Bosch is still the gold standard but not what it used to be. Don't buy cheap junk.
Pros: gold standard
Cons: not what it used to be
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3.9
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2081
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I just put on Bosch Aero twin blades. The different is night day over the stock blades.
Pros: night and day difference
I've tried a lot of wipers on my others cars and my usual go-to is the Bosch Icons, but for my VW I like the OEM's the best oddly enough.. What I do is just replace them yearly, but I get some people don't want to spend that money haha. Works great in the winter while they're fresh.
Pros: works great in winter
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Probably the easiest car to swap a battery on imo. Just remove and replace, negative off first. Bosch is good quality, but not required...Use 80Ah 12V.
Pros: easy to swap
Had Halfords ones for 1-2 yrs and they worked but were noisy as hell juddering across the screen. Later switched to Bosch and not only were they *silent* (in comparison) they also didn’t judder across the screen so actually cleaned the windscreen properly.
Pros: silent, cleaned properly
Cons: noisy, juddering
Got the Bosch Areotwin replacement wiper blades yesterday, installation was exactly like the factory wiper, snap right on with no adpators. The first thing I notice was how much better the quality was with the Bosch blade construction wise. Had a bit of rain on the drive to work this morning, the Bosch wipers were quiet and cleans with no streaks. I have always had good luck with Bosch wipers and these areotwins are no exception.
Pros: quiet, cleans with no streaks
Cons: poor wiper design
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I am using Bosch battery for my BMW, going through my 2nd, it lasts for 2 years+, less than 50% of the price of the dealership
Pros: lasts for 2 years+
Vehicle:
BMW
Stick with a high quality oem replacement alternator; VW installed a number alternator oem brands (bosch, Valeo, Hitachi, etc). My 2002 New Beetle Turbo S; had a Valeo 120 Amp unit installed, I had a hard time finding a Valeo unit, so I went with Bosch and so far, I have not any issues with it but the body of the alternator, was slightly bigger, so the wiring harness, was a bit of a tight fit.
Pros: high quality replacement
Cons: tight fit
Vehicle:
Volkswagen New Beetle
New brakes. All OEM replacements, however the Bosch pads are a bit squeaky
Cons: pads are a bit squeaky
Vehicle:
Audi TT
Bosch is making crappy plugs these days.
Cons: crappy plugs
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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