new wipers needed but what manufacturer to go for?

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I need to change the passenger anad driver side wipers as theyre beginning to split.. whats considered the best make to go for?

Thanks :)
 
Valeo if you can get them for your car. I've had a set for nearly a year and they are still working great with no smear. I've tried Bosch super plus wipers and they were very silent but they only lasted a few weeks before they started smearing.
 
PIAA are the puppy's privates - had them on the RS for a good few months and they are utterly fantastic.
 
I think PIAA are meant to be the king of wiper blades, not cheap mind. I'd just go for the Bosch ones myself.
 
PIAA ones smear tho , they have that silly coating you have to put on your windscreen :(

Ford ones for me , nice and cheap and have a little thing telling me when to change them

Sam
 
Bosch ones are odd. Fantastic at first, then they just smear, then they go alrightish again..

PIAA ones cost as much as your car, but do come with some Rain-X type stuff..
 
i get bosch super plus for 8pounds a pair inc vat.

my current ones been on 18 months and now beginning to smear but still far from bad yet
 
Sam said:
PIAA ones smear tho , they have that silly coating you have to put on your windscreen :(

Ford ones for me , nice and cheap and have a little thing telling me when to change them

Sam
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i read up on these PIAA wipers - theyre made out of silicone which when installed for the first time should be used dry for about 5 minutes so it coats the windscreen with silicone too... you have to repeat this procecss every few months to make sure the windscreen is constantly coated! :eek: sounds like high maintenence and id probably be liable to forget!

essentially i need something that does a good job and it appears the consensus say Bosch? need to do this tomorrow i think, the car goes in for its service soon and id rather not give Honda the opportunity to rip me off :p
 
I'm running Bosch ones from Halfords, had them on since I got the car in July 2005 and no problems whatsoever.

Not sure why some people have had problems..a bad batch maybe.
 
I can't believe you people are discussing wiper blades!

It makes sense, of course, because lots of wipers are awful - I just never thought I'd see a discussion on it, I never thought about it before!

I'll bear it in mind though if I ever decide to try and drive one of those car things.
 
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