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6161... Adjusting left or right windscreen wiper: Notes

Correctly adjusting the contact angle of the wiper arms on the windscreen increases wiping quality. 

Fig 1: Identifying Distance Between Windscreen Wiper Blade And Trim Panel On Cowl Panel
G04727661Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

A/B = Distance between windscreen wiper blade (2) and trim panel on cowl panel (1)

NOTE: Measurement is taken at the height of the locators (3) for the windscreen wiper arms

C= Contact angle between wiper blade Center plane and windscreen

When adjusting with special tool 61 6 100 , set the scale value in accordance with the following table.

For RHD vehicles, change the preceding sign of the scale values.

WINDSCREEN WIPER ARM ADJUSTMENT DIMENSION REFERENCE CHART

Model Contact angle (C) on windscreen wiper arm Scale value (LHD) on special tool Adjustment dimension (A, B) on windscreen wiper arm
Front passenger side Driver side Front passenger side Driver side Front passenger side Driver side Rear end
1' E81 85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
-5 -5 47±3 mm 54±3 mm  
E82 85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
-5 -5 47±3 mm 54±3 mm  
E87 85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
-5 -5 47±3 mm 54±3 mm  
E88 85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
85.5 °
+1.5° - -1.0°
-5 -5 47±3 mm 54±3 mm  
3' E46 85.7° ±1° 85.3° ±1° -4 -5      
E90 86.7° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -3 -4 88±3 mm 95 ±3 mm  
E91 86.7° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -3 -4 88±3 mm 95 ±3 mm 35±3 mm
E92 86.7° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -3 -4 75 ±3 mm 84 ±3 mm  
E93 86.7° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -3 -4 75 ±3 mm 84 ±3 mm  
5' E39 86.5° ±1° 86.5° ±1° -4 -4     60.1±1 mm
E60 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ±3 mm 87±3 mm  
E61 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ±3 mm 87±3 mm 30 ±3 mm
6' E63 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ±3 mm 87±3 mm  
E64 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ±3 mm 87±3 mm  
7' E38 87.0° ±1° 87.0° ±1° -3 -3 65 ±3 mm 58 ±3 mm  
E65 85.5° ±1° 87.0° ±1° - - 20±3 mm 48±3 mm  
E66 85.5° ±1° 87.0° ±1° - - 20±3 mm 48±3 mm  
E67 85.5° ±1° 87.0° ±1° - - 20±3 mm 48±3 mm  
8' E52 85.5° ±1° 85.5° ±1° -4 -4 38 ±2 mm 104 ±2 mm  
X E53 85.0° ±1° 85.0° ±1° -5 -5 54±3 mm 55 ±3 mm 32.5 ±2 mm
E70 85.6° ±1° 85.0° ±1° -4 -5 103±3 mm 90±3 mm 39 ±2 mm
E71 85.6° ±1° 85.0° ±1° -4 -5 103±3 mm 90±3 mm  
E83 85.2° ±1° 85.4° ±1° -5 -5 66 ±3 mm 61 ±3 mm 29 ±1 mm
Z E85/E89 85.5° ±1° 85.5° ±1° -4 -4 57±2 mm 52 ±2 mm  
E86 85.5° ±1° 85.5° ±1° -4 -4 57±2 mm 52 ±2 mm