How to change windscreen wiper blades

Title:  How to change windscreen wiper blades

Duration: 1:53 minutes

Description:

A video to show someone how to change a car’s windscreen wiper blades and refill the screen wash.

Shell Motoring Tips - How to change a windscreen wiper blades – Transcript

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You should regularly check that your windscreen wipers are in good condition and your windscreen washer is topped up.

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How to change windscreen wiper blades

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Looking after your tyres, particularly tyre pressure will help maintain your car’s health.

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Screen transitions to a page that lists the product names and pictures detailing exactly what a user will need to be able to perform the task of changing the a car’s windscreen wiper blades and refill the screenwash.

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What you’ll need:

• New blades for the windscreen wipers
  
• Mat
• Screen wash
• Gloves

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Here’s what you’ll need. A set of new blades for the windscreen wipers, a mat to protect your screen, some screen wash and a pair of gloves.

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Page transitions to a white screen with text instructing the viewer that this is the first step of the process.

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1 – Protect windscreen

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The screen transitions to a show of a red car in the middle of a white room with various tools and objects around the edge of the room. A mechanic who is wearing white gloves steps up to the front of the car and lefts both of the windscreen wipers up off the windscreen so they are freely standing up off the car.

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Lift wipers

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Let’s begin with the front windscreen. Lift the wipers off the windscreen so they ‘hover’ in the air. They’ll do this on their own. Place the mat between the wipers and windscreen.

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The mechanic then proceeds to place a large black map across the entirety of the front windscreen, leaving the wipers still standing up in the air.

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2 – Remove old wipers

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The screen transitions to a shot of the mechanic unclipping the wiper blade away from the wiper arms, he presses a button that is half way up the entire length of the wiper blades to do so.

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Remove old wipers

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Remove the wiper blades from the wiper arms. There is a clip where the two meet where the wiper blade can be detached.

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Once unclipped, the mechanic pushes the wiper arm down so it is now flat on the black mat which was placed onto the windscreen. He continues to do the same for the second front wiper blade and then travels to the side of the room to place both of the old wiper blades down on top of a red tool chest.

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Lower arm

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As you remove the blade, lower the arm onto the mat, rather than leaving it in the air as before to avoid causing damage to the glass.

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Page transitions to a white screen with text instructing the viewer that this is the third step of the process.

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3 – Fit new wiper blades

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The screen transitions to a shot of the mechanic picking up both of the new wiper blades up from a red toolbox in the corner of the white room. He removes the white plastic packaging which is covering one of the black wiper blades and proceeds to walk over towards the car. Starting with the right-hand side wiper blade, the mechanic proceeds to insert the new wiper blades into the wiper arms by clicking them in until them make an audible sound.

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Install new blades

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Hold on to the new blade and raise the wiper arm. Fix the new blade onto the wiper arm either by lowering the blade on the pin until it clicks, or hooking it into position, depending on your wiper blade type. If your car has a rear windscreen wiper, go to the back of the car and repeat the same steps.

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The screen changes to a shot of the mechanic at the back of the car and he replaces the back-wiper blade in the same fashion as with the front two windscreen wiper blades.

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Page transitions to a white screen with text instructing the viewer that this is the third step of the process.

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4 – Add screen wash

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The screen transitions to a shot of the side of the red car, facing the left passenger side front door. The mechanic proceeds to open the door and swing it all the way open, he then lefts open the latch which enables access to the front bonnet. The screen transitions to a shot of the front of the car, with the mechanic opening the bonnet and using the interior latch on the right hand side of the car to prop the metal bonnet open.

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Raise the bonnet

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Make sure your engine is cool as you’re going under bonnet into the engine bay. Pop the bonnet and make sure it’s safely propped up using the car’s bonnet rod.

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The mechanic then ventures over to the side of the room and picks up a bottle of screen wash which is blue in colour and returns to the car’s bonnet. He proceeds to open the blue lid to the windscreen washer tank which is situated in the bottom left of the underside of the bonnet.

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Locate reservoir cap

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Choose the screen wash most appropriate to your weather conditions, find the reservoir cap, which is often blue with a spray symbol, and lift the flap.

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The mechanic then proceeds to pour the screen wash until the tank is completely full.

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Pour in the screen wash

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Open reservoir cap, and being careful to follow the screen wash dilution instructions, pour in the screen wash.

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The mechanic then closes the cap for the windscreen washer tank and then following this, he unclips the rod holding the bonnet open and shuts the bonnet closed.

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Close the reservoir cap

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Make sure the reservoir cap is properly closed and shut the bonnet. You’re now all done and ready to go with new wiper blades and your screen wash topped up.

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The screen transitions into a completely white summary screen in which text slides into the middle of the shot from right to left. This text details a quick two-step summary of how to complete this task of changing the windscreen wipers on a car and refilling the screen wash.

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Summary:

1. Protect windscreen
2. Remove old wipers
3. Fit new wiper blades
4. Add screen wash

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The screen transitions into another completely white summary screen in which text slides into the middle of the shot from right to left that states the sign off caption:

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Here’s to better journeys

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The final transition is to a white screen with the Shell Pecten already present in the middle of the shot. The Shell Go well caption slides in from left to right, sitting under the logo at the centre of the screen.

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Shell Mnemonic plays lasting only 2 seconds

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Go Well