Bosch Icon is great on my 2021 XLE.
Pros: great performance
Vehicle:
Toyota
Reviews of Bosch parts For Business
Average Rating
?
The manufacturer's average rating is calculated based on ratings of all its spare parts. It determines the place in the manufacturer ranking
3.9
Manufacturer Ranking
#86
2081
Spare Parts
48
Country
Germany
Spare Parts
Comparisons
I use the Bosch beam set from Amazon. Premium quality.
Pros: premium quality
The p/s pump is easy to take apart and inspect the vanes to clean them. I would caution you if you decide to take yours apart, to keep an eye on the needle bearings and not lose any.
Pros: easy to inspect vanes
Cons: needle bearings can be lost
I go with Bosch Icons for mine. They hold up better than OEM
Pros: better durability
I had this problem too and I saw in other forums quite a few other people as well. I used Bosch pads too I think (can’t recall right now) but when I compared them to the OeM ones I removed, there was a difference similar the the gaps you pointed to in your pic. Putting the old OEM ones back and the gap is not there. So what I ended up doing was simply added a bit of shim to one side of the Bosch pad to take up the gap and the problem went away. I put the shim only on one side, the side that would be compressed when in reverse. FWIW others have tried other brands of pads and they all seem to have the same issue. Apparently the only ones that don’t are the OEM ones for some strange reason. When I compared mine, it wasn’t the pad backing that was causing the delta, it was the shim.
Pros: added shim to take up gap, problem went away
Cons: difference in gaps compared to OEM
I have Bosch QuietCast rotors and pads. They are excellent - quiet and excellent brake feel.
Pros: excellent brake feel, quiet
The only wipers I’ll ever buy are Bosch Icon. I’ve tried every other brand, I don’t know what it is about them but they just work.
Pros: they just work
Tried RainX. They were ok but only lasted a year. I'm liking the Bosch icon blades I put on mine and my wife's cars
Pros: long lasting
Cons: only lasted a year
Ive had a few Bosch reman failures lately at my shop as well, although they were for N52s, all bearing noise after about a year.
Pros: quick change
Cons: bearing noise
I'm perfect fine running this filter at my shop, Bosch can pay for the new engine and my time to put it in and my customer now has an engine with 300k less miles. Thanks bosh for your crappy quality control.
Cons: crappy quality control
Mileage: 300000 km
Write your review
Help others - share your experience with this part.
Voted AGAINST engine oil RAVENOL on the rating page
The brake discs Hella got the first review!
The brake pads APP got the first review!
The brake cylinder Metelli got the first review!
For tires OEM Toyota already 25 reviews.
For starter motor OEM Volkswagen already 25 reviews.
For brake caliper OEM Volkswagen already 25 reviews.
In the rating best cabin filter already 13 brands participate!
In the rating best timing chain already 4 brands participate!
In the auto rating headlights for Volkswagen Golf already 5 brands participate!
In the auto rating brake pads for Mazda 5 already 10 brands participate!
In the auto rating brake pads for BMW M2 already 5 brands participate!
In the rating best fuel pump already 5 brands participate!
Voted AGAINST engine oil RED LINE on the rating page
Voted AGAINST engine oil PENNZOIL on the rating page