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Old 15 January 2008, 08:25 PM
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whos got any of these and are they as good as they say they are! seen a pair £42 + delivery from scoobyworld does anyone no anywhere cheaper
Old 15 January 2008, 08:32 PM
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ment to be good alrite, theyd wanna be for the price.
u check scoobyparts, they have them aswell.
Old 15 January 2008, 08:36 PM
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got piaa wipers on mine and they are v.good
Old 15 January 2008, 09:43 PM
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Seconded.
Very good indeed. Well worth the money.
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Old 16 January 2008, 11:18 AM
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Last for ages too. Expensive but worthwhile
Old 20 January 2008, 10:32 AM
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The only thing i hate about them is the sort of 'smear' on the window you get, its weird but at night it can be a pain, but even so i still have mine on and they have been on over a year easy. But the fact you can drive with no wipers on in hard rain is fantastic.
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Old 20 January 2008, 11:49 AM
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cheaper here:

http://www.autotintdesign.com/

and here

Car Accessories UK - Roof Racks, Roof Boxes, Cycle Carriers, Thule, Karrite, Autoglym, Momo & more - Fasteronline

I spoke to the chap in Leeds (autotintdesign) and you get a bottle of fluid to spray onto the screen, presume its for anti-smear and ensures water slips off screen quicker

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Old 20 January 2008, 12:36 PM
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I have recently fitted these to my car and they have been very good.

MaDaSS, I know what you mean, by the smear, but most new wipers do it for a while.
Old 20 January 2008, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ash1
cheaper here:

http://www.autotintdesign.com/

and here

Car Accessories UK - Roof Racks, Roof Boxes, Cycle Carriers, Thule, Karrite, Autoglym, Momo & more - Fasteronline

I spoke to the chap in Leeds (autotintdesign) and you get a bottle of fluid to spray onto the screen, presume its for anti-smear and ensures water slips off screen quicker
Dude just use rain x i hardley have wipers on and the rain flys off at 40 mph and above its great!!
Old 20 January 2008, 01:27 PM
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I got mine from Scoobyparts, top service too.

Scoobyparts Ltd PIAA SILICONE WIPERS - SATIN BLACK
Old 20 January 2008, 02:47 PM
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2nd for scoobyparts.

i use rain-x on my windows aswell - i like the best of both worlds
Old 20 January 2008, 02:53 PM
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They are expensive, but very good. I recommend them
Old 20 January 2008, 05:08 PM
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Very good wiper. I'm about to replace them after 3 years use!

I bought mine here - free delivery and a good price:

Speeding.co.uk Piaa Wiper Blades

Anders
Old 20 January 2008, 07:45 PM
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Grossly overpriced. I just use Rainex and apply it once a month so I hardly ever use wipers except in town stop go traffic.
Old 20 January 2008, 08:46 PM
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I`d reccommend the sparco single mounting point ones, I had the PIAA ones on mine when I collected it and thought they were useless
Old 21 January 2008, 04:53 PM
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Waste of money....
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Originally Posted by weso
Seconded.
Very good indeed. Well worth the money.
Wes

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Old 22 January 2008, 03:07 PM
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Has anyone here who has said they're good value and well worth the money, actually used them without using the piaa wipe thingy that's provided with the wipers?
I've used them without the wipe and they do not make the water bead off the screen. Conclusion:- The wipe is impregnated with a Rain-X type substance and therefore, you would be much better off buying far cheaper wipers and a bottle of Rain-X - the result is the same
Old 22 January 2008, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by andylegacygt
Dude just use rain x i hardley have wipers on and the rain flys off at 40 mph and above its great!!
Seconded. Apply it everytime I wash the car though.
Old 22 January 2008, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Brun
Has anyone here who has said they're good value and well worth the money, actually used them without using the piaa wipe thingy that's provided with the wipers?
I've used them without the wipe and they do not make the water bead off the screen. Conclusion:- The wipe is impregnated with a Rain-X type substance and therefore, you would be much better off buying far cheaper wipers and a bottle of Rain-X - the result is the same
I disagree. Although i used the wipe initially, i have not used one for the years i have had the wipers on. Like IT TELLS you to on the wiper blade box, every time you wash the screen, leave the wipers running on a clean DRY screen for 5 mins, this coats the screen again, and hey presto, its funnny but, the rain just peels off again.
You pays your money, you takes your choice.
Old 22 January 2008, 04:35 PM
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Did the 5 minute thing every now and again and although there was a mild improvement possibly, it just doesn't justify the cost for me
Old 22 January 2008, 10:32 PM
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so how does the rain-x stuff work when you use squidgy washscreen stuff? do you need to apply it again?
Old 22 January 2008, 11:11 PM
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Fantastic.

Try Pri Racing

May be expensive(ish), but the initial outlay is balanced by the cost of replacement blades (£18 for the pair)
Old 23 January 2008, 12:19 AM
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Got my set from RA IMPORTS DERBY on a group buy, £28 pair or £32 for the carbon.

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Dont think you can get that price now but its worth a try ask for ADY tell him Dazza told you from Midland scoobies

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Old 30 January 2008, 09:31 AM
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Nice 1 Dazza

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