Minion 132 Report post Posted June 10, 2016 My wiper blades have about had it so time has come to order a new set but I have seen a few different sites saying different things about what blades I need, could anyone confirm are these the correct ones? - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-AR22U-QF15445-AeroTwin-Windscreen/dp/B00B5SUGLE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465546364&sr=8-2&keywords=AR20U Thanks, Jake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted June 10, 2016 20" & 22" of these for me. http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/wbtr-22-retrofit-aero-wiper-blade/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minion 132 Report post Posted June 10, 2016 30 minutes ago, daidaiiro said: 20" & 22" of these for me. http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/wbtr-22-retrofit-aero-wiper-blade/ Never heard anything about these before, do they smear at all? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted June 10, 2016 Michelin stealth blades are about £6.50 per blade from Costco if you have membership or know someone, very good blades. 1 remal reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted June 10, 2016 6 hours ago, Minion said: Never heard anything about these before, do they smear at all? No, they're very good. They replaced some v expensive bosch blades I wasted £20+ on - they were rubbish. These aren't pretty as they don't have the deflector but they're excellent at keeping the windscreen clear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Duff 79 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Jake, yes those Bosch AR20U and AR22U in your link will fit and are what I've had on for the past 18 months or so. Very good wipers, bit of judder at first but not for a long time now (and it was possibly the glass sealant I had on then thinking about it), but those cheapo 'Aerowiper' ones look worth a go at the price too! That said. depending on whether you want to change the look I think the OEM ones are very good too depending on the replacement price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 I would honestly just go to the dealer. OEM blades seem to pretty much always work the best. If you can just change the rubbers it's cheap enough. Even the whole unit with the blade is only about £18 IIRC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minion 132 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Thanks for the help everyone! I got myself a set of the bosch ones and they are much better than my OEM ones have ever been. I paid about £19 for the pair from euro car parts which I was more than happy with! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willtl 54 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 On 10 June 2016 at 1:26 PM, Keethos said: Michelin stealth blades are about £6.50 per blade from Costco if you have membership or know someone, very good blades. Yep, I've had those before on another car. Costco. My local Costco has just started selling fuel, with their 99 RON 1.07XX per litre. Have that in the BRZ at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted September 5, 2016 On 10/06/2016 at 9:45 AM, daidaiiro said: 20" & 22" of these for me. http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/wbtr-22-retrofit-aero-wiper-blade/ Bought a pair of these to try, the driver's side judders a bit, but they wipe alright. Don't think I'll buy another pair though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted September 5, 2016 That's disappointing. Sorry about that, mine have been great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 When it comes to wiper blades, I've always found it best to use OEM. 2 Varelco and Rich reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Varelco 211 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 8 hours ago, Lauren said: When it comes to wiper blades, I've always found it best to use OEM. +1 Spent plenty of time mucking around trying different wipers, ultimately OEM has always come out as best for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 OEM seem pretty pricey by comparison though, Toyota website quotes £45! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 Bosch Aerotwin ftw 1 Rich reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 17 minutes ago, rob275 said: Bosch Aerotwin ftw Had those on my old car, decent wipers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazza82 41 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 On 05/09/2016 at 11:26 AM, Rich said: Bought a pair of these to try, the driver's side judders a bit, but they wipe alright. Don't think I'll buy another pair though. Give the screen a good clean .. you might want to try the cream Halfrauds sell, which was in a small pale blue bottle .. it's designed to get all the c@p off including any old traces of Rain-X, etc .. I'll need to get down to the garage to find the bottle for a better description, but it's very good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 They juddered even after screen cleaning. Screen has not had RainX on for at least the past year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 The Michelin stealth blades have been awesome so far, no problems at all, the only down side really is that they don't look as nice as the OEM one, I'm guessing that the reason the OEM ones are so much more expensive is because they have the fancy formed (wind deflectors?) backing to the blades. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 4 hours ago, Rich said: OEM seem pretty pricey by comparison though, Toyota website quotes £45! Think it cost me £16 to have mine replaced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
will300 812 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Keethos said: The Michelin stealth blades have been awesome so far, no problems at all, the only down side really is that they don't look as nice as the OEM one, I'm guessing that the reason the OEM ones are so much more expensive is because they have the fancy formed (wind deflectors?) backing to the blades. I'm currently running the Michelin stealth blades as well, they are so much better than degraded OEM ones. 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 458 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Keethos said: The Michelin stealth blades have been awesome so far, no problems at all, the only down side really is that they don't look as nice as the OEM one, I'm guessing that the reason the OEM ones are so much more expensive is because they have the fancy formed (wind deflectors?) backing to the blades. I think they're the ones I've got on, I put them on at the same time as a fresh coat of gtechniq g1 and they juddered a bit, but then again, with the gtechniq stuff you rarely use the wipers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Long term update on the cheapo blades. They're crap in subzero temps. Judder like crazy even once the windscreen was warm enough to defrost itself (I tried them after 30 mins of driving, air temp was -1C). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted November 30, 2016 Odd. Mine are a little over a year old and 13,000 miles and still great. I'm pretty anal about keeping screen and blades clean though, perhaps that's the difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted November 30, 2016 Tried cleaning, no difference. They started working again just fine this morning once they warmed up. Seems like the rubber goes too hard at low temperatures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
