Wiper Blade Replacements for D3/RRS

[sniegy]

Hi Guys,
For those that are lucky enough to have one of the best 4wd's around;)
I have a part number for you.
"BOSCH" "BBA550" are an EXACT replacement for the factory blade.
Available from Burson's, Repco & other Bosch stockists.
Should take about 6 seconds to replace each blade:p

Lucky mucks..

Take care

[ghoti]

Do these make the same awful shuddering sound as the originals?

Hopefully not!

[CaverD3]

No but neither do the new part number OEMs. Make sure your dealer fits the new ones.

[discomaniac]

Are these Bosch blades for around $23 each ($46 pair) as good or better than the Land Rover OEM blades that my dealer has quoted me $115 a pair?

Discomaniac

[sniegy]

Discomaniac,
I would say that they are of an equal design & performance. Maybe of slightly better quality, but they work & work well. In the end it is your money.;)

[WhiteD3]

Had mine in a week ago for a service and pads...........LR rang to say the wipers need replacing (I had replaced the originals with Aunger.....waste of time:(), so I said yeah...what's another $120 bucks?
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they forgot to fit them:cool:

[discomaniac]

I have just fitted a set of these Bosch BBA550's. The old ones were breaking up over where the rain sensor was, so were staying on for far longer than they needed to after the rain stopped when set to Auto. The new ones were easy to fit and are a perfect replacement. Silent operation so far. Can highly recommend them.

Discomaniac :cool:

[Preacher]

couldn't initialy find the Bosch number on FAQ it wasn't where the index said it was - it must have fallen down one topic.
tried to get the Bosch unit ($31.00 each) Repco and Supercheap don't carry them but can get them in. Repco suggested either a TRICO alternative for $38.00 each or the new spectacular Repco Tri-co neo form head unit EDIT part number RFB22 - same part for both sides of front. Uses the large J hook already fitted to the wiper blade head and was on the car in 2 minutes
Price with RACV club discount just $26.98 each inc tax
WAY TO GO

dj

[stewmair]

Two WB5-22 blades from Wiper Blades UK arrived in Bendigo in 5 days for $28.60. Two minutes to fit. Ahhhh..the silence.

[Neil P]

I got two sets , with 50p more postage . Nice product :D .

[640Newton]

If anybody wants to get the Bosch AeroTwin retro-fit blades from the UK, the part number is AR22U. I just got a pair delivered Air Mail for $44.00 from wiperblades4u.co.uk

[Disco4SE]

If anybody wants to get the Bosch AeroTwin retro-fit blades from the UK, the part number is AR22U. I just got a pair delivered Air Mail for $44.00 from wiperblades4u.co.uk
Can you let us know what you think of them???
Cheers, Craig

[640Newton]

Can you let us know what you think of them???
Cheers, Craig

Will do Craig. I'm expecting them on Monday next week so will give a review once I've installed them.

[Neil P]

With nearly three and a half years of good exchange rates for
US & GBP , it's no suprise that sooooo many people are buying
everything they can get shipped from overseas. Importers here
are utter gougers , and the retailers want RRP BS whenever
you see them. It is interesting to note that the US is putting
pressure on US Dealers to stop posting overseas . I contacted
my usual US Kubota Dealer a few weeks back and he informed me
that Kubota US Corp. has embargoed any stock going overseas.
This is because we're not tolerating local gouging , and grey-importers
are selling Kubota for US price plus gst plus 16% .Now I use
a 'Stateside intermediate . To hell with these SOAB's and
their ripoff cartels......

[bobzed57]

Great thread folks. What are people doing for the rear wiper?

Cheers

Bob

[Neil P]

Any old rubbish will do there ; Wiper Blades Ltd. | Suppliers of Quality Windscreen Wiper Blades. (http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/land-rover-discovery-years-2004-to-2011-rear-wiper-blades/)

Just get something cheap over here . The soil plays hell with the
blade , which is only given the occasional flick anyway .........

[bobzed57]

Thanks Neil

[640Newton]

Can you let us know what you think of them???
Cheers, Craig

Finally got to fit the new Bosch Aero Twin blades this morning.

First impressions: Much better aesthetic profile than the OEM blades and look much more modern with the fancy clip system that Bosch use.

Have tested the blades at 60km/h and somewhere a bit north of the legal 110km/h and can say that there were no signs of the blades lifting or shuddering at speed. Very smooth and very quiet.

Also very easy to install, so after 1 days use I would recommend these in preference to the OEM blades.

[barracudaJB]

Thanks for that guys. I just bought a pair of the Bosch wipers.

Cheers,

[araluen192]

AEROFLEX/ WIPERTECH MAKE BLADES JUST AS GOOD AS THESE IMPORTED BOSCH ONES AND ARE FREEPOST, EXCELLENT PRODUCT

[101RRS]

I put on 2 new front blades on 2 weeks ago - the left one is a Tridon and the right one is a Bosch (both about $36 each) - also put Rainex on the screeen.

They have only been used once and already make noise - both when the blade changes direction and the Tridon skips across the screen.

Both a waste of money - the $6 generic Repco blades put into the current holders work as well.

As I do not have any issues on my other cars I suspect it is actually a design/airflow issue with the car rather than the blades.

These things should be better on a $100K car.

Garry

[sniegy]

Gary,

Adjust the attack angle of the blade to the screen, you will find that it will fix the judder & make less noise in operation.

Cheers

[101RRS]

Gary,

Adjust the attack angle of the blade to the screen, you will find that it will fix the judder & make less noise in operation.

Cheers

Hmmm - ok thanks - and how do I do that?

[tuffrangie]

Hmmm - ok thanks - and how do I do that?

A very large hammer [bigwhistle] :wasntme:

[sniegy]

The blade is probably sitting perpendicular to the glass, grab a pair of pliers & slightly bend/rotate the arm downwards. Was a common adjustment in all earlier vehicles.

HTH
Cheers

[101RRS]

Thanks Pete - mine already lay over and the noise comes when the arm changes direction and the blade has to move from being laid over, then stand up and then lay over on the opposite side as the arm goes back the other way - maybe I need mine to stand up a bit more.

One blade behaves different to the other so maybe one needs to stand up more and the other a little less.

Thanks

Garry