Windscreen Wipers

[aspire]

I need to replace the wiper blades on my 2002 SC430. I'm not a mechanical expert but I've never had a problem replacing wiper blades in the past, so I'm just looking for a little advice...

The wiper arms on previous cars always folded up away from the screen, making it easy to unclip the wiper blades. On the SC430, whether the bonnet is up or down, they don't seem to lift up very much, though better with bonnet up. Am I missing something that makes this easier?

Most of my friends drive newer cars which feature the newer style flat wiper blades, and I notice that they now seem to be available as a retrofit for my age of SC, eg here: http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/index.php so I'm tempted to try these, unless anyone suggests this is unwise!

Thanks for any advice

Derek

[DJ Wozza]

I have the Bosh Aerotwin (flat blade) Wipers on my IS200 and luv em