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Title: windscreen wipers
Post by: gti265 on November 11, 2010, 11:11:02 pm

hello all,

i dont no what section to put this in so feel free to move it,

but what are any good windscreen wipers for the gti?? i have halfords ones on n ther crap after 3-4 months, i want some that will idealy last well to 6 months?

anyone have any recomendations??

thanks
tom

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: v2brett on November 11, 2010, 11:13:27 pm

get to the dealers for some genuine ones, there about the best imo  :happy2:

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: gti265 on November 11, 2010, 11:14:05 pm

fair enough, gotta go in 4 dsg service next month so will wait till then :)

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: stealthwolf on November 11, 2010, 11:28:53 pm

+1 for OEM.

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: ub7rm on November 12, 2010, 07:57:15 am

+2 for OEM

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: ED30 T on November 12, 2010, 12:44:15 pm

now then fella
i have just brought from ebay a set of brand new bosch front wipers and a new bosch rear wiper for £25 all in.
they are spot on. no complains :happy2:

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: Weston on November 12, 2010, 01:09:55 pm

Bosch all the way for me  :grin:

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: ub7rm on November 12, 2010, 01:12:45 pm

I think Bosch are OEM?

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: Gene Hunt on November 12, 2010, 01:40:30 pm

Quote from: ub7rm on November 12, 2010, 07:57:15 am

+2 for OEM

+ 3 for oem & not a bad price,got rear one last weekend & it was only around a fiver  :happy2:

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: titchy on November 12, 2010, 02:02:27 pm

i put some tru part ones on my audi they came top last year in auto express sell them in the factors i used to work in £8.00 a pair no issues they work well going to try the on my gti  i can get the flat type £8 each

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: Golfgirl on November 13, 2010, 06:22:44 pm

I've just bought some Halfords ones.  I would have got Bosch but apparently they are special order?? Didn't want to wait and glad I didn't as we had torrential rain the next day!

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: Weston on November 14, 2010, 01:54:58 am

Quote from: ub7rm on November 12, 2010, 01:12:45 pm

I think Bosch are OEM?

Wouldn't surprise me but I'm not 100% sure

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: G60s GO on November 14, 2010, 01:57:45 am

Not too sure if Bosch are OEM, but they're very good and wouldn't use anything else  :wink:

Title: Re: windscreen wipers
Post by: v2brett on November 14, 2010, 10:19:49 am

it'll be bosch or valeo guys :happy2: