The difficulty for me is finding a source for the blade part on its own. I used cheaper wipers once on the previous car, discovered they were only marginally better than the worn wipers I was replacing and that they lifted and skipped at motorway speed and went straight back to Bosch...

Another vote for Bosch wipers here!

Does it ever rain where you are?   That's impressive for a set of wipers.  On average I have to change about once a year ( I always fit Bosch) and I do the same kind of mileage as you.  Having said that I'm living in Ireland so the rain is never too far away

 

I'm guessing my wipers wear out around the same time as yours, but being from Yorkshire I like to get money's worth!

 

That means one year of perfect vision and two years of streaks before I finally give in

Auto wipers will reduce the life of the blades from my experience as you have a lot of extra wiping. On my previous Octavias with no autos I got a lot more out of a set.

For the Superb riders in the rest of Europe, it may be worth noting that the Bosch A188S wiper set is for left-hand drive countries only. For people who drive on the right side of the road, Bosch has set A187S, which can be bought in many locations, starting at around € 20.

I think your choice of wording is a little confusing there.

 

By saying 'left hand drive countries' you mean those of us that drive on the left, not cars with the steering wheel on the left.

 

So to clarify:

 

Right hand drive (UK) - A188S

Left hand drive (Mainland Europe) - A187S

Thread re-started after a WHOLE year dormant ?!!!!!!

Or has 'Silver' been in a year round-cruise and just come back?

Lol

Wayne  Audrey

Wayne  Audrey

Now now James, no need to get personal!

Lol

It's been a year since I lasted needed new wiper blades, hence the thread resurrection  

 

A set of A188S ordered last night, £21.59 inc. delivery was the cheapest I could find, anyone else managed any better?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/3397007188-BOSCH-SET-OF-AEROTWIN-WIPER-BLADES-A188S-AEROTWIN-NEW-GENUINE/151666253826?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&_trksid=p5197.c100068.m2280&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140211125758%26meid%3D94b55c40ef7147e689592a12514e8f92%26pid%3D100068%26clkid%3D9197868963138513276&_qi=RTM2108002

Strangely these are exactly £1 more expsnive: http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/estate-2-years-2009-to-2015/bosch-a188s-aerotwin-wiper-blade/

 

£22.59 inc delivery here: http://www.windscreenwipersdirect.co.uk/a188s-bosch-aerotwin-twin-pack-24-600mm-18-450mm.html

I did OK then, £21.59 is the cheapest so far still  :sun:

I did OK then, £21.59 is the cheapest so far still  :sun:

 

Oh yes, definitely 

I'm going to try your method tonight, if it works I can keep the set I have on order until they are needed!

 

 

So that method worked for one year then???

No unfortunately not, the idea of cleaning the blades with glass cleaner didn't work for me, they were still streaky. As a result I had to fit the set I ordered as soon as they arrived.

 

One year later I'm back in the same boat. Previously I'd have left them as long as possible. I'm getting too old for that now, for the sake of £20 I've treated myself to a new set. I suppose I can't complain at one set per year when covering 30,000 miles 

No unfortunately not, the idea of cleaning the blades with glass cleaner didn't work for me, they were still streaky. As a result I had to fit the set I ordered as soon as they arrived.

 

One year later I'm back in the same boat. Previously I'd have left them as long as possible. I'm getting too old for that now, for the sake of £20 I've treated myself to a new set. I suppose I can't complain at one set per year when covering 30,000 miles 

 

 

WOW

30,000 / year!

 

I guess one set per 30,000 = 3 years is very very good! 

Well done, you!  :clap:

I'm still on the first set, car is 4 years old with 55.000 km on the clock. Wipers still work fine. Maybe I replace them after the winter.

I'm still on the first set, car is 4 years old with 55.000 km on the clock. Wipers still work fine. Maybe I replace them after the winter.

WOW!!!!     

Actually I was not quite honest: I replaced the rear wiper last spring, because the rubber was thorn. But the front wipers are still original, and going strong. Car is always parked outside, with the front facing south, so the rubbers are subject to sunlight. I do clean the rubbers regularly, to keep them clean and to improve the wiping quality.

My experience last year was that the first Halfords I visited didn't have the Bosch in stock so I went with their own brand.

They left a sizeable area unswept on the drivers side so I took them back to a different Halfords for a refund & bought the Bosch.

Oddly, the Bosch were cheaper after trade discount than the Halfords were with trade discount?

try hayner blades  silacon they are spring type. but look like new flat blades. cured my problem with judder on drivers side sold in uk  a pair inc del for around £19.50 sold on int from uk distributer