valeo aero wiper blades

[Jonny]

Had the Valeo wipers on the car since beginning of January, and the yellow wear indicator / warning triangle is starting to show They still work as well as they did out of the packet... any idea how much longer they're going to last? TBH, 4 months is pretty poor, considering blades normally last over a year

 

[DPJ]

My wear indicators are showing well at 7 months. They are performing at about 90%. I think I'll replace them in a month. Great wipers, I'll buy the same ones again - shame they don't last longer.

 

[Dyna-Mikee]

Mine have been on since September and over the past couple of weeks the warning triangles have gone from black to bright yellow.

I don't know if it's related to length of exposure or number of wipes, but mine seem to have lasted longer than yours.

No noticeable decrease in performance though. There's bound to be plenty of tolerance in the "life" of these things.

I'd keep using 'em until you start getting smears or missed bits (just like most people do with any wipers - don't they?)

 

[Nathanio]

Same here with the indicators but mine are about 95% still functional. I wash and clean mine regularly and coat them in Rain-X. They don't smear at all with that combo. Might see if I can pop the indicators off

 

[g60jet]

mine left one lasted 8 months but the drivers one is still ok!! just

 

[Nathanio]

mine left one lasted 8 months but the drivers one is still ok!! just

Think the passenger one lasted less becuase it has the kink in the blade from the curve of the screen. This will induce a greater wear rate

 

[WaveyDaveyGravy]

They are wear indicators, they don't necessarily mean that the wipers are shot and need binning. They are just there to remind you that they have been on for a set period of time. My normal Valeos were on for a year, half of which yellow before they wore out.

 

[stuart86]

i had the genuine VAG arms and blades on my Mk4 golf but sold them for 40quid when i got my next car

now im getting a leon and i wish i kept them lol

 

[DPJ]

A quick bit of thumbnail action and I've just picked off my driver's side wear indicator. It's just a sticker.

 

[Nutkin]

where do you get these from cheap nowadays?

 

[stuart86]

cheapest place i think i found the genuine ones is vagparts.com

but i got mine originally in a group buy on ukmkiv's

 

[Nutkin]

they dont have any for the leon. but the rear wiper is a must


anyone bought off ebay they would recomend

 

[stuart86]

go into the vw golf mk4 section and they are in there

as far as i have been told the golf mk4 ones will fit the leons.. i havent tried this yet tho

 

[DPJ]

where do you get these from cheap nowadays?

they dont have any for the leon. but the rear wiper is a must


anyone bought off ebay they would recomend

go into the vw golf mk4 section and they are in there

as far as i have been told the golf mk4 ones will fit the leons.. i havent tried this yet tho

What on earth are you on about?
If you look at the first post in this thread, the link is there. The wipers we are talking about are still available at the same price.

 

[stuart86]

sorry
was explaining that i had the aero wipers and ARMS on a mk4 golf

 

[Scotty_b]

Ive got these fitted and for the price there great. Only problem is my passanger side one wont sit 100% on the screen so misses the first bit in the corner. No big deal but i think when they go i will get the mk4 golf arms etc as they really hide them out of the way

 

[stuart86]

a tempary soloution to your problem scotty is to bend the arm so that it applys more pressure to the blade on the screen

 

[DPJ]

sorry
was explaining that i had the aero wipers and ARMS on a mk4 golf

The golf MkIV ones won't fit the Leon arms. I made that mistake. I have new set from last year that I really must stick on Ebay.

 

[stuart86]

but im talking about the golf mk4 aero wiper blades and ARMS

 

[DPJ]

but im talking about the golf mk4 aero wiper blades and ARMS

Sorry, Stuart. I misread one of your posts. Yes, those fit, but the Valeos are a much cheaper alternative.