best wiper blades ?

[p3asa]

I'm sure Costco are doing the aero ones for £6 or at least were. Also Tesco had aero type ones for £5. I used these for the wife and daughters car and for the price was delighted.

[andyr]

I understand the originals are graphite coated to reduce  noise.... might make all the difference? Dunno if aftermarket ones are similarly coated tho?

[mike.]

Just got the Bosch ones delivered from that link on ebay, great job, silent, smooth and no streaks 

[p3asa]

I understand the originals are graphite coated to reduce  noise.... might make all the difference? Dunno if aftermarket ones are similarly coated tho?

I doubt they will be when they are that cheap.

[mkviken]

halford own make and bosch etc have graphite on. its just a lubricant for the first few times they get used.


my wipers are hopeless. car is about 6 weeks old now and the skip and jump all over. the passenger side one moves around loads when I'm driving too. seems whatever mechanism or linkage they run off has loads of play in it?

I've tried muc-off glass cleaner and rain0x cleaner and replant and it doesn't make any difference really.


also the auto wiper function is a joke. even in the slowest setting they're far to sensitive. if if misty and not really raining they just go mental. can't tell the difference between rain and fog/mist.

and why in manual mode does the intermittent wipe do what it wants and not have a set timer? crap design IMO

[andyr]

halford own make and bosch etc have graphite on. its just a lubricant for the first few times they get used.


my wipers are hopeless. car is about 6 weeks old now and the skip and jump all over. the passenger side one moves around loads when I'm driving too. seems whatever mechanism or linkage they run off has loads of play in it?

I've tried muc-off glass cleaner and rain0x cleaner and replant and it doesn't make any difference really.


also the auto wiper function is a joke. even in the slowest setting they're far to sensitive. if if misty and not really raining they just go mental. can't tell the difference between rain and fog/mist.

and why in manual mode does the intermittent wipe do what it wants and not have a set timer? crap design IMO

Ken, I agree they're a bit on the sensitive side, but my GTd wipers are rock solid with no squeal or judder and a major improvement over my old Bora whose rain sense wipers hardly worked at all, it would pi$$ down and perhaps I'd get one sweep of the screen! But just before I sold it on I had to have another new screen installed and the wipers worked much better!?? Weird.
Personally, if the car is only six weeks old, I'd speak to my dealer if they skip and jump and seem to be loose in any way, it *may* be a safety issue?


<EDIT> BTW, I use Autoglym's glass cleaner, no problems with it.

[p3asa]

Thats not right for a new car. Mine are whisper quiet and I'm dreading having to change them.

The only time I've ever had problems with juddering blades is when I put Rain X on the windscreen of an old car. What a nightmare that was. Thats the devils work if you ask me  Only way I could get rid of it completely was by using steel wool.

[dubber36]

and why in manual mode does the intermittent wipe do what it wants and not have a set timer? crap design IMO

There is no manual intermittent mode. The switch positions are;

FLICK WIPE (press the lever down)
OFF
AUTO with adjustable sensitivity via the switch on the top of the stalk.
ON 1
ON 2

[mkviken]

does any of your passenger side wipers move around when its in its don position? you can visibly see mine bounce around when the wipers arent being used

[mkviken]

and why in manual mode does the intermittent wipe do what it wants and not have a set timer? crap design IMO

There is no manual intermittent mode. The switch positions are;

FLICK WIPE (press the lever down)
OFF
AUTO with adjustable sensitivity via the switch on the top of the stalk.
ON 1
ON 2

yeah the title switch on top of the stalk is the intermit ant speed/sensitivity but even on its lowest setting its too fast/sensitive. i would prefer if it was a time delay rather than work of the PIR on the windscreen.