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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: raywilb on 29 January 2013, 23:21:34
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retail shops Wilkinsons & the Range are selling flat blade wiper blades at £3.00 each. (£6.00p. b.o.g.o.f) . fitted a pair two days ago & they are good. :y :y
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Let us know in 6 months time if they are still ok :y
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They're only a few quid each on TC aren't they? :-\ :y
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As dbug says, they better had be good new. It's how long they last. Which historically isn't long going buy posts here.
Of the flat blades I've tried, Bosch aero twin, recommended by a member here seem to be best of the flat blades. Lasted two years. No more thumping or noise than gm ones. But they are nearly £25 a set.
Gm half that price, but last half as long. Or there abouts.
Ya pays ya money...
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Let us know in 6 months time if they are still ok :y
At that sort of price, does it really matter...... ::) ::)
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Let us know in 6 months time if they are still ok :y
At that sort of price, does it really matter...... ::) ::)
you,ve hit the nail on the head there vamps . i paid £25 for my last lot & this pair do the job better albeit i may get only a short period from them. at the price i could go & buy 4 more pairs. :y
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Fitted Bosch Aero ... whatever ... last June ... and already on the way out! >:(
Will have a look in Wilkos ... ;)
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I paid around £7 iirc from a certain Supermarket I hate beginning with T, had them on two winters now and apart from being a bit squeeky at times they are still going strong! :y
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Thought id try the new "technology" flat blades before my freezing run to France. nowt wrong with the old ones. Big mistake.
Squeaked all the way, left the screen on the curved part of the screen and collected ice like it was going out of fashion.Even with a squirty squeezed out the window they still smeared. (Champion brand)
Old bosch ones refitted.
(Plus the clips are dam ugly)
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Off to wilko's then ;)
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halfords ones are pretty good and around £6 a set with a trade card
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i bought hellfrauds ''easy fit''. lasted 1 week before streaking ???
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i bought hellfrauds ''easy fit''. lasted 1 week before streaking ???
Were they flat blades mate ??? The ones i put on the elite were good from holfuds :)
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i bought hellfrauds ''easy fit''. lasted 1 week before streaking ???
Were they flat blades mate ??? The ones i put on the elite were good from holfuds :)
ill be honest steve i dont know what flat blades are :-[ :-\ iirc they cost about £18 in the pre-trade card days
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i bought hellfrauds ''easy fit''. lasted 1 week before streaking ???
Were they flat blades mate ??? The ones i put on the elite were good from holfuds :)
ill be honest steve i dont know what flat blades are :-[ :-\ iirc they cost about £18 in the pre-trade card days
They don't bend like regular ones, at the end :y
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i bought hellfrauds ''easy fit''. lasted 1 week before streaking ???
Were they flat blades mate ??? The ones i put on the elite were good from holfuds :)
ill be honest steve i dont know what flat blades are :-[ :-\ iirc they cost about £18 in the pre-trade card days
They don't bend like regular ones, at the end :y
:y
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I got flatblades from holfods for £14 i think , cant remember the name of them but they were in a green box ;)
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Flat blades (http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&ai=Cp9KfrVkJUdatNcm5-Qbq_4HgB_2eqMQD1cT272qlxb_gnAEIABADIJfUywYoA1CrnuzH-f____8BYLuGs4PQCqAB-5ig3wPIAQGpAsBKuc8ufro-qgQkT9Aje4nEuio-9ZVUBFPdtv_NlcE8FAbHVfrN0zlQfGT3FzGMgAWQToAH7ebfIA&sig=AOD64_2EkrC-XFNplGtvPMYmtC2dwHqc-w&ved=0CEgQ0Qw&adurl=http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_categoryId_165620_langId_-1%3Fcm_mmc%3DGooglePPC-_-3Bs%2520-%2520Wipers%2520-%2520Generic-_-Wipers%2520Flat-_-AdGroup%26source%3Dppc%26_%24ja%3Dcgn:Wipers%2BFlat%7Ccgid:4200327229%7Ctsid:35582%7Ccn:3Bs%2B-%2BWipers%2B-%2BGeneric%7Ccid:105563989%7Cnw:search%7Ccrid:28668442549%7Ckw:wiper%2520flat%2520blades%7Cpm:) :y
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I currently run Goodyears on both mine - on TBE because the rain sensing system is too anxious, and on the Bullet due to MOT, and not having spare GM ones.
About £4 each from Costco, plus vat. TBE's went on in the summer.
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well last october one of my blades split and as a quick fix i bought a pair from the...............................poundshop
3 months on and they still fine.
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I currently run Goodyears on both mine - on TBE because the rain sensing system is too anxious, and on the Bullet due to MOT, and not having spare GM ones.
About £4 each from Costco, plus vat. TBE's went on in the summer.
Haven't seen any Goodyears wipers didn't even know they made wipers. What would you say they are like say compared to Bosch ?
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I currently run Goodyears on both mine - on TBE because the rain sensing system is too anxious, and on the Bullet due to MOT, and not having spare GM ones.
About £4 each from Costco, plus vat. TBE's went on in the summer.
Haven't seen any Goodyears wipers didn't even know they made wipers. What would you say they are like say compared to Bosch ?
6 months in, mostly on a par. But early days.
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I currently run Goodyears on both mine - on TBE because the rain sensing system is too anxious, and on the Bullet due to MOT, and not having spare GM ones.
About £4 each from Costco, plus vat. TBE's went on in the summer.
Haven't seen any Goodyears wipers didn't even know they made wipers. What would you say they are like say compared to Bosch ?
6 months in, mostly on a par. But early days.
Will keep an eye out for some goodyears. :y