Exeo Wiper blades

Larfinboy · Jun 5, 2012

feeling a bit numptyish at present
bought a complete set of wiper blades for the Exeo ST from Costco - Goodyear and on offer so thought whoop whoop a result......until I came to fit them. Not seen a fitting like that for wipers before - rails and clip - used to the good olde end hook - surfice to say they dont fit - shouldve read the "compatibility" list derrrr

Anyone know of a good place to get high quality but value blades for the exeo without having to go to the main dealer please?

julianat57 · Jun 5, 2012

Larfinboy said:
feeling a bit numptyish at present
bought a complete set of wiper blades for the Exeo ST from Costco - Goodyear and on offer so thought whoop whoop a result......until I came to fit them. Not seen a fitting like that for wipers before - rails and clip - used to the good olde end hook - surfice to say they dont fit - shouldve read the "compatibility" list derrrr

Anyone know of a good place to get high quality but value blades for the exeo without having to go to the main dealer please?

Hi, Have been fitting Bosch wiper blades on all my cars over the past 30 years, and never allowed a garage to replace. Just recently replaced the rear wiper on my 2 year old 10,000 mile ST with a Bosch blade for £10.50 off e bay and now perfect squeek free clean, the original fronts are still fine so won't replace just yet....Julian

andyj · Jun 6, 2012

I spotted the Costco offer to, but couldn't find either the Exeo of the B7/B8 A4 either...... shame!

Need some new ones on the front. The drivers side one 'snaps' when it changes direction when it gets near the A-pillar.

Wimbledonian · Jun 7, 2012

Take a look for Bosches on carparts4less.co.uk . Got all 3 wipers blades for the Altea there (and they are a unique fit) for a very good price.

mcdonald · Jun 7, 2012

Recently I replaced the original front SWF wipers with Aerotwin wipers from Bosch (part no. A 933 S). Installing is very easy and done in 5 minutes.
Think you can buy them in the UK for less than GBP 30,-

andyj · Jun 7, 2012

found them, eventually....

http://www.mister-auto.co.uk/en/wiper-blade/bosch-3-397-118-933_g298_a0303!397!118!933.html

mind you, looks like that company are based in France, with some rather shocking reviews! (use at your own caution)

Found the Bosch A933S aerotwins on Amazon, but £40 a set.

Plenty on ebay.de etc but high shipping costs etc.....

If anyone finds a reliable UK source, please let me know!

andyj · Jun 7, 2012

Looking on ebay, looks like the Bosch patnumver for the Exeo is "A 016 S" which consists of 2 x 22" (550mm) blades.

Larfinboy · Jun 8, 2012

The Misterauto ones are on offer - Pair of wiperblades BOSCH - Ref: 3 397 118 933
£ 16.50 In stock / Shipped on Monday Package shipping: £ 5.95

mcdonald · Jun 8, 2012

Please note that the Bosch A933S wipers are for LHD cars!
Guess you need a different part no. for RHD cars.

Dave_ · Jun 9, 2012

I have used www.wiperblades.co.uk previously

Quick delivery and the prices were ok for what I was buying (loads of blades for Citroen Nemo vans!) but they seem to have gone up slightly.

Not looked into Exeo bits, but if the prices are ok they have stock most of the time and a few choices - Bosch & Valeo.

Actually got Valeo blades on my Dispatch van, they work well and were cheap.

Nath. · Jun 9, 2012

Dave_ said:
I have used www.wiperblades.co.uk previously

Quick delivery and the prices were ok for what I was buying (loads of blades for Citroen Nemo vans!) but they seem to have gone up slightly.

Not looked into Exeo bits, but if the prices are ok they have stock most of the time and a few choices - Bosch & Valeo.

Actually got Valeo blades on my Dispatch van, they work well and were cheap.

+1 for www.wiperblades.co.uk, quick delivery, good prices and a good company to deal with

andyj · Jul 3, 2012

Just bought a set of the Bosch A016S from a company on ebay £25 delivered :thumbup:

mcdonald · Jul 5, 2012

Broke the cap that locks the blade yesterday.

After washing the car I lowered the wipers back to the window when one slipped out of my hands.
The cap that locks the blade to the wiper broke.
Secured the blade with tape and hope to have a new one tomorrow.

In the picture below the cap (at the right) is in unlock position. The horizontal part over the right opening in the picture below broke off.

andyj · Jul 6, 2012

Useful information. I'll keep a careful eye out on for that when I'm fitting mine later on today (arrived in the post this morning at work

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andyj · Jul 6, 2012

On a side note, has anyone found a really good screen-wash that works well on the Exeo?

(yes I know, screen-wash is screen-wash..... or fairy-liquid is screen-wash in Nath's case

)

Nath. · Jul 6, 2012

andyj said:
On a side note, has anyone found a really good screen-wash that works well on the Exeo?

(yes I know, screen-wash is screen-wash..... or fairy-liquid is screen-wash in Nath's case )

Fairy liquid indeed?

Actually I plop a dishwasher taplet into my washer bottle. The detergent and rince aid do a brill job on the glass and the salt stopps it freezing in the winter.

MasterKey · Jul 6, 2012

I just use Halford's own brand (not the cheap stuff, the more expensive stuff).

mcdonald · Jul 6, 2012

Normally I use the cheap stuff from Halfords.

In the summer I use Valma Insectfree to get rid of the dead bodies. Just spray it on the window and headlights, wait a few minutes and wash it off with clean water.

Replaced the broken wiper blade today and have one spare now.

andyj · Jul 9, 2012

Fitted mine at the weekend, and very very impressed so far

The hardest part of fitting, was sliding the retaining clip back on the existing blades...... they need a good hard tug.... phnar pHnar

The retaining clip on the new ones (the bit that mcdonald broke) does seem rather weak/flimsy to be honest. When sliding it in to place, you have to be really careful to ensure it engages properly, and the tiny plastic prongs look like they can easily be misaligned and snapped.

As for screen wash, I picked up some stuff from Lidl's the other week, a small green bottle of 1:100 concentrate. Only used it since yesterday, but seems rather good for summer use. For winter I use the Lidl's stuff again, but this time the big 5L bottle that has got a freezing point of about -30'C when used neat.

mcdonald · Jul 9, 2012

andyj said:
Fitted mine at the weekend, and very very impressed so far

The hardest part of fitting, was sliding the retaining clip back on the existing blades...... they need a good hard tug.... phnar pHnar

The retaining clip on the new ones (the bit that mcdonald broke) does seem rather weak/flimsy to be honest. When sliding it in to place, you have to be really careful to ensure it engages properly, and the tiny plastic prongs look like they can easily be misaligned and snapped.

Also make sure the rather square metal part that at the end after wiper arm is in the correct position otherwise the new blades won't fit.
The prevent breaking I hold one hand under the blades when lowering the wiper back on the window.

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