Cheaper alternative for VE Wiper Blades

[PaulMcGTS]

It is part of the 'Initiation' process, to become a productive member of this esteemed forum.

Thanks for that. I had another account from may'be 10 years ago but the associated email and password are defunct, so rejoined finally.

 

[PaulMcGTS]

Err....according to the link, they are OEM.

It does but examining the packaging I wasn't so sure mate and it's Ebay after all. The picture of the item wasn't how it was when it arrived but they looked ligit.

 

[wetwork65]

It is part of the 'Initiation' process, to become a productive member of this esteemed forum.

Yeah - you're expected to follow the dots. You can't jump a step. It's like being a commercial pilot.
Try out a series of ebay cheap arse wipers ($18) which work well for a few weeks. Then post about your experiences driving to and from Canberra along the Hume Highway on a wet day behind smokey 4WD utes. The wipers stopped working well. (oops - that's me).
So then you tried more expensive ($25) cheap arse ebay wipers for a while. Then up a bit to Jenkos ($40), Wipertech ($50) etc. (me again). Better but last a couple of months. Try soaking the wiper blades in 303 protectant. Nup.
Then ended up with AC Delcos ($45) - or if you're a real flash bugger, OEMs ($90). Which, surprisingly work well for almost a year.
You can't just make the jump to proper wipers straight away.

 

[PaulMcGTS]

Yeah - you're expected to follow the dots. You can't jump a step. It's like being a commercial pilot.
Try out a series of ebay cheap arse wipers ($18) which work well for a few weeks. Then post about your experiences driving to and from Canberra along the Hume Highway on a wet day behind smokey 4WD utes. The wipers stopped working well. (oops - that's me).
So then you tried more expensive ($25) cheap arse ebay wipers for a while. Then up a bit to Jenkos ($40), Wipertech ($50) etc. (me again). Better but last a couple of months. Try soaking the wiper blades in 303 protectant. Nup.
Then ended up with AC Delcos ($45) - or if you're a real flash bugger, OEMs ($90). Which, surprisingly work well for almost a year.
You can't just make the jump to proper wipers straight away.

Well I hate to tell you after all the pain you went through following the dots. You can jump right to the end step and nothing happens...well at least it hasn't yet, looks over his shoulder...

 

[J_D 2.0]

Yeah - you're expected to follow the dots. You can't jump a step. It's like being a commercial pilot.
Try out a series of ebay cheap arse wipers ($18) which work well for a few weeks. Then post about your experiences driving to and from Canberra along the Hume Highway on a wet day behind smokey 4WD utes. The wipers stopped working well. (oops - that's me).
So then you tried more expensive ($25) cheap arse ebay wipers for a while. Then up a bit to Jenkos ($40), Wipertech ($50) etc. (me again). Better but last a couple of months. Try soaking the wiper blades in 303 protectant. Nup.
Then ended up with AC Delcos ($45) - or if you're a real flash bugger, OEMs ($90). Which, surprisingly work well for almost a year.
You can't just make the jump to proper wipers straight away.

You forgot the Tridon wipers!

 

[wetwork65]

You forgot the Tridon wipers!

Yeah and the Bosch ones from Costco. Those are part of the story but I skipped those steps

 

[Fu Manchu]

Is there a cheaper alternative to the Cheaper alternative for VE wiper blades thread?

 

[losh1971]

Someone here mentioned pages ago that the AC Delco ones are not a straight fit? Mine had about three different style clips in the kit and went on in like five mins. $40 is pretty exi I suppose. I used to pay about $3-$4ea from Autopro and Sprints in Adelaide for my old cars.

 

[wetwork65]

Is there a cheaper alternative to the Cheaper alternative for VE wiper blades thread?

Ebay.

 

[losh1971]

Ebay.

There is a really cheap eBay brand called Sum Ting Wong, They will be cheaper than the $40 AC Delco ones.