Eurocarparts "Bargain" flat wiper blades.

[paulos44]

Hello....just a quick words regards my experience of Vistapro flat wiper blades from said retailer. I bought a set of these on Thursday,being impressed at the bargain price. I might as well have thrown £10 odd down the drain. Unbelievably,the springing built into them is so weak that the last 4 inches of the passenger side blade dont even touch the windscreen when in the off position.Also,i gave them a test at 70 mph in the rain...M6...and both blades are slightly more useful than useless at keeping the screen clear,no doubt again due to the weak springing which is supposed to keep the rubber blade against the screen.
I have ,for the time being,fitted the original blades back on and will be at Eurocarparts first thing Monday morning.

 

[cupraslayer]

Bargain then ??

 

[DannyJigg]

For around the same price (currently on sale at ECP) you could get some Bosch Super Plus blades. Had a set on mine for about 3 months now and they are great at keeping the screen clear. See if you can exchange them?

 

[paulos44]

Well,it was a toss-up between what i bought and the Bosch ones. As usual i made the wrong choice!

 

[DannyJigg]

Hehehe, I know that feeling. At least you've tried something different and know better next time

 

[sockpuppet]

I got a set about 6 weeks ago and they work fine on my car. The part numbers I got were 485777212 and 485777182 which should be 18" and 21".

If you fitted them correctly and they don't work then you should return them as they are faulty.

 

[paulos44]

So your passenger side one touches the screen all the way to the end?? I got the 19" one as thats what the old one was.

 

[sockpuppet]

I have 18" and 21" and after checking the passenger blade, the last inch doesnt touch the screen in the off position. It clears the screen well enough though that I will keep them on while they remain effective.
If you can get a refund from ECP, the ebay blades are better value at under £6