Bosch Evolution Wipers

[complacent]

Saw this sale over at dealnews, might be worth checking out if you do not like teh Valeos.

blades for teh cheap.

[wrxSIN]

anyone use these and have an opinion? also, what sizes/model# should i get?


EDIT--nvm, found it. they are 4822 and 4817, are the evolutions or the icons better?

[scheherazade]

My 335 has this style wiper. I don't know if it's Bosch, but a lot of the OEM parts on that car are Bosch or re-branded Bosch.

The nice thing about them is that they have a very even distribution of force down the whole length of the wiper. When you lift them up, they look like they are limp/sagging. It's sort of neat cause when you hold them they look like they shouldn't work, but they do.

-scheherazade

[chicken n waffles]

anyone use these and have an opinion? also, what sizes/model# should i get?


EDIT--nvm, found it. they are 4822 and 4817, are the evolutions or the icons better?

both models are great. from my limited experience, though, all of the "concave" style blades streak on impreza windshields. i think the glass shape doesn't play 100% nicely with them. i still stand (in the minority) by my assertion that any blade is better than valeo (even stock). crap ass crap.

[Mr Kleen]

i really like the bosch blades. i have started replacing the driver's side twice as often as the passenger side to save a little cash, but i'm cheap like that.
i bought a set of the bosch to give as a christmas gift and they LOVE them.

[WRXWagon2112]

Are these re-branded Valeos? I've liked the Valeos but have never used Bosch.

--Alan

[wrxSIN]

just bought some icons off of amazon for 31$ and free shipping.

evos were like 24.80$ or something and i needed 20 more cents for free shipping.


after these icons give way and im not lazy to replace them (in a year or so) ill try the evos.

[sirwilliam]

They are good wipers. I got them on sale when I first bought them but then replaced them w/ valeos b/c they were on sale and the icons weren't. That was on my '04. I now replaced my '08 wipers w/ the new aero style '09 forester wipers...so not using Bosch or Valeo any more.

[avriette]

Chuckle. I've never replaced the wipers on the STI. When it gets rainy, I rain-x it. The rest of the time the blades that came with it, uh, two years ago, seem to Just Work. Same with the Z, for that matter, although to be fair, I don't think its wipers actually work.

[complacent]

Chuckle. I've never replaced the wipers on the STI. When it gets rainy, I rain-x it. The rest of the time the blades that came with it, uh, two years ago, seem to Just Work. Same with the Z, for that matter, although to be fair, I don't think its wipers actually work.

aquapel is great for teh lazies like me.

[sirwilliam]

aquapel is great for teh lazies like me.

Been meaning to try it. Where is a place to get it on the cheap?

[complacent]

There's a car dealership on Rt1 in Old Town that sells treatments. Online/ebay is probably cheapest. Winner's tint also sells it.

Yea, that's about all I can think of.