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    Best Wipers?

    10-07-2012 11:18 PM #1
    Any recommendations for good wipers, my current ones are pretty old now.
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    10-07-2012 11:37 PM #2
    Assuming you got your car new 4 years ago...OEM seems to be working pretty well huh?
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    10-08-2012 11:49 AM #3
    OEM are the best.
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    10-08-2012 01:17 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by TBomb View Post
    OEM are the best.
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    10-08-2012 03:22 PM #5
    Definitely only go OE for the rear. I tried a few aftermarket ones and NONE of them fit correctly.
    I've used Bosch wipers on the front and they've been fine. I don't think the OE wipers cost much more than the Bosch ones though.
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    10-08-2012 03:42 PM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by vwlippy View Post
    Definitely only go OE for the rear. I tried a few aftermarket ones and NONE of them fit correctly.
    I've used Bosch wipers on the front and they've been fine. I don't think the OE wipers cost much more than the Bosch ones though.
    Bosch don't fit properly on the front. The OEM blades attach much more securely to the wiper arms.

    OEM: $41 for a set from ECS
    Bosch Icon: $44 for a set from Autozone.

    OEM all the way. I've been down the Bosch Icon road, and wasted my money.
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    10-08-2012 03:49 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by krazyboi View Post
    Assuming you got your car new 4 years ago...OEM seems to be working pretty well huh?
    works well for me
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    10-08-2012 04:18 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by TBomb View Post
    Bosch don't fit properly on the front. The OEM blades attach much more securely to the wiper arms.

    OEM: $41 for a set from ECS
    Bosch Icon: $44 for a set from Autozone.

    OEM all the way. I've been down the Bosch Icon road, and wasted my money.
    x2
    i have the icons now, got them on sale, but the attaching thing, while it works, sits annoyingly higher then the low profile oem thing.

    they wipe the rain away just fine, but look funny.
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    10-08-2012 04:29 PM #9
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