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Mar 11th, 2023, 17:15 | #11 |
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Not all SPA cars have heated Aqua Blades.
Mine has heated nozzles on the wiper arms but uses conventional inserts. They work extremely well. In my view, the heated Aqua Blades rank alongside PowerPulse as a pointless but expensive complication. Don't shoot.
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Mar 11th, 2023, 17:39 | #12 |
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That sounds like a more cost effective system the heated blades are expensive if you buy the whole unit but they're better the water proceeds the blade rather than rubbing dirt and fallout across the window, result fewer scratches and smooth glide. Changed the inserts today in 5 mins £30 these will last another 4 years.
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Mar 11th, 2023, 21:50 | #13 |
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By deduction, as all the genuine Volvo, V90 wiper blade sets on EBay are suitable for 2016/2017 onwards, and there are none specific to later years, you could assume that the Bosch ones listed for the V90 are also equally compatible with later models?
For what its worth Bosch do make OEM wipers of the same quality that retailers sell for a fraction of the OEM branded ones. |
Mar 11th, 2023, 21:59 | #14 |
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The aquablades on the V60 18 on are made by Valeo, I do not know about other models, Valeo sell them in the aftermarket.
Not that cheap though. |
Mar 12th, 2023, 17:50 | #15 |
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The v60 and v90 and similar s cars, use different designs.
You can get Bosch for the 90s but not the 60s. The problem with a forum coving so many different cars is the differences like this to be honest.
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Oct 24th, 2023, 10:41 | #17 |
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I had a nightmare of a time last week trying to work out the replacement wiper blades, nothing i got with the car (72 plate v60) suggests the wipers are heated, but they have the nozzles running along the arm. Volvo were (predicatably) very expensive, and aftermarket sites couldn't agree which type of wiper arms i needed, they were all different sizes.
I ended up buying a pair of bosche aerotwins and taking out the rubber insert, trimming to size and reinserting them in the OEM wiper arms. good as new. |
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He told me Volvo ones should only last 6-12 months depending on how much they are used. They do not seem to last very long compared to other manufacturers such as BMW etc
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I changed mine today, the car is 3 years old, 20k miles and thats the first new blades its had. The old ones were still near perfect! Only changed as I had the spare inserts in the garage and the car goes for its first mot tomorrow ! |
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