Getting wipers for newer cars?

noonand

Anyone know where to buy wipers at a reasonable cost for newer cars?

Example in point is the '06-'09 facelifted Accord (or Passat). Prior to those models you could go to your Valeo stockist and purchase equivalents but now they're this kind of a flexi-style with no frame at all on them.

In a dealers a set can cost ~€50 now, you used to be able to buy the Valeo ones for ~€20

bazz26

I bought them on eBay. Even with the cost of shipping I saved money.

danjo-xx

Try Halfords

bazz26

danjo-xx wrote: »

Try Halfords

Only if you want the contents of your wallet taken.

nogoodnamesleft

Measure the existing wipers with a measuring tape to get your sizes of both wipers. The wiper your on about is the Aero version. I get mine in halfords, Bosch ones think it was 32 euro for the pair....

thebiglad

Got mine on ebay too - Mondeo Estate (Bosch Super+ Blades)

Ebay €15 delivered.
Halfords €29 for Bosch Aero Blades.

Avoid Halfords unless desperate (and loaded)

If you don't trust EBAY try phoning round some motor factors, then pick them up on a saturday morning.

sk8board

just get them in any motor factors. I got ones for a Ford recommended ones for a new focus for 35e, and the main dealer wanted 72e including fitting.

manta356

danjo-xx wrote: »

Try Halfords

Or is that Halfrauds:D

jeffk

Lidls have them from time to time for dirt cheap. Like €6 for two in a box cheap and I seen nothing wrong with em.

bazz26

jeffk wrote: »

Lidls have them from time to time for dirt cheap. Like €6 for two in a box cheap and I seen nothing wrong with em.

They are not the one piece flat blade that the OP is looking for though:

jeffk

AH right sorry i seen wiper blades and assumed it was the standard rubber strip.
Anyways a good bargain alert none the less lol

noonand

@thebiglad/@bazz26,

Can you remember who on eBay you dealt with?

There are two main ones that seem to come up on eBay - a company called partsmonster and some Taiwanese company.

The former have Bosch wipers whereas the latter have some kind of unbranded ones...

OldmanMondeo

There are 3 types of fitting on these blades, Bosch (Side lock), Valeo (Toplock) and Champion (Click lock). So becareful when buying off the net. Champion have a range called the Contact range. The pack includes the fittings for the revelant cars. Works out around €20 per blade. Check your local motor factors.

noonand

@oldmanmondeo,

The lack of availability in my local motor factors is what led me to ask this question day one ;-)

For previous Accords the Valeo wipers did the job but now they will not do the facelifted '06 model. Maybe I just need to change motor factors ;-)

Thanks for the suggestion

OldmanMondeo

noonand wrote: »

@oldmanmondeo,

The lack of availability in my local motor factors is what led me to ask this question day one ;-)

For previous Accords the Valeo wipers did the job but now they will not do the facelifted '06 model. Maybe I just need to change motor factors ;-)

Thanks for the suggestion

Where are you based and I will tell you who has them, or will have tomorrow...

noonand

@oldmanmondeo

Based in Limerick - thanks!

OldmanMondeo

Pm send, justed looked in Champion book, no listing for Accord 06-, But I know someone who should be able to sort you out.

gibbon75

A pair of genuine Honda wipers are €29 for the Accord...

cnocbui

A set of TWO of these sorts of blades for a Honda Civic cost me €16.34 on eBay, and that included the postage.

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/RACE-PARTS-performance-shop_WIPER-BLADES_W0QQ_fsubZ20775485QQ_sidZ777158167QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

Mine weren't branded but they seem to be of high quality.

noonand

@cnocbui,

Thanks for that - that seems to be a really good eBay store!

@gibbon75

Thanks; rang the local Honda dealer and was pleasantly surprised - it was even slightly lower than the figure that you had quoted. The last time I bought Accord wipers from a dealer must've been c. 2001/2002 and I paid £36(punts!) for them then :-(

gibbon75

noonand wrote: »

@cnocbui,

Thanks for that - that seems to be a really good eBay store!

@gibbon75

Thanks; rang the local Honda dealer and was pleasantly surprised - it was even slightly lower than the figure that you had quoted. The last time I bought Accord wipers from a dealer must've been c. 2001/2002 and I paid £36(punts!) for them then :-(

Honda Ireland recently dropped the price on wipers,brake pads etc.

Greenmachine

Say some in Tesco Maynooth about a fiver a pair after I paid a dealer 30 or so for the,. :rolleyes:

lifer_sean

noonand wrote: »

@oldmanmondeo

Based in Limerick - thanks!

Derek,

try Limerick Motor Factors in Parnell St. They do the Champion brand new type blades. They have some in stock but not a complete range as it appears there are too many variants so the full range is impossible to stock. Anything they don't have they should have next day. I got a pair for an Astra H, cost me 20 euros each or less.