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Wiper Blades
« on: December 31, 2010, 05:52:01 pm »
Any advice please !.


Mine are buggered , are the ones Halfords sell any good  made by Bosch £19.99     or do i go into VAG and buy a set off OEM blades

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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2010, 06:07:28 pm »
I would buy the OEM ones from VW. They are they best ones TBH!

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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2010, 07:41:15 pm »
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so much cheaper, i've been using them for a few years, spot on service  :happy2:
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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2010, 08:13:50 pm »
I would buy the OEM ones from VW. They are they best ones TBH!
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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2010, 09:12:36 pm »
I would buy the OEM ones from VW. They are they best ones TBH!
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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2010, 09:56:06 pm »
I would buy the OEM ones from VW. They are they best ones TBH!
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Don't buy the bosch, they are utter :sick: :sick:

Within a month they become noisy and just smeared the water around.  The same happened on our mini, swapped both sets for oem from dealers and they are perfect.  I know a few friends who've had the same experience.  Some have swapped for halfords own brand wipers (not aero wipers) and found them to be far better

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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2010, 11:08:34 pm »
x4 for oem,  much better and the price isnt too bad either  :happy2:
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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2011, 12:58:55 am »
Did you know that Halfrauds charge 18 quid for a rear blade... £6.94 from a dealer!

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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2011, 08:16:08 am »
Did you know that Halfrauds charge 18 quid for a rear blade... £6.94 from a dealer!

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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2011, 09:50:54 am »
vw blades are made by outside suppliers mostly bosch. i got some tp [trupart ] ones from a factors i work in they have been brilliant and half the price. i have used the on my previous audi and my partners honda with no complaints

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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2011, 09:24:30 am »
I've got valeo ones but next time I'd definately go for genuine ones

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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2011, 06:41:32 pm »
I have just got a set of Bosch blades and they are excellent. Cost £35 from a local indie which I thought was a bit steep. Good tip to increase the lifespan of blades is to clean them regularly with kitchen roll and some vinegar or window cleaner. It is amazing how much cr*p comes off them!
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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2011, 06:48:19 pm »
as said above genuine ones are from a few supplyiers (however offers the best deal at the time to vw ) often valeo or bosch . i just bought some aero blade for my passat from costco for £7 each made by goodyear , they seem spot on !
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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2011, 06:53:01 pm »
I work for euro car parts an I recently bought all new wipers for my golf all valeo an there all perfect! And cheap :)
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Re: Wiper Blades
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2011, 07:39:51 am »
With staff discount??