Retro fit Aero blades?

kilohawk · 5 Jul 2012 at 11:17

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/Retro-fit-Aero-twin-Wiper-Blades/

Ive been wanting them for ages, but Halfrauds told me they don't exist, and tried fobbing me off with some cheapo ones of theirs!

Has anyone had experiences with these wipers? Ive heard they can chatter on the screen (i assume this is because the old wiper arms don't have enough downforce on the wiper?)

Phil W · 5 Jul 2012 at 11:35

Put your reg into wiperblades.co.uk search, they will have what you need (and their own-brand blades are really rather good!).

kilohawk · 5 Jul 2012 at 12:18

Nice site, thanks for the link

Would you say to go for their own brand, as the Valeo ones are almost twice as much, or are they Valeo ones worth twice as much?

Imy · 5 Jul 2012 at 14:09

Doubt it, the own brand ones are pretty good.

Confused · 5 Jul 2012 at 14:38

I've put Bosch Aero blades on front and back of my Legnum, and on the front of my mum's MX-5, and my dad's also put them on his Shogun, and my step-mum's Hyundai Getz! All of which are the "retro-fit" style.

A massive improvement over standard type wipers.

steve45 · 5 Jul 2012 at 17:12

Confused said:
A massive improvement over standard type wipers.

i've had a set of bosch on my evo for a good few months now, cant say i have seen any noticable difference in performance over the standard bosch wipers, do look a lot better though.

Confused · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:13

I've had a couple of standard wipers on the rear of my Legnum, and they missed the top part of the screen due to the curvature. The Aero one, though, curls nicely at the end and gets the bit that the standard type missed!

I've also found that they don't make as much of a mess of the screen when it's only lightly wet compared to standard ones.

kilohawk · 5 Jul 2012 at 19:19

Sounds like I need to spend £10 then

I've got some no brand standard ones which work ok, but they leave streaks with not much rain, and in this heavy rain were having, seem to skim across the water on the screen

Raymond Lin · 5 Jul 2012 at 20:11

Are these really that good? Had the current blade a year and could do with replacing soon.

blueboy2001 · 5 Jul 2012 at 20:36

I've tried a few of these and Valeo are by far and away the best.

They are not the cheapest, but they clear well and last ages.

Phil W · 5 Jul 2012 at 21:33

Valero are better than Bosch IMHO but since I've had wiperblades own brand I don't think I'll go back!!

Stormster · 5 Jul 2012 at 22:12

I trust your judgement Phil so I may order a set for mine, only a tenner, got some £1 bargains on there which are ok and work alright but the fact they cost a quid makes me think at some point they're gonna explode and scratch my screen

death_looms · 5 Jul 2012 at 22:43

Just ordered some retrofits for the mondeo from wiperblades, looking forward to seeing how good they are

Raymond Lin · 5 Jul 2012 at 22:49

Phil W said:
Put your reg into wiperblades.co.uk search, they will have what you need (and their own-brand blades are really rather good!).

Where do you put in the reg?

I tried finding mine and it only list Yaris (French Build) and Yaris Verso. :confused:

Sin_Chase · 5 Jul 2012 at 23:46

The Alca superflat ones I got based on recommendation from mrk have been great so far, no signs of undue wear or annoying noises yet!

Dr Who · 6 Jul 2012 at 00:14

Had the Valeo ones on my Subaru., very good imho, lasted well as well.

kilohawk · 6 Jul 2012 at 01:33

Raymond Lin said:
Where do you put in the reg?

I tried finding mine and it only list Yaris (French Build) and Yaris Verso.

They just sell different length as far as i can tell, so either google your wiper length, or measure them both...I think.

Phil W · 6 Jul 2012 at 10:38

Raymond Lin said:
Where do you put in the reg?

I tried finding mine and it only list Yaris (French Build) and Yaris Verso.

My mistake, I was thinking of a bulb website :confused:

It's listing 2005-2012 Yaris, does the sizes on that page not match your car?

IvanDobskey · 6 Jul 2012 at 10:40

Got a set of Bosch Aero blade retro fits on my z4. Very happy with them

Phil W · 6 Jul 2012 at 10:40

Stormster said:
I trust your judgement Phil so I may order a set for mine, only a tenner, got some £1 bargains on there which are ok and work alright but the fact they cost a quid makes me think at some point they're gonna explode and scratch my screen

Won't be long before they skip and stutter across the screen. Best cheapo one I've come across is Wilko own brand, last 6-8 months ish do not ideal but £4 a pair, had a couple of sets on my wife's Astra but will be getting wiperblades own brand next time.