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  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 35,368 Forumite
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    Aldi & Lidl have good quality blades, I keep a set in the boot so I am not forced into Halfords on a wet winter night !.
  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    Not had a single problem with Poundland blades yet lol.
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,891 Forumite
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    Double_V wrote: »
    Passenger side is 18"
    Driver side is 20"
    :)

    Isn't it 18" and 21"?
  • jase1
    jase1 Posts: 2,308 Forumite
    molerat wrote: »
    Aldi & Lidl have good quality blades, I keep a set in the boot so I am not forced into Halfords on a wet winter night !.

    Good call that, I have spares but I keep them in the house, which is a bit pointless to be honest :D
  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    I was going to mention the Michelin blades at Costco but I was beaten to it.

    I have them on my car and they are good quality though noisier than the original equipment ones that were on there previously.

    But very good value for money and Michelin are a known quality brand
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,891 Forumite
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    Bosch and Valeo blades currently with 50% off at ECP.

    But get a further 10% off this week with the code: EXTRA10
  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    I use Wilco blades; they do the job well and are only £2 a blade. Last at least a year before they start to smear the rain rather than clear it.

    OP just measure the darn things; its not rocket science!
  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    Bosch and Valeo are both good makes.

    I would be a bit concerned if my wiper blades only lasted a year, mine usually last as long as I own the car, the only reason I changed the ones on my car are due to them having well over 100k on them and one was leaving a streak.

    I wouldn't have changed them but the Michelin blades were well priced, I would expect them to last several years as a minimum.
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    facade wrote: »
    Take your measuring tape (99p in B&M etc, very useful about the house), and measure the length of the rubber part when it is flat on the screen.

    Poundland shoppers may be interested to know that you can pick up a measuring tape for free at Ikea. :D
    Je suis Charlie.
  • NiallB
    NiallB Posts: 730 Forumite
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    bazster wrote: »
    Poundland shoppers may be interested to know that you can pick up a measuring tape for free at Ikea. :D

    Now that's moneysaving :money:
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