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Bosch A297S Sources Update (forked from "Dear Audi, your wipers suck")

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Old 01-27-2011, 08:22 AM
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I got my wipers in a day.
They fit perfect.
Thanks.
Old 01-30-2011, 04:16 AM
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Thanks, I ordered a set (at least I "back-ordered" a set) from Amazon.

The OEM windshield blades are very bad in the winter as has been repeatedly listed in this forum. One way that I have had some success to solve this problem was to purchase the more expensive windshield washer fluid. This is the fluid that is good to -30F. When the car is warmed up and the heated nozzles are working at their peek temperature, this combination seems to keep the wipers from freezing over and dragging blocks of ice across the windshield.
Old 01-31-2011, 10:07 PM
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Pretty cold here in Colorado today. The new blades did ok. Ice still formed on the wipers but not as bad as the OEMs.
Old 02-01-2011, 07:38 AM
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Big ice storm in Indiana yesterday and today. New blades worked perfectly. They started to ice up at first, but once the car got warm they were awesome.

Thanks to who ever discovered these wipers!
Old 02-01-2011, 11:10 AM
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I used the Valeo wipers from Amazon and they were a perfect match from OEM.
Old 02-02-2011, 03:56 AM
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I found this place and the price looks good but they are listed as an OEM replacement. It doesn't say anything about being better in the winter. So what is the difference? http://www.autopartglobal.com/replac...blade-set-of-2
Old 02-02-2011, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by gkgeiger
I found this place and the price looks good but they are listed as an OEM replacement. It doesn't say anything about being better in the winter. So what is the difference? http://www.autopartglobal.com/replac...blade-set-of-2
I think those are the same as we've been listing.
Old 02-02-2011, 02:25 PM
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About time there's a solution!
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Originally Posted by UmIsThisThingOn
About time there's a solution!
Still waiting to see if these fit the 2011 B8!
Old 02-03-2011, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by JonDeutsch
Still waiting to see if these fit the 2011 B8!
I'm expecting mine today. Will let you know.


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