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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
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OK looking for new wiper blades and the choice is massive, looking at Advance factors and they have the following
Bosch, Valeo & Michelin
has anyone had any expierience or can anyone recomend any one. MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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 22nd Nov 2013 10:43 pm |
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johnnychainsaw
Member Since: 24 Nov 2009
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1222
 
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Since having Michelin on front and rear in may I've not had a screech, knock or smear. A clear silent wipe every time 
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| 22nd Nov 2013 11:58 pm |
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conman69
Member Since: 11 Aug 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 431
 
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Recently purchased the Bosch wipers from Advanced factors, very smooth, no sound and shudders like my previous ones. Quick delivery by Steve too Discovery3 TDV6 GS
Disco3.co.uk front orange +white tailgate stickers
Belts, pulleys, oil pump replaced, double tow-bar electrics
Land Rover rubber mats throughout, tinted windows, wind deflectors, smoked side repeaters, retro fitted Garmin, smooth leather steering wheel, cruise control + radio switches, 19" HSE wheels, Bearmech side-tubes, BAS IFBH module, roofbars.
LML Star Deluxe
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| 23rd Nov 2013 3:32 am |
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boss
Member Since: 17 Jan 2009
Location: Sittingbourne
Posts: 41
 
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Bosch for me from Advance Factors seem very good.
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| 23rd Nov 2013 7:34 am |
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chalky
Member Since: 22 Aug 2008
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 3145
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I too have BOSCH not from AF tho from eurocarparts
They are smear and judder free up to now Only dead fish go with the Flow !
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| 23rd Nov 2013 8:03 am |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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the Bosch wipers actually do their stuff at speed & in torrential downpours....flawlessly.
What would have expected from Bosch... BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 23rd Nov 2013 9:22 am |
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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
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Just ordered a set from Advanced Factors MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 23rd Nov 2013 9:56 am |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
Posts: 6222
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| Went to buy Bosch Wipers for... |
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My younger Daughters FL2
sadly the Bosch ones with so called universal adaptors just dont fit.....
Had to buy the LR OEM ones....0ver 12 pounds more BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 23rd Nov 2013 6:44 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
Posts: 6222
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I had to go to Halfrauds for these & I believe these were the ones that they sold me & I returned....the style of the clip looks almost OK
....its the side springy winged things that arent long enough & won't clip into the wiper arm end...not just a little misfit but a big one....the wipers would have pulled off
the people at Halfrauds (Leeds Sth) just couldn't believe it also as the pack also had FL2 listed as a vehicle they would fit...these just didn't ....worth a check if you are sending these out mail order
what beats me is the profusion of different wiper arms types....when they all do the same job
....what I do need is a BOSCH wiper blade for the rear of my D3....mono blade type BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 24th Nov 2013 10:35 am |
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G.W.
Member Since: 20 Jan 2013
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 92
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Fitted the Bosch ones just last weekend and they are silent and judder-free. I've had them on previous cars, so this was no surprise.
They replaced a set of OEM blades (for which my stealer wanted about £25 each!) and I was surprised that they were different sizes. The OEM passenger blade was slightly shorter than the OEM driver's but there is more of a difference with the Bosch ones.
Was a bit disappointed until I cleaned the screen and, now the tell-tale grime mark has gone, I can't see any noticeable difference.
Ordered from AF and they arrived the next day.  Fabulous service and a good price, too.
Thinking about a mono-blade style for the rear, too. Anyone fitted one? Pics? "The quality remains long after the price has been forgotten." Henry Royce
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| 24th Nov 2013 1:58 pm |
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Sydney
Member Since: 11 Aug 2013
Location: St Neots
Posts: 903
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I've always used Bosch but at a push have used the Halfrauds ones which aren't too bad, just don't seem to last as long.
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| 24th Nov 2013 2:15 pm |
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Twells2Yoda
Member Since: 12 May 2010
Location: West Kent
Posts: 40
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G.W. - Just received from AF a pair of Bosch (22"+21") for front and a 16" Michelin Hybrid for rear on my 2010 yr. D4 3.0L.
I had a Trico 16" on rear but never been quite happy with fit as always seemed to have a little bit of play in and out of the hook home position (always felt it move out to original full home position after noticing sweep arc a little short). Michelin is perfect fit. Also happier with Bosch 22" + 21" as Trico (D4 fit) were a pair of 22" only. having said that the Trico's have lasted nearly 2 years (about 20K miles) before I got to thinking they are smearing a bit. LRD4 HSE Ipanema Sand/Arabica trim
http://www.southeast4x4response.co.uk
Downsizing to RRE in May15
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| 8th Dec 2013 6:12 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
Posts: 6222
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GW wrote:Bosch (22"+21") for front and a 16" Michelin Hybrid for rear on my 2010 yr. D4 3.0L.
Bosch will be OK...they are for me flawless....clean & do this at motorway speeds
GW wrote:Bosch 22" + 21"......as Trico (D4 fit) were a pair of 22" only.
I am now gonna try to fit 23" & 22" as the 22" leave quite a large chunk of the upper screen unwiped ......
.....the Michelin ones I am staying away from as they have the "mechanism" that flat wipers outmoded some 10 years ago...this is the bit that freezes solid &makes the wipers ineffective in bad snow / winter conditions...might be wrong but others can test this & report back...smart money says BOSCH every time. BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 8th Dec 2013 6:42 pm |
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dubbs
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 3626
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tried accessing with the link above from Steve and just got a server error 
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