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I recently purchased a set of ABER 24012 - 1:24 Wipers. I have absolutely no idea how they actually attach to the car as their is no pin on the wipers that I can use to attach them to a drilled hole in the car. Anyone used these before? Any tips?
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Looks like you might need to put a little pin on the car itself and connect to the hole on the arm
I can't post pics from my work computer, but will try to help more later.
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I'm just thinking out loud here but does the plastic kit wiper fit 'inside' the PE folds ?
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No they attach to the other end
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Hi there,

if I'm not mistaken, the product instructions indicate that the PE wipers be located on or below the windscreen, without any fixation points.
You can view the instructions here, bottom image.

https://www.modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=3507
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Richo wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:01 am No they attach to the other end
Sorry, i meant only the bottom part with the pin to locate it to the car. ?
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Johnj wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:04 am I'm just thinking out loud here but does the plastic kit wiper fit 'inside' the PE folds ?
No it doesn't
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Tommy124 wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:43 am Hi there,

if I'm not mistaken, the product instructions indicate that the PE wipers be located on or below the windscreen, without any fixation points.
You can view the instructions here, bottom image.

https://www.modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=3507
Thanks Tommy, yes I have the instructions. It looks as though I will have to straddle the PE wipers on the bottom frame of the windscreen? This will mean when I install the front windscreen that it won't fit flush on the frame unless I sand out a nook for the wipers to sit into?
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Richo wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:57 pm
Tommy124 wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:43 am Hi there,

if I'm not mistaken, the product instructions indicate that the PE wipers be located on or below the windscreen, without any fixation points.
You can view the instructions here, bottom image.

https://www.modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=3507
Thanks Tommy, yes I have the instructions. It looks as though I will have to straddle the PE wipers on the bottom frame of the windscreen? This will mean when I install the front windscreen that it won't fit flush on the frame unless I sand out a nook for the wipers to sit into?
Yes Richo, it would appear to be so. I would suggest to add a (very) small piece of thin plastic rod to the bottom of the PE parts, as a vertical connection point, and in order to balance out the height of the windscreen frame... :crazy:
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