Cheap wiper blades

[Rave]

As someone with far too many cars, wiper blades are a constant niggle for me, as I go back to a car I've abandoned for a year or so to find that the wiper blades I put on for the last MOT have perished through lack of use and need replacing despite never having been used in anger.

Anyway I was having a desultory look online yesterday to see if I could find a cheaper option than just spluffing a fiver a blade on whatever crap B&M had in stock and found that GSF's current "65% off" sale applied to wiper blades! Their own brand Drivetec ones are mostly less than 2 quid each with the discount applied At that price I thought it would be foolish not to treat each of the cars I was buying for to a whole new set. Check them out if you need some, not sure how long the offer will last, seems they do free delivery on orders over 20 quid- though my 6 blades only came to 11!

In the longer term does anyone know of a reliably cheap source of wiper blades as although I'm planning on thinning my fleet this is likely to be an ongoing prob for me?

[Kiltox]

Trupart ones from eBay do the job, haven’t bought any for a while but they used to be nice and cheap. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

Tri-Co, made by Champion. Had them on my car about six months now. Bought them with my staff discount at AC Autoparts. Came to about £11 all in. So far, they're better than the Bosch ones I had.

[Dobloseven]

Last year I bought three for £4.40,from GSF for my Renault 25. They've been on well over 12 months and seem fine. In fact I've just used them this morning. 

[tooSavvy]

I scored some DuPont recently.... Gr9 + no squeaks or streaks!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203095492063?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=15ZTOnWsT02&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=0j0mh1UTRLi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

*Edit .... WERE £4 😕

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[Stanky]

Asda supermarket ones are actually really good, and between £4 and £5 each. My local Asda tends to have a decent range from 14" up to about 30". They are supple rubber, come with all the fixings and last a good 2 years on the car.

I've spent £15 on single wipers before and they've been utter dogshite so I just get them from Asda now.

[MikeR]

I tend to use Bosch , did try Champion but found the rubber went hard and the frame rusted ,

one trick I have done is too put a small lead weight on the extreme end of the long wiper blade to stop it fluttering and groaning ..

[Rust Collector]

I often have the same problem, you don't need to leave a car sat for long and the wipers turn to shit regardless of brand it would seem. I used to buy brand name wipers but now I just go to the Range and pick up the ones they sell for about £3 per blade, they do the job happily enough.

[Lacquer Peel]

NAPA ones from TMS are cheap and good. 

[Kevin-TIB]

I'd second the Bosch suggestion, cleaned on occasion with some WD-40 on a rag. It seems to keep them going for a good number of years 🙂

[sutty2006]

Is it worth buying a decent set and just taking them off during lay up? You know, Chuck them in the boot while off the road so they don’t perish…. Worth a thought. 

[timolloyd]

As long as you don’t knock the wiper stalk into an on position, before you put them back on…