BLADES HB-22 Hybrid Wiper Blades - Page 2

davidbooker · 5th July 2022, 06:35

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Originally Posted by coab

The factory ones on my Berlingo lasted 144k miles.(4 years) Purchased another set of Bosch ones been on 4 months and very happy with them.

That's quite an annual mileage! My complaint with conventional wipers is not about longevity, but appearance and performance. Even 'good' makes seem to shake, squeak and judder from day one because of poor arm to blade articulation, and look very shoddy after only a few months. We take pride in our cars, and nothing ruins the look more than grey, rusty wiper blades!

KWIL · 5th July 2022, 08:30

[QUOTE=davidbooker;2938107 Even 'good' makes seem to shake, squeak and judder from day one because of poor arm to blade articulation, and look very shoddy after only a few months. [/QUOTE]

What am I doing wrong? I do not suffer "shake, squeak and judder"

FrattonEnder · 5th July 2022, 13:13

I've got some Bosch Aerotwins on my ZT and they suffered from what I can only describe as 'lift and judder' at speed right under the pivot. The cheapy Lidl specials I had on before that were fine in that regard. After some advice from Arctic and Andy then a good grease up of the arm spring and a proper clean of the screen with Barkeeper's Friend cured the lift and judder. Been fine ever since. Guess it's the cleanliness of the screen that affects judder more than the blade - it may look clean, but there's probably a truck load of road grime, cleaning residue and other lovely stuff forming a film.

torque2me · 5th July 2022, 17:49

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Originally Posted by The Rovering Member

I bought two pairs of Bosch wipers a while back. The first pair squeaked from the off & run very roughly across the screen. Rubbing alcohol did nothing & l expect l'll change them for the second pair once the car is back on the road next week. Let's hope it wasn't a bad batch.

Shuddering and/or squeaking has been my experience with Bosch so went of my usable list quite a few years ago now.

Try using vinegar

Works on my Fish & Chips!

Kev

torque2me · 5th July 2022, 17:52

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Originally Posted by davidbooker

Yes, they are Champions, purchased from a reputable retailer for the March 2021 MOT, and they were still perfectly serviceable. What really annoyed me was the fact that the black finish had faded badly, and rust was starting to appear on the pivots. Not what you want to view from the driver's seat! Also, the u-clip on the arms did not engage with them very positively, despite being very hard to remove. And they squeaked and smeared alot.....the new wipers address all of these complaints, but it will be interesting to see how they perform in the long term.

My daily driver is a July 2020 Hyundai Ioniq, which still has its original wipers, which look identical to these. At 22000 miles, they still look and perform like new, with no colour fading, rust, squeaking or smearing.

Yeah, I used to champion Champion in the 70's but they moved production to China. I've also tried a set of the latter and they don't seem a patch on the old UK made ones.
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Kev

davidbooker · 5th July 2022, 17:52

I find isopropyl alcohol is very good at preventing smearing, but squeaking and juddering are more mechanical.

5th July 2022, 13:13	#13
FrattonEnder Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: May 2020 Location: Gloucester Posts: 233 Thanks: 40 Thanked 47 Times in 28 Posts	I've got some Bosch Aerotwins on my ZT and they suffered from what I can only describe as 'lift and judder' at speed right under the pivot. The cheapy Lidl specials I had on before that were fine in that regard. After some advice from Arctic and Andy then a good grease up of the arm spring and a proper clean of the screen with Barkeeper's Friend cured the lift and judder. Been fine ever since. Guess it's the cleanliness of the screen that affects judder more than the blade - it may look clean, but there's probably a truck load of road grime, cleaning residue and other lovely stuff forming a film. __________________ Serial Longbridge owner - Rover 213SE, Rover 216GTi, Rover 416 SLi, MG ZS 120+, MG ZT CDTi, MG ZT-T 190. Flies in the ointment - Ford Mondeo Mk4 CDTi Zetec, MINI Cooper 1.6

5th July 2022, 08:30	#12
KWIL Precise Rover 75 Tourer 2.5KV6 Connoisseur SE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fleet Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 630 Thanked 617 Times in 480 Posts	[QUOTE=davidbooker;2938107 Even 'good' makes seem to shake, squeak and judder from day one because of poor arm to blade articulation, and look very shoddy after only a few months. [/QUOTE] What am I doing wrong? I do not suffer "shake, squeak and judder"

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davidbooker Gets stuck in '51 Rover 75 2.5 V6 Conn. Purchased 02/05 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Whitby Posts: 571 Thanks: 8 Thanked 33 Times in 22 Posts	I find isopropyl alcohol is very good at preventing smearing, but squeaking and juddering are more mechanical.