Thread: Wiper Blade Cost!!!

Hi, Found this in an earlier post about 3 years ago when I had a D3 (Now D4)
BOSCH BBA550 - Wiper Blade Replacement
I bought a wiper blade set at Auto Barn (not Bosch) and they were great, bit of a hunt in their range, but I found it listed as LR D3 and it was 100% OK.

Supercheap Auto and Auto Barn all carry them...depends on which ones you want, either standard or for squeaks get the silicon.


Cheers

Merv

I bought a set from Repco yesterday, $30 each they were Treco or Trico brand, like has already been said they are 22" or 560mm.

Seem to work ok took all of 60 seconds to fit both.

I tried the Bosch BBA550 for the past year and they were pretty good but I found that the backing frame whacked the A-pillar on the driver's side at full speed and that got pretty annoying in prolonged heavy rain.

I've just replaced them with Repco Hydroblade 560mm and they are very good, silent and the lower profile of the backing frame doesn't contact the A-pillar. $26 each.

As stated by others Bosch make blades for the D3 and D4 but you need two slightly different types for a front windscreen set! BBA550 for the right hand side and BBA530 for the left hand side the only difference being the blade length. I am guessing that would fix the problem of the blades contacting the windscreen side trims. The last set I purchased cost me $32.00 each. Obvously more than you would pay in the city but I guess that is one of the joys of country living.

Put Repco ones on mine. Universal euro blades I seem to recall.

Trident blades from Supercrap.... approx $24 for the pair from memory. Includes complete replacement arms to btw, not just the rubber blades.

Originally Posted by OzAd4x4

Trident blades from Supercrap.... approx $24 for the pair from memory. Includes complete replacement arms to btw, not just the rubber blades.

You must be lucky - my supercrap has them at $35 for one.

I get the cheap no name Repco generic blades (rubbers) for $12 a pair and work as good as the expensive stuff. I refuse to pay $35 or more for one wiper blade that rarely lasts 6 months before they get noisy and have to be replaced.

Garry