Wiper blades

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Wiper blades

Post by cognac » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:40 pm

Anyone using Aero flat wiper blades ?
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by shadrack » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:02 am

Yeh I am, using some that fit existing arms ebay £20, had them on my previous x5 for 2yr no probs, if u fit them u need to remove the small bracket thats half way up the drivers side wiper arm or it wont sit right. They also freshen the car up and have cleaner look to them
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by gobiman » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:15 am

I bought mine from ebay - Channel Islands supplier (VAT dodge). Cost around £12 for all 3 and I've been delighted. Simpler and better than traditional design particularly at high autobahn speed. At that price I change them twice a year. The ones I have are called Aero- Vu or similar and no problems at all apart from a couple of minutes working out how they fit on stalk.
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by Giles90 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:36 am

not very impressed with mine to be honest - I got mine from wiper blades.co.uk.
Can't knock their service, got them the next day, and cheap prices.
But I went for the wrong wipers - Valeo universal retrofit.
They clean well but make a bit of noise and kind of throw water onto the passenger side.
Stick to Bosch in my opinion - cheaper and better!
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by PhilT » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:36 pm

yea, been using them on the front for a while. Got them of ebay but cant remember what kind etc. They are OK but the drivers side one makes a noise unless it's really wet.
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by Mother » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:16 pm

[quote=""gobiman""]I bought mine from ebay - Channel Islands supplier (VAT dodge). Cost around £12 for all 3 and I've been delighted. Simpler and better than traditional design particularly at high autobahn speed. At that price I change them twice a year. The ones I have are called Aero- Vu or similar and no problems at all apart from a couple of minutes working out how they fit on stalk.[/quote]


You got a link for them? :)
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by Dubs » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:00 am

I bought a set of 3 for mine but the drivers side one was too curved and didnt sit flush on the windscreen and left a big arc of uncleaned window.

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Re: Wiper blades

Post by gobiman » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:04 pm

I think that this is them -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3x-BMW-X-5-00 ... 5192d54980

I was also impressed in that they didn't arrive for a few days after which I complained. Sent a new set and, of course, the original set arrived that day. Offered to pay but they refused and simply said use us again.
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by cognac » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:26 pm

Thanks for the link godiman :thumbsup:

Just ordered a set cheap as chips, that was the easy part now fitting them may be a different story altogether!
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by Mother » Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:41 pm

Thanks for the link....i found it anyway and saved to my watch list. :)
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by Waka » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:08 pm

Let me know if they fit properly please :thumbsup:
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Wiper blades

Post by ianmaney » Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:52 pm

Hi folks, I had mine delivered on Thursday, got all 3 for just over a tenner from eBay, dead easy to fit and work a treat, no squeaks etc, they will now be fitted to my wife's 1 series and my van, well impressed!

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Re: Wiper blades

Post by cognac » Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:55 pm

Good stuff..

Easy to fit even better! :)
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Re: Wiper blades

Post by cognac » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:08 pm

The aero blades were delivered today all three fitted in under ten minutes and what a difference best tenner I've spent on a car...
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Post by ianmaney » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:16 pm

[quote=""Waka""]Let me know if they fit properly please :thumbsup:
Mine's a facelift E53 if that makes a difference.[/quote]


Mines also a face lift model (06) and as Cognac said, fitted in under 10 minutes.
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