Bosch Wiper Blades

patrickc

how do you find them, personally i think theyre dire.. they've been streaking my windscreen from day one. think I'll go back to Volvo's own brand, expensive but worth it.

Eoin087

I find them to be great compared to whatever brand wipers I was using...no problems whatsoever from them

patrickc

i even emailed bosch and got mo response that's why i posted here about them to complain.

NBar

Have you cleaned your windscreen properly as no blade can remove grease etc

patrickc

NBar wrote: »

Have you cleaned your windscreen properly as no blade can remove grease etc

yes loads of times, and the blades. still no joy.

Matt Simis

patrickc wrote: »

yes loads of times, and the blades. still no joy.

The Bosch Aero blades are great, the rest I havent seen any difference from OEM (which in many cases are likely to be Bosch).

KeRbDoG

Buy mine from gsfcarparts.com and never have a problem with them

patrickc

i bought mine in a well known english car parts place. maybe thats the problem. seriously though I probably just got the one bad set in a bunch of 100's.

Amtmann

I have Halford's wipers; I think they're alright, but I haven't compared them to anything else.

cubix

Have blades gone up recently as I was in PR Reilys looking to buy some Valeros(think thats the spelling). Have bought them before and found them good enough. The last time I bought them I am sure they were only €7-8 a side, this time he quoted me €15 for passanger side and €22 for driver side. Asked him to double check as its for a 96 carina so it not the new fancy flat blades.

Cubix

patrickc

cubix wrote: »

Have blades gone up recently as I was in PR Reilys looking to buy some Valeros(think thats the spelling). Have bought them before and found them good enough. The last time I bought them I am sure they were only €7-8 a side, this time he quoted me €15 for passanger side and €22 for driver side. Asked him to double check as its for a 96 carina so it not the new fancy flat blades.

Cubix

I think the set i bought were 28 euro.

cubix

Found these on a UK site Bosch SP21's (Super plus 21" blade) for £5.49 driver side and slightly less for passanger side.So once converted your probally looking at €14 for a pair + shipping of about €6 if they shipped to Dublin. On a side note when you say your thinking of going back to main dealer blades there would be a good chance they will be made by bosch. As I dont think any of the big car makers manufacture there own kit
To be taken with a grain of salt unless someone here knows other wise but on the same site they have a link to a AutoExpress survery on wipers. A brand called Trupart comes out very well on price and performence, and guess what they sell this brand:p

Cubix

http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/index.php

blastman

Bought Bosch wipers a long time ago and they weren't that impressive. For the price of one pair of Bosch I can get 3-4 pairs from Lidl and they'll last a hell of a lot longer (I got about two years out of the last pair I had from Lidl, just replaced them with a new pair from Lidl).

cubix

Does your lidl have them in stock all the time or just on specials, how much are they
Cubix

JHMEG

Have had 3 cars with Bosch blades and they were rubbish on them all. Got Halford recently, also rubbish. There's a lot to be said for OEM or even good ole Champion blades.

(patrickc: don't feel the need to explain your every reason for posting.. this is a motoring forum.. no-one around here is balanced, or knows any more about anything than you do)

GrumPy

Anyone recommend where I can get a quality set of blades for my car in the city centre? (dublin)

cubix

All depending what part of the city your in IG there use to be a motor factors in the Ilac parnell st side and one down near the bridge end of chapel st. Also one up on a side street behind fitsgibon st cop shop

Was in atlantic this moring and they are stocking the old type valero blades I use to get in PR reilys for €6-7 a side but did not have the 21" but every other size.

L1011

Halford's blades are possibly the worst I've ever used for dealing with anything other than a perfectly clean screen - I'm having to wash the screen 5 or 6 times on the way in every morning its wet, whereas the old Fiat OEM blades, whatever brand they were, cleared the screen fine in the same conditions.

blastman

cubix wrote: »

Does your lidl have them in stock all the time or just on specials, how much are they
Cubix

They're just specials, unfortunately, I usually buy a pair when they're in whether I need them or not and keep them until I do. They used to be dirt cheap, about 3 Euro a pair, but the last time they had them, they were about 6 Euro a pair. Still cheaper than anywhere else though, and they do as good a job as anything else I've used.

blackbox

I've been driving for a long time and I've always found Bosch to be amongst the best. Especially good at avoiding judder.

rebel.ranter

I think that Valeo is the wiper brand not valero. Are Bosch not O.E.M. suppliers of wipers to some car manufacturers?