The 'Wiper Blade' Thread

shankar.balan · 26th August 2008, 14:43

Bought a pair of lovely BOSCH Wipers for my Dad's Indica last Saturday in the
"AUTO SHOP" in Koramangala which is located close to the BOSCH office gate on that small lane after Tata Indicom, connecting Hosur Road diagonally opposite FORUM with the inner bits of Koramangala 5th Block area.

These are the normal BOSCH, not Aerotwin.

Good quality and not expensive - Rs 350 the pair.

Dad's pleased with them and is waiting to check them out when it rains.

Cheers

sameer_dg · 26th August 2008, 22:15

I think after we all bought the wipers the rains are gone!! am also waiting for it to rain so that I get to use the wipers.

amitk26 · 27th August 2008, 10:47

Take the road in front of National Games village towards forum.
After going strainght for a while Take right on Junction Near to Cream and Fudge Factory and then next left to the lane which opens opposit to Star Bazar. There is a Sai Baba temple and this shop is next to Sai Baba Temple.

The Guy on 80 Feet Road ( towards HSR Layout) is brother of Auto Fusion
near to Koramangla Club , and he can direct you to his gaurage which is also a good place in koramangla.

Quote:

Originally Posted by anujmishra

Hi, could you give me exact direction of this shop in Kormangala.

I know few shops in Kormangala. One on the road towards left side from Sony world signal to HSR layout road. Others near ShanthiSagar side road inside.

I need to change wipers in car.

Merlin · 19th September 2008, 21:38

Hey guys.. got the blades for my Baleno about a week back. And finally the it rained yesterday, so got to test them out. They're worth the hype.. no squeaking noises, and perfect wipe clean. Thanks Sankar, for posting out the wiper details for most cars.

Shakensoul · 10th May 2009, 14:57

Getting ready for the monsoon, bought a pair of BOSCH wiper blade for WagonR. The 18"/16" combo pack was not available, so the dealer gave me one of 18" and another of 16", total price Rs. 260 /-

ajmat · 10th May 2009, 16:32

I have aerotwins on the skoda and swift

Smooth and really sweet with no noise. Worth the premium

luky_13 · 10th May 2009, 16:41

I used aerotwins on my swift last year, but sadly they warped after 4 months or so and the pressure the viper holder exerted was not enough to arc the blade with respect to the windscreen, resulting in partial cleaning.

deathwalkr · 10th May 2009, 20:02

any idea where i can pick up the aerotwins for my swift in trivandrum?

and ajmat dude how effective is it on the swift and is it a simple install?

thanks

phamilyman · 11th May 2009, 07:17

How much time should one replace the wipers? My car's done 15500 and stands in the heat every single day. I've noticed consistent fine lines while wiping of late.

greenhorn · 11th May 2009, 07:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

any idea where i can pick up the aerotwins for my swift in trivandrum?

and ajmat dude how effective is it on the swift and is it a simple install?

thanks

deathwalkr, there is a bosch official shop at pattom ( near the new pattom palace Post office) . You might want to check there, see if you can place an order if they dont have stock

ghpk · 11th May 2009, 20:24

Iam also getting Bosch one in a few days, Hate to drive during rains,
as it was very grim visibility last monsoon for me and kept struggling a lot with paper and cloth.

premdiv · 23rd May 2009, 19:34

I got the bosch 3 397 010 050 wiper for my Baleno as a replacement for my stock one. This one was 20"/17" but the stock was 20"/18". I picked this as the 18" model was out of stock. Didn't get a chance to test this, but will update the status in 2-3 days. The total cost was Rs: 300/- and installed the same myself.

deathwalkr · 25th May 2009, 10:04

dude have no idea where that is. could you mention a few other landmarks?

thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

deathwalkr, there is a bosch official shop at pattom ( near the new pattom palace Post office) . You might want to check there, see if you can place an order if they dont have stock

laluks · 25th May 2009, 10:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

dude have no idea where that is. could you mention a few other landmarks?

thanks

I guess you know pattom Junction - the circle where you get to go to Cosmo / Medical hopsital, Kesavadasapuram, Palayam and Kuravankonam.

In that junction if you are coming from Palayam going towards Kesavadasapuram you'll get Kendriya Vidyalaya to your left. The shop is opposite to this on the right side of the road.

CrackedHead · 25th May 2009, 10:18

I've tried sourcing Bosh wiper blades for my Maruti but the problem is that most of the packs I find at shops are 2-3 years old. i.e. the manufacturing date on them is 2006 or 2007.

As a rule of thumb, I avoid any rubber part that's older than a year. So I've been running the MGP "syndicate" which don't work well.

- Do the bosh wiper blades work well even if they are 2-3 years old!
- Where can I source fresh stock's of Bosh wiper blades?

26th August 2008, 14:43	#106
shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,159 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	Bought a pair of lovely BOSCH Wipers for my Dad's Indica last Saturday in the "AUTO SHOP" in Koramangala which is located close to the BOSCH office gate on that small lane after Tata Indicom, connecting Hosur Road diagonally opposite FORUM with the inner bits of Koramangala 5th Block area. These are the normal BOSCH, not Aerotwin. Good quality and not expensive - Rs 350 the pair. Dad's pleased with them and is waiting to check them out when it rains. Cheers Last edited by shankar.balan : 26th August 2008 at 14:45.
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26th August 2008, 22:15	#107
sameer_dg BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 129 Thanked: 0 Times	I think after we all bought the wipers the rains are gone!! am also waiting for it to rain so that I get to use the wipers.
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19th September 2008, 21:38	#109
Merlin Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 13 Thanked: 0 Times	BOSCH blades in GGN Hey guys.. got the blades for my Baleno about a week back. And finally the it rained yesterday, so got to test them out. They're worth the hype.. no squeaking noises, and perfect wipe clean. Thanks Sankar, for posting out the wiper details for most cars.
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10th May 2009, 14:57	#110
Shakensoul BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: AS01 Posts: 498 Thanked: 241 Times View My Garage	Getting ready for the monsoon, bought a pair of BOSCH wiper blade for WagonR. The 18"/16" combo pack was not available, so the dealer gave me one of 18" and another of 16", total price Rs. 260 /-
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10th May 2009, 16:32	#111
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,866 Thanked: 27,989 Times View My Garage	I have aerotwins on the skoda and swift Smooth and really sweet with no noise. Worth the premium
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10th May 2009, 16:41	#112
luky_13 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 580 Thanked: 156 Times View My Garage	I used aerotwins on my swift last year, but sadly they warped after 4 months or so and the pressure the viper holder exerted was not enough to arc the blade with respect to the windscreen, resulting in partial cleaning.
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10th May 2009, 20:02	#113
deathwalkr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 1,284 Thanked: 4,145 Times View My Garage	any idea where i can pick up the aerotwins for my swift in trivandrum? and ajmat dude how effective is it on the swift and is it a simple install? thanks
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11th May 2009, 07:17	#114
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	How much time should one replace the wipers? My car's done 15500 and stands in the heat every single day. I've noticed consistent fine lines while wiping of late.
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11th May 2009, 20:24	#116
ghpk BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 870 Thanked: 211 Times	Iam also getting Bosch one in a few days, Hate to drive during rains, as it was very grim visibility last monsoon for me and kept struggling a lot with paper and cloth.
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23rd May 2009, 19:34	#117
premdiv BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 164 Thanked: Once	I got the bosch 3 397 010 050 wiper for my Baleno as a replacement for my stock one. This one was 20"/17" but the stock was 20"/18". I picked this as the 18" model was out of stock. Didn't get a chance to test this, but will update the status in 2-3 days. The total cost was Rs: 300/- and installed the same myself.
	() Thanks

25th May 2009, 10:18	#120
CrackedHead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 585 Thanked: 81 Times	I've tried sourcing Bosh wiper blades for my Maruti but the problem is that most of the packs I find at shops are 2-3 years old. i.e. the manufacturing date on them is 2006 or 2007. As a rule of thumb, I avoid any rubber part that's older than a year. So I've been running the MGP "syndicate" which don't work well. - Do the bosh wiper blades work well even if they are 2-3 years old! - Where can I source fresh stock's of Bosh wiper blades?
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