Good wiper blades for B5?

844 Views 11 Replies 11 Participants Last post by Triumph, Feb 11, 2002

Triumph

Discussion Starter · Feb 9, 2002

I really need to change my wiper blades. They haven't been changed for over a year. What's a good brand?

Save

1 - 12 of 12 Posts

Butch

· #2 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (Triumph)

VW

Save

dankatz

· #3 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (Butch)

In the past I have had good experience with Bosch Microedge XL, but they are expensive and I only tried them on other cars.

Save

mgan

· #4 · Feb 10, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (Triumph)

a beginner's question: How often should one replace wipers? (every 6 mos, 1 yr, 2yrs, etc?)

Save

EuroVR6

· #5 · Feb 10, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (mgan)

Bosch

Save

kevindow

· #6 · Feb 10, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (Triumph)

Bosch
Change them when they start losing their flexibility -- at least every 6 months.

Save

quailallstar

· #7 · Feb 10, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (kevindow)

Used Bosh on my jeep, nothing but AWESOME!

Save

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (quailallstar)

The OE inserts are Bosch...Clean the wiping edge with Windex everytime you clean the car. My car is 15 months old with 32K on it - original inserts...

Save

sleepwalker

· #9 · Feb 11, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (Triumph)

Bosch Micro edge 21 inch $ 7 pair refills

Save

vwguild

· #10 · Feb 11, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (sleepwalker)

Dani is right....

See less See more

Save

samsvr6

· #11 · Feb 11, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (VWGUY4EVER)

quote:[HR][/HR]The OE inserts are Bosch...Clean the wiping edge with Windex everytime you clean the car. My car is 15 months old with 32K on it - original inserts...[HR][/HR]

Wrong....

OE blades are actually from a company named SWF/Valeo.
Coming soon will be an OE replacement blade called "SmartBlade". It features a wear indicator ( a green dot that turns yellow when worn out). VW Driver magazine will have more infomation soon.
This blade is actually available now in Meijer, Murray's, NTB, ACE stores if you live in the Midwest.

[Modified by samsvr6, 7:34 PM 2-10-2002]

See less See more

Save

Triumph

Discussion Starter · #12 · Feb 11, 2002

Re: Good wiper blades for B5? (samsvr6)

so I can just buy Bosch inserts and fit them into the original blades? Hmmm, didn't know that. I'll stop by Advance tomorrow. Thanks!

Save

1 - 12 of 12 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month