replacement windscreen wipers.

Hi, has anyone a recommendation for replacement units. The passenger side will need replacing before MOT. I bought a pattern part from a Peugeot main dealer last time, which I have never been truly happy with. Is it worth paying the cost of the full price Peugeot part?

These are what I bought for our van and would highly recommended them 

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These are a direct fit with the correct fitting for the wiper arm

Here's my note of what I did. The first 2 paras are quotes from other Forum members; then my own note. Really fine.

"I feel your pain ! I have ordered wipers from Euro before  and found that they did not fit well but have  just passed mot yesterday by replacing the blades  from Tesco - cost £4 each . You are correct they are 26 and 22 inch. Rather than faff with supplied  adaptors I removed the rubbers and refilled my own blades. A 30 second job. Work perfectly


Should have said the Tesco own brand blades are aero design and have a load of adaptors to fit many vehicles but I discovered the rubbers are an exact copy of the oem blade rubbers so by popping off the end clip,  the rubbers are swapped in literally seconds at £4 a blade. I paid £21 for the 26 inch blade at Euro last year and still ended up swapping the rubber as the supplied adaptors were a poor fit.


Cymro’s note: Don’t replace only the rubber if the original Peugeot blade looks knackered, because trying to install a non-Peugeot blade + rubber seems a nightmare of adapters and a blade made of 3 pieces. Our blade seemed fine after 4 years, though the rubber was frayed. So bought a pair from Tesco at £4 each on 25 May 2019; removal of original blade from the wiper arm is easy: just depress the button and slide off the arm. Note which is the top end of the blade. Then, remove the top end clip: I eased around it first, being wary of not damaging the plastic (the replacement caps seem slightly different). Then I just tugged the top clip off the blade, and it came away. I slid out the worn rubber. Open the Tesco package, and tug off the top clip and slide out the rubber. (The Tesco blade will fall to its separate pieces). Slide the new rubber into the original metal blade: the blade goes over the lowest lateral ridge of the rubber (leaving 2 ridges and the wiping surface above the metal blade). Replace the original end clip which will click into place. Job done!  "


Sounds more complicated than it is!  


Cymro

Thanks for those ideas. Eventually I ended up in our 'local' Halfords only 42 miles away. I went in and looked at the 'wall' of replacement blades and left confused. Then after a strict talking to I went back in and asked for advice, which was immediately given. He came out, measured and said 'you need these Sir'. after a short haggle on price I ended up with some Bosch Aerotwin AP. They fitted easily and worked well in the rain on the way home.
All these small problems seem to take on huge problems when one does not really know what one is doing. Halfords worked. Thank you.

pootler wrote:Thanks for those ideas. Eventually I ended up in our 'local' Halfords only 42 miles away. I went in and looked at the 'wall' of replacement blades and left confused. Then after a strict talking to I went back in and asked for advice, which was immediately given. He came out, measured and said 'you need these Sir'. after a short haggle on price I ended up with some Bosch Aerotwin AP. They fitted easily and worked well in the rain on the way home.
All these small problems seem to take on huge problems when one does not really know what one is doing. Halfords worked. Thank you.

Halfords take a lot of stick with names such as Halfrauds but I've always found them knowledgeable and helpful (but I was a store manager for them for 13 years, many years ago) .

Agree with Paul. If we didn’t have a local Halfords with their wide range and depth of products then we would only have local motorfactors with a limited range of the type of bits and pieces I am looking for with long waits at the counter.
I always find Halfords staff helpful and friendly, so the prices are a bit more expensive but that is what service and instant availability costs. I have also found them to be open to a bit of discount if buying a decent amount and asking nicely.

Davy

I like Halfords ,with my cycling UK discount and Armed forces veterans discount I can save a few quid