash my back window haha!
23. Matty_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Darlington/Newcastle Posts: 2609 Saxo VTS / Twingo RS133

    #23 14th October 2007, 14:44

    managed to get a 22mm in mine now, like Redbullet said just takes a bit of effort and you need to get at it from both sides. I used a tiny flat head screwdriver to pull it though from the back. Looks miles better now.
    
    
24. SeanVTR Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Grimsby,UK Posts: 260 1st. Pug 106 Current. Saxo vtr

    #24 14th October 2007, 14:50

    hmmmm gonna have to give it a go when i get a chance then arnt i ! just a shame there a bit small as some how the wiper has cut in to my class, thought it was just muck and tried scraping it away but its like worn the glass away !
25. Davidp Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Posts: 12553

    #25 14th October 2007, 14:50

    Told you it'd fit...
    Does look better mate
26. Davidp Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Posts: 12553

    #26 14th October 2007, 14:51

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SeanVTR hmmmm gonna have to give it a go when i get a chance then arnt i ! just a shame there a bit small as some how the wiper has cut in to my class, thought it was just muck and tried scraping it away but its like worn the glass away !

    Same as... s0x to be us tbh...
27. SeanVTR Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Grimsby,UK Posts: 260 1st. Pug 106 Current. Saxo vtr

    #27 14th October 2007, 14:53

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by David Same as... s0x to be us tbh...

    agreed !
28. Matty_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Darlington/Newcastle Posts: 2609 Saxo VTS / Twingo RS133

    #28 14th October 2007, 15:08

    yea my glass has loads of scratches on it plus the big ring around the gromit looks well bad.
29. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #29 14th October 2007, 15:55

    i put disconnect battery in the guide as a precautionary measure, its up to you really, tbh its just in case anything shorts out on the metal and could cause further damage
30. Matty_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Darlington/Newcastle Posts: 2609 Saxo VTS / Twingo RS133

    #30 14th October 2007, 16:03

    yea, all the connectors are in plastic block so its pretty safe to not bother disconnecting it.
    
    Has anyone else removed the rear washer jet? cos i did but iv noticed alot of people have just left theres in.
31. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #31 14th October 2007, 16:59

    i just left mine in, i may want it back on when i come to sell it etc
32. user_15266 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 N.DEVON Posts: 2558 Pair of Crutches atm!

    #32 14th October 2007, 23:18

    sadly wen my old car went the the saxo heavens so did the pug de wipering kit, very gutted as 106parts.com has now stopped sellin them! grrr so will be poppin halfrauds tomoz to get a 22mm grommit! doesnt look to bad tbh just wouldnt fancy some chavvin git stealin it on a wet day! grrrrrr
33. Robbo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 M'Bro - Teesside Posts: 3060 401 bhp r33 skyline

    #33 15th October 2007, 12:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by bide_furio sadly wen my old car went the the saxo heavens so did the pug de wipering kit, very gutted as 106parts.com has now stopped sellin them! grrr so will be poppin halfrauds tomoz to get a 22mm grommit! doesnt look to bad tbh just wouldnt fancy some chavvin git stealin it on a wet day! grrrrrr

    silicone underneath
    
    gives it extra protection from water plus it makes it stick
34. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #34 15th October 2007, 14:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Robbo silicone underneath gives it extra protection from water plus it makes it stick

    hmmm, what just silicone around the outside of the grommit underneath?