I looked at some flat blades but I was told by the supplier that blades tend to lift from the screen, I have not tried them so can not comment from personal use

 

I'm using the OE ones and they're great.

 

Just fitted Bosch flat blades to my STR as they were just £18 from Eurocarparts. They have the washer jet but I have the earlier model so don't need them. What a daft design - I ended up taking the wiper arms off to replace the blades as I couldn't see how it could be done any other way.

 

That's more than I paid for OE from dealer!

 

Always best to check main dealer first they can surprise you with there prices .I have been in the trade for forty years (o my god that long) and have found some jag parts cheap from the dealers

 

yes but my nearest Jaguar Dealer is 20 miles away and being HA Fox I'm not sure I would trust them with my lawn mower - the Bosch wipers are excellent. I've used the flat wipers on a few of my cars and always found that they worked perfectly. The £18 was for both sipers - I'd be surprised if the dealer could do them as cheap but as I said that's 2 gallons of fuel there and back in an STR which adds a bit!

 

Hi Crazymann,
I always purchase new replacement Blades from my local (Glasgow) dealer when they are required. Price wise they are competitive and you know you have the correct specification to suit your car.
Regards,
Telfer
PS Channel Islands Jaguar 01534 645566 or 01481 235533 T.

 

Thanks but my question was which ones are good. Like what make, Bosch, Valeo etc.

 

Thanks but my question was which ones are good. Like what make, Bosch, Valeo etc.

TRICO. they were OE. Dealer wanted £35 a pair, I got them for£18 a pair at a local spares shop...........the same part.:evil:

There are pages (4 i think) about wipers somewhere on the forum (and only very recently). I even posted the correct TRICO part no.

 

I think people are saying try OEM wipers from Jaguar ??? could be wrong of course and I think they were or are TRICO

 

I have bosch flat blade wipers with the jets on and they are excellent. Make a big difference

 

Mr. Lanceautoman, if you bought them of eBay etc, could you give me a link and do they actually fit RDH Jag as I've seen some on eBay but they were for LHD Jags only.

 

Fellas, do you buy bosch flat wipers ready for rhd or do you have to fiddle about with them a bit to change them from lhd to rhd setup.

 

Yes the bosch blades are RHD straight from the box.

 

The ones from eBay ? Sorry for all them questions but I don't want to put 20 or so quid down the drain

 

I bought wipers from Autobulbs direct for my V70 and my Merc and they have not lasted 2 years but I can't remember their brand name. I replaced the S type just after I got it last June with Bosch from ECP, I think £18 for the pair. I had to replace the V70 blades last year (bought from ECP, I think Bosch but I can't remember for sure) and yesterday I replaced my Merc's with Bosch from Motor Parts Direct, £14.88 for both (one 23" front blade and one 18" rear blade) but I need to replace the S Type again now, they are already smearing and I already tried vinegar and screenwash.

So neither Bosch from ECP nor the cheaper brands have lasted. Yesterday's Bosches are cleaning the screen very well but I have no idea how long they will last.

Halfords ones are selling for £12 and £11 I think, so that is £23.

So it is possibly worth buying originals from the dealer even if they are £18 each if they will last longer than 3 years.

Or just buy from Ebay or Autobulbs Direct for less money and they last as long as they last.

Pays yer money and still gets robbed, it all Oils the Recycling Business, thass wha' Oi say!

 

Sorry, my Indy - Jagman in Wigan - Fits them as standard with every service so not sure where he gets them from

 

I got a set from here. They're genuine Bosch, arrived quickly, fitted perfectly and wipe the screen effectively. Not much more I could ask.

You do need to be careful not to bend the drivers side wiper arm when you change them though. The bonnet doesn't allow you to lift the arm up from the screen as most cars do so it's a bit fiddly to fit any blade. I thought I had bought a faulty blade as initially it didn't wipe the screen properly but I found that I'd put a slight bend in the arm which meant that the blade wasn't sitting on the screen properly. Rectified that and it wipes perfectly now.

 

TRICO are OE and the best, remove the wiper arms to fitt, an easy job have a look on these pages on how to remove.

RC

 

Hi,

I use the Bosch 3397007654 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-3397007654-Set-Wiper-Blades/dp/B0098OB7GU). IMHO, these look great and do also a really great job.

 

IcedAcid, they don't look like they have spray jets on them. Do they ?

 

HI, they have the jets right where they should be. To be honest, I looked up the wipers on amazon.co.uk on the item number (?) from Bosch...as I live on the continent, I order with .de: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0098OB7GU/ and they fit like a glove on my S-Type