The Best and Worst - Wipers

[FarmerPug]

I have a pair of aero wipers, the HID conversion of the wiper world, and like HID conversions they arent good. Well they were initially good like all new wipers, but they have worn out and dont wipe the bit of the windscreen i use for looking at the road. So whats the best brand of wipers to get, will conventionals be the ones to go for, and is halfords the best vendor of such automotive merchandise.

On the topic of the best wiper system, mercedes benz w124 used a cam system to raise the single wiper into an almost square shape getting more of the windscreen than double wipers do.

[jamjar1383]

i have the valeo flat wipers and the're brill (bought from halfords)
much better that the stock ones

[FarmerPug]

flat ones/aero thats what i have except they are cheap ebay sh*t. Ill go to halfords for some valeos

[jamjar1383]

flat ones/aero thats what i have except they are cheap ebay sh*t. Ill go to halfords for some valeos

all u may need to do is clean the ones u have with some vineger

[DaiRees]

I gotta say I bought a pair of them Valeo flat ones and they were good. Since then I've bought a couple of pairs of the ebay cheap flatties and yes, they wear out quicker, but they cost less than a quarter of the price and they don't wear out four times quicker! I reckon the ebay ones are better value, they're just as good as the valeo ones when new and if you keep 'em clean they'll last a year no probs.

[FarmerPug]

mine have only lasted 6 months, i think the frost has damaged them, but whats wrong with going back to conventional wipers?

[DaiRees]

Nothing, but mine always used to judder / squeak and lift at speed, the aero ones don't do any of that (and they aren't as intrusive in your view ). If you want to go back to originals try to get Bosch ones, they seem about the best.

[Gary406]

ive got sum cheap ones off ebay 8 months ago that i still havnt got round to fitting

they are called BOSCHI , thats gotta be a rip off Bosch

i will fit them soon but past few days not needed wipers since the screen cleaner is still froze

[rwb]

I got some Bosch normal type ones, the long one with spoiler, and I'm quite happy with them.

[FarmerPug]

they are called BOSCHI , thats gotta be a rip off Bosch

that sounds like the biggest rip off since i seen 'delice de france' on the side of a lorry

[Gary406]

ye thats why ive never fitted them lol

i need to go scrap yard noticed why my wipers miss half screen

the arms are all bent always wondered why my wipers miss half of screen

[Gary406]

I got some Bosch normal type ones, the long one with spoiler, and I'm quite happy with them.

ye i use bosch standard ones with wing on the drivers side, always have used them and always will ,,

only £20 and they last over 12 months

[406Iain]

I got some Aero ones and they were sh*t.They used to flex ever so slightly and miss whole sections of the screen.I was really peed that they cost me £13.Ive used cheap ones ever since and will continue to do so.

[FarmerPug]

thats the problem im having with mine.

[r1150gsclark]

Bought some flat/aero wipers in Belgium, and they are superb, I found the Bosch normal ones left patches no matter how much I bent and twisted them to wipe flat, also used flat/aero wipers always on my old Pajero for over 4 years, and never had problems. Think I'll stick with the aeros