Wiper blades that don't suck
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Just ordered some areotwin's for the front and a VALEO standard 14" for the back as they are way overdue for replacement. With the number of happy customers in this thread I think i'll be happy with their performance when they arrive ^_^
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Also RainX, fantastic when first applied but then it turns your wiper blade motion into cheese! Either re-apply rain x or remove it!
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Holy 2 year old thread! 
Measure your Mini's blades, check www.wiperblades.co.uk and see if they have any in the right length
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Generic bmw ones not suffice?
I see hee haw difference between 'good' ones and basic oem ones :\
I see hee haw difference between 'good' ones and basic oem ones :\
ignoring thread oldness-
just phoned bosch after a set of aeros for my mini, they dont do them
old car discrimination tbh.
Why on earth would you want ugly aero blades on a classic car?
I'll just chime in with another vote for Valeo flat ones.
Also avoid the £8 Tesco flat ones. I had a pair of these only to have the mounting mechanism snap on me while I was doing 95 in the wet*. That was a bit of a brown trousers moment.
The only reason it didn't fly off completely is because of the spoiler on the wiper arm, it certainly didn't wipe the screen any more.
* - on the autobahn, of course.
Also avoid the £8 Tesco flat ones. I had a pair of these only to have the mounting mechanism snap on me while I was doing 95 in the wet*. That was a bit of a brown trousers moment.
The only reason it didn't fly off completely is because of the spoiler on the wiper arm, it certainly didn't wipe the screen any more.
* - on the autobahn, of course.
They work much better though. Which is whats important.
Good quality ones do, £9 off ebay do not, however.
[TW]Fox;8494327 said:
They dont make Aerotwins for the E39. The PIAAs are for 5 series 2003> so thats E60 not E39. Ended up just getting the regular bosch wipers. They work ok. If you can get them cheap even better, as they wont last any longer if you pay over the odds for them. Cleaning the blades helps them last longer.
Indeed. Bought the Aerotwins for the front of mine. Lasted ages, silent, smear free operation. Great stuff.
Got a cheap Ebay one for the rear as couldnt find an Aerotwin in that size. Was OK for a while and is now noisy as hell.
mini wipers are about as effective as huffing on the inside of the glass hoping the immense heat will make the rain evaporate as it hits the screen.
i would rather have some that work and slot the proper chrome jobs on when heading to shows.
Friend has some on his Astra GSi. Great to start with, now they skip and bang across the screen, actually make more of a mess with them turned on than when they are off!
I've got them on the Manta and Kate has them on the Golf - I'd never go back to normal ones despite the fact they don't look fantastic.
Mine are cheapo Ebay ones and have been fine, no horror stories.
The ones on my dads Alfa don't seem noticeably better than standard Bosch wipers on my E46.