Where's cheapest to get Bosch wiper blades?

German, Swedish & French or EuroCarParts.

Ta

WIll look it up.

Cheers Dan.

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.

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

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regards Paul

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.

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

In message , Nick Read writes

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.

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??

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.

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.

Ian Edwards mumbled:

That's them. They were excellent.

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.

No connection other than a happy customer.

Check the prices on the blades tho!

CHeers Dan

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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)

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