Turn ON your wipers then turn off your BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe when the wipers are at their mid-way point on your windshield
With your wipers stopped midway on your windshield it should be easy to lift your wipers up and away from your windshield.
Your old wipers should stick out, away, from your windshield. Now allowing for easy access during the rest of the changing process.
Be sure to take note of which new blade length goes on which side.
Measure or just compare old blade length to the new Trico® wiper blades.
Then place the new blades on the correct side.
Your 2018 BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe has a side pin attachment for the windshield wipers. Rotate the blade away from the tab. Then slide it off the pin.
Different wiper manufacturers use different style attachments for the side pin.
1. Push the small adapter lever toward the center of the blade.
2. While doing step 1, lift the factory installed adaptor off of the blade and discard it.
3. Find adaptor "BC" and press it in to the center of the blade.
The two nubs inside of the adapter lock onto the area on the blade marked "X"
4. Hold the blade at 90o angle to the end of the wiper arm and push it all the way on to the arm pin.
5. Rotate the blade until the tab on the top of the arm straddles the top of the blade.
6. The wiper blade will lock onto the arm where indicated.
Double check that wiper blades and adapters are locked on to the wiper arms.
Remove any wiper blade plastic covers.
Carefully lower your new wipers down to your windshield. Discard old wipers and packaging material.
Turn ON your wipers then turn off your BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe when the wipers are at their mid-way point on your windshield
With your wipers stopped midway on your windshield it should be easy to lift your wipers up and away from your windshield.
Your old wipers should stick out, away, from your windshield. Now allowing for easy access during the rest of the changing process.
Be sure to take note of which new blade length goes on which side.
Measure or just compare old blade length to the new Trico® wiper blades.
Then place the new blades on the correct side.
Your 2018 BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe has a side pin attachment for the windshield wipers to connect with.
Rotate the blade until you can pull it off the pin as shown.
Different wiper manufacturers use different style attachments for the side pin. Look for a button or a latch to lift and slide off the old wiper blade.
Before installation, of the new wiper blade, slide off the plastic protector from the blade rubber.
With this arm type it is necessary to remove the preattached adapter on the wiper blade and replace it as follows with adapter BC.
1. Identitfy release tab for the preattached adapter.
2. While pressing down on the adapter release tab with your thumb.
3. Push the pre-attached adaptor twoards the button to disengage it from the blade.
Discard.
4. Remove the preinstalled adapter from the wiper and discard it.
5. Find included adapter "B/C".
6. Lower B/C adapter into the cavity in the top of the blade. Slide adapter in the opposite direction from the tab until it locks in place.
Adapter B/C must lock on the to blade before you move on to the next step
7. Hold the blade at a 90o
angle to the end of the wiper arm and push it all the way on to the arm pin.
8. Rotate the blade until the tab on the top of the arm straddles the top of the blade locking it in place.
9. The bent end of the arm tab must be in the long slot on the top edge of the blade. The wiper blade will lock on to the arm where indicated.
Double check that wiper blades and adapters are locked on to the wiper arms.
Carefully lower your new wipers down to your windshield. Discard old wipers and packaging material.