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Old 18th September 2015, 07:56 PM
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I've tried loads of different wiper blades on my 3 D2s: the Bosch ones; the 'aero' type; the ones that my local car accessory shop swears are the same as the OEM ones; and the genuine OEMs.

Without a doubt, the genuine OEM ones last longer and clear the screen better. On a narrow country road (part of my daily commute) on a dark winter's morning with it being rainy/snowy/sleety/foggy, with the bl**dy great Waitrose delivery truck coming the other way, I'm more than happy to pay a little extra to see clearly!
Good wipers are just as important as good tyres IMHO.
+1 on that
I've tried others on the D2 and the best ones by far are genuine Audi ones
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Old 23rd September 2015, 12:40 PM
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I bought the Lucas ones about 4 months back, and they've been OK so far, but nothing spectacular. Quiet, but they don't give a perfect wipe any more.
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Old 23rd September 2015, 09:06 PM
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I bought the aero wiper repair kit off VAG and its less than £10 but it won't work with D3s, like snappy said.
Its all one unit with two metal strips sandwiching the rubber in place.
I got 4 wipers here if you want to try but its not possible I don't think.

I went to AUdi and bought a set of wipers at about £54.

So now to bad really and the windscreen is so much nicer to look out of now.
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Old 21st October 2015, 07:12 PM
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https://www.audi.co.uk/owners-area/s...erviceCode=GMO
According to Audi fixed price servicing, they are £39 fitted
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https://www.audi.co.uk/owners-area/s...erviceCode=GMO
According to Audi fixed price servicing, they are £39 fitted
...probably plus the cost of parts ?
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Old 16th November 2015, 05:13 PM
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https://www.audi.co.uk/owners-area/s...erviceCode=GMO
According to Audi fixed price servicing, they are £39 fitted
Not very reliable that website, this is what they offer for my 4.2TDI, which obviously has no cam belt, was never available as manual or non-quattro or with multi-tronic gearbox

Maintenance
MOT£49.99
Front wiper blades£39
Air conditioning service£79
Cam belt£599
Cam belt with water pump£799
Clutch (non quattro)£815
Clutch (quattro)£999
Multi tronic oil£175
Brake fluid change£59
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