Wiper judder

[Pine]

My drivers side wiper judders when used in light rain.  Got my car new in March and haven't used the wipers much until recently.  I presume the wiper blades are a wear and tear item not covered by the warranty.  I wonder if long periods of not being used and being parked in the hot and sunny weather caused a deterioration in the rubber blade.
I had the same problem on my Mk1 Jazz.  Bought genuine Honda replacements and within a few months they were juddering.  Replaced them with Bosch wipers and had no problem after that.

[Downsizer]

I buy Bosch replacement rubber inserts from time to time and cut them to length. If your wipers are set to come on automatically you can adjust the sensitivity so that very light rain does not trigger them.

[nowster]

Clean the rubber blades with warm water and a cloth. Don't use soap. Then put a little bit of silicone oil on a tissue and gently wipe it over the blades.

[Karoq]

Copied from Yeti Forum.
I am posting this as I know that many here swear by Bosch wiper blades.
I am a stingy numpty:rolleyes:
I bought a twin set of Bosch wiper blades on Fleebay. They were half the normal price. They turned up promptly and were TOTALLY USELESS! After being offered 50% refund and keep the (useless) blades I informed him of my rights under the sale of goods act and received a full refund within 10 minutes!!! MESS WITH ME AT YOUR PERIL!!
They smeared the screen, the big blade had a tiny nick in it, there was nothing to stop the actual blade flying out of the black plastic part. There was no model number on the box, no adapters inside for different fittings, no length of blade printed on the box, no list of cars which they fit and a spurious bar code that led nowhere.
I phoned Bosch and the very helpful chap confirmed that, in his opinion they are FAKE! Which he says is quite common these days.
Below is a pic of what YOU need to look out for.
So when you next buy a pair look for all those things listed above that were MISSING on my box. I have looked up the pat number for Yeti blades BUT CHECK YOURSELF* just in case.
* Part number and length of blades.

 

[Kremmen]

I replaced my OEM Civic blades with Bosch Aerotwins and they were superb, far better

[jasonevans]

Copied from Yeti Forum.
I am posting this as I know that many here swear by Bosch wiper blades.
I am a stingy numpty:rolleyes:
I bought a twin set of Bosch wiper blades on Fleebay. They were half the normal price. They turned up promptly and were TOTALLY USELESS! After being offered 50% refund and keep the (useless) blades I informed him of my rights under the sale of goods act and received a full refund within 10 minutes!!! MESS WITH ME AT YOUR PERIL!!
They smeared the screen, the big blade had a tiny nick in it, there was nothing to stop the actual blade flying out of the black plastic part. There was no model number on the box, no adapters inside for different fittings, no length of blade printed on the box, no list of cars which they fit and a spurious bar code that led nowhere.
I phoned Bosch and the very helpful chap confirmed that, in his opinion they are FAKE! Which he says is quite common these days.
Below is a pic of what YOU need to look out for.
So when you next buy a pair look for all those things listed above that were MISSING on my box. I have looked up the pat number for Yeti blades BUT CHECK YOURSELF* just in case.
* Part number and length of blades.

 

Those ebay wipers may have been fake.  I've been using Borsch areo wipers for the last couple of years on all my cars and  ( work cars and private cars ) and never had a problem with them.

[Lord Voltermore]

Not only are the leading wiper brands vulnerable to fakes  , they sometime sell two or more alternative qualities. Genuine products taking advantage of their good reputation.   Their flagship version  earns the good reviews and can be sold at a premium price  , but also a slightly inferior quality  that is sold a bit  cheaper to tempt  some buyers away from budget priced  alternatives.   

Some OE quality brands (eg Valeo) emphasise their advanced  rubber technology , such as  silicon rubber,graphite coating etc      Bosch emphasise the advanced  material used for the springy backing ,keeping the blade in better  contact with the glass.

Bosch sell aero twin  and aero twin plus  . Not sure of the  difference ,if any.  Bosch keep  it vague I think. 

 But Bosch  also sell Aerotwin  retrofit.    These do  differ  in that the wind deflection aerofoil profile of the blade backing is central,  ie symmetrical. A compromise  that allows the same blade  to be fitted either  on left hand or right hand drive cars.  But not as efficient as a wind deflector shape thats  optimised for one side or the other.  Increasing  wind pressure on the blade against the glass and reducing wind noise and wind resistance.

Also the retrofit blades are made in China. This doesnt necessarily mean a reduction in quality.(Many genuine Bosch products are made in China)   But does make me wonder  if the same rubber is used in the  Chinese made retrofit blades as  those Bosh have assembled in other countries.  Is it likely Bosch would ship the rubber profile used elsewhere to China?    Even if its made to the same specification  will rubber made in a  different country  on a different machine always be 100% identical?.

Other top brands probably also have similar anomolies about production and advertising claims. Its difficult to research.

Clean the rubber blades with warm water and a cloth. Don't use soap. Then put a little bit of silicone oil on a tissue and gently wipe it over the blades.

I too find this helps.

[Karoq]

 
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Those ebay wipers may have been fake.
 
AS I SAID !I phoned Bosch and the very helpful chap confirmed that, in his opinion they are FAKE! Which he says is quite common these days.

[Mr Onion]

I replaced my OEM Civic blades with Bosch Aerotwins and they were superb, far better

My wiper blades of choice too.

[zdan]

Those ebay wipers may have been fake.
 
AS I SAID !I phoned Bosch and the very helpful chap confirmed that, in his opinion they are FAKE! Which he says is quite common these days.

Buying stuff on a (pretty much) second-hand website and then complaining directly to the manufacturer is a bit silly.

In my experience, aerotwins have always been top quality when buying genuine. I've been buying them for more than 10 years; however, I do feel they've kinda started to perish a bit faster than they used to. It makes me want to buy the silicone Icon range or something else from a competitor.