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12-09-2007, 10:26 AM
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Re: Nerd Report: Wipers
Pacific NW where it rains every day for 6 months of the year.
Bought Bosch for our 06. Smeared like hell. So now I thought the arms were bad. Surely Bosch is good~!
Went to dealer, wanting new wiper arms... Dealer put on a set of OEM blades. Problem fixed. Charged me $70 for the "service". Bosch Sucks really bad, and cost me much grief and $$. Avoid them at all cost. If they were so much better thank OEM, GM would be buying these instead of Trico OEMs.
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12-09-2007, 05:21 PM
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Location: Texas
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Re: Nerd Report: Wipers
I have never found any aftermarket brand as good as the OEM ones.
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12-09-2007, 05:27 PM
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Re: Nerd Report: Wipers
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Originally Posted by tomp
I have never found any aftermarket brand as good as the OEM ones.
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wow really? The OEM wipers suck in the winter time with the open frames. Once the open frames get snow/ice in them, then the wiper doesnt contact the glass and you cannot see anything. Used to use the Trico winter blades...really like the Bosch Ikons.
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12-09-2007, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Re: Nerd Report: Wipers
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Originally Posted by finall
Pacific NW where it rains every day for 6 months of the year.
Bought Bosch for our 06. Smeared like hell. So now I thought the arms were bad. Surely Bosch is good~!
Went to dealer, wanting new wiper arms... Dealer put on a set of OEM blades. Problem fixed. Charged me $70 for the "service". Bosch Sucks really bad, and cost me much grief and $$. Avoid them at all cost. If they were so much better thank OEM, GM would be buying these instead of Trico OEMs.
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Did you use the frameless Bosch (Icon or Aero-Twin). Every Bosch I've owned has worked great. The OEMs have sucked for me, especially in snow. I guess everyone's experience differs. Because at this point, I wouldn't use anything but Bosch!
Last edited by tower : 12-10-2007 at 04:12 AM.
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12-11-2007, 03:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Re: Nerd Report: Wipers
I picked up a pair of Bosch Icons this weekend at O'Reilly for $15.99 each.
The passenger side works fine but the driver's side one doesn't contact the glass very well on the upper 1 to 2 inches. At the top of the arc it doesn't touch at all so I returned it for another one.
The new one does the same damn thing, but the stock blade assemblies work fine. Since the arm itself can affect blade performance, I checked it and all is fine.
I think I'll return them for some winter blades.
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