Hello all you lovely people of PF,
I'm looking for a quick bit of advice on some aero retro fit wiper blades.


They are getting good reviews though no mention of the size of the previous blades, And at £6 with halfrauds selling similar at £30 seems a pretty good deal.

They are, drivers side 22" passenger 19"

Just had a look at the standard ones on my baby ( 04 ST170 )
and they are drivers 26" and passenger 16"

Will they be ok or would they cause problems ?

Thank you in advance for any feedback and/or advice you guys have to offer.

 

ive bought ebay aero wipers wont last much more than a year but then neither will basic halfords ones see the price in halfords for bosch blades !! saw a single one in there for £40!

go for it

 

ebay £6 delivered to your door works sweet on my st170, your sizes are well wrong btw, 26 & 16

 

Thank you for the feedback

But my question was more to do with the size differences in the lengh of the old and new blades.

 

I answered 26 and 16s are wrong totally wrong you need 22 & 19

 

Thank you 1-PD only had the car 3 weeks so just doing some tidying up and making it look sleaker, Didn't know the ones I had on there was wrong to start with haha.

 

no problem, your view in the rain on the passenger side would be horrible with only a 16" blade, sounds like the last owner just threw whatever they had on the car

 

Euro Car Parts for Bosch aero wipers. £30 for my Audi and work brilliantly.

 

26/16 may be wrong (and I would have thought would actually clash) but you can vary the numbers a bit.
I've got Aero blades on my Mk1 Focus and after trying various combinations now have 24" and 17", I find that gives a better coverage than the standard 22/19.

 

Anyone tried them on their Sapphire? Which ones did you try?

 

had ebay cheepy aeros on my 3 door for two years work fine, think they were £6 delivered if i remember correctley

 

I got Goodyear aero blades, been on almost 2 years too on my Clio

Got Bosch on my impreza but the lift in the middle during use at 110mph and above,,,, discovered if you slow down they work fine again

Ps: never follow Si B through Germany when raining if he is trying to catch up with he convoy,,,,, his car spits up loads of water too and I used a lot of fuel lol

 

I bought a cheapo set (look exactly the same as the Amazon link ones) for my IS; 22 and 19, from ebay, about five and a half quid delivered. Seem fine so far; silent, don't streak, judder or skip. Might only last a year, but as someone else said, the Halfords ones probably won't last any longer (and even with trade discount they are £19)

 

yeah the cheapy ones are ok. but you want to get some newer style wiper arms and fit proper aeros from a newwer car. work much much better

 

You get what you pay for.

Bosch invented the aerotwin design and the genuine parts are superior in every aspect- the standard of components and materials used, rubber formulations, aerodynamic control and longevity.

The rerofit range, although not an OEM product, uses the same technology.

Most non Bosch products using the Aerotwin concept are basically copies and in general of inferior quality, so be careful- there are many products advertised as Bosch, but not Bosch.

Best to double check.

 

Without asking stupid questions, I'm assuming you won't be able to fit aero type arms on a sapphire?!?

 

In essence no.

The OE aerotwins can only be fitted to models where later versions of the same vehicle had them subsequently specified. Eg, MK4 Golf. You fit the later arms and off you go.

It may be possible on a saphire but purely by trial and error with assorted arms, but a costly and possibly fruitless exercise.

The retrofit rout may be the easiest answer.

 

In essence no.

The OE aerotwins can only be fitted to models where later versions of the same vehicle had them subsequently specified from the factory. Eg, MK4 Golf. You fit the later arms and off you go.

It may be possible on a saphire but purely by trial and error with assorted arms, but a costly and possibly fruitless exercise.

The retrofit rout may be the easiest answer.

 

Tesco sell universal aero blades cheap.