Where's cheapest to get Bosch wiper blades?

Our local motor factors has stopped selling Bosch and now only does Valeo. Now I know that these are OEM on Fiat/Alfa and just about anything French, but the Mitsubishi had bosch on it and they've done 3 years and are in need of replacement.

I was quoted 16 odd quid for two valeo blades (a 15 and a 19 ISTR) which I thought was steep (plus VAT of couse)

Ny tips on where to get Bosch other than halfrauds?

Cheers Dan.

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Dan delaMare-Lyon
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German, Swedish & French or EuroCarParts.

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Scott M

Ta

WIll look it up.

Cheers Dan.

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Dan delaMare-Lyon

Dan delaMare-Lyon mumbled:

A word of warning...I don't reckon the Bosch ones are as good as they were a few years ago. Don't know what they've done, but they don't wipe as well or last as well.

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Guy King

Dan delaMare-Lyon wrote in news:EfTdb.2448$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net:

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free delivery which is quite useful on something fairly inexpensive.

regards Paul

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Paul Hutchings

Agreed. The rubber distorts where the claws are after a few weeks and then they smear. Try Champion XV45 blades, Shell petrol stations sell them.

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Steve B

as well or last as well.

I've found this too, new Bosch blades weren't even as good as the part-worn Halfords own brand ones I had on the car before :(

Nick

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Nick Read

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That's a big "me too" here. After a few months the drivers side was not wiping properly along a 2" section of the blade. I ended up putting the old Halfords brand wiper back on.

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Paul Giverin

I and a number of people i know where discusising this a few days ago and it turned out that a number of us actually used vauxhall blades ( god knows who makes them) and all of us who used them found them highly acceptable, the cleverer amongst us noticed that vaux have sales on these items every now and again and purchased a couple of pairs at the last sale!

Incidentally, i let my 7yo cousin loose with the flash dash ( silicone spray ) on the bumbers and plastic wheel arch things on my car and she treated the wing mirror backs and grill below the wipers to the flash dash, with consiquential overspray onto the glass, which makes interesting effects when wet and wiped...any ideas how to remove?

i think i shall try meths and perhaps some panel wipe??

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Tom Burton

They used to be made from two different hardnesses of rubber. The softer compound made up the base of the blade and the harder compound, the wiping edge. They were known as Bosch 'Twin'.

The newer blades are made from a single compound and I agree with you, they neither wipe or last as well.

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Ian Edwards

Anyone got any suggestions then?

I[ve found cheap bosch ones online - 12 ish quid for all 3 for my car

- but if they aren't as good - perhaps another make would be better?

Cheers Dan.

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Dan delaMare-Lyon

Ian Edwards mumbled:

That's them. They were excellent.

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Guy King

Can I just add that no matter how bad the newer bosch blades are I've found a website that has sorted me out and the price is *superb*. Cheaper than cheap and nasty blades at the local Motor Factors.

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No connection other than a happy customer.

Check the prices on the blades tho!

CHeers Dan

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Dan delaMare-Lyon
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Try cleaning the windscreen with a wet sheet or two of newspaper. Seriously. (As advised by a garage once, I forget which.)

There's something in newsprint that seems to shift car polishes quite nicely.

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Rick Marks

I've heard the easiest way to completely get rid of the stuff is a hammer and a phone call to your insurance company. There've been a lot of posts about this (groups.google.com is your friend), apparently it's a bugger to get off.

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Doki

Years ago there was some truth in this as the ink was carbon based. But you might as well just use a tissue these days.

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Dave Plowman

It's quite abrasive still. Try it on some paintwork. (& tissue papers not great, it strips the anti reflective coating off glass lenses)

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duncanwood

Soaking the newsprint in vinegar rather than water is worth the effort too: it seems to cut the grime that bit faster.

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PJML

For those times they really couldn't shift stuff my local used car lot used to use 0000 steel wool on the windscreens. Didn't seem to noticeably scratch them (They sold old cars so they where normally a bit scratched anyway)

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duncanwood

Autoglym glass polish gets most stuff, waxes, silicones etc. off windsreens.

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Vincent Taylor

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