A6 / S6 (C5 Platform) Discussion Discussion forum for the C5 Audi A6 and S6 produced from 1998-2004

Winter wiper blade suggestions? I'd love to get Bosch, but they don't come up for my car online...

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11-15-2007, 05:32 AM
  #1  
AudiWorld Member
Thread Starter
 
1st car in my name's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 196
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Winter wiper blade suggestions? I'd love to get Bosch, but they don't come up for my car online...

They come up when I enter my wife's Subaru, but when I put in my car they don't appear. I've tried amazon and autopartswarehouse.com. Specifically I'm looking at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-47722-22-Inch-Winter-Wiper/dp/B000BZJAVE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1195137545&sr= 1-1">these</a> Bosch ones for my wife and was hoping to get them for my Avant.

Is this a glitch or do the winter Bosch wiper blades not fit our car? I don't even see the Audi brand listed in the compatibility guide. If they don't, anyone have a suggestion for a good winter wiper pair (actually a trifecta sine I have the avant and a rear blade).

Also, is it 18" rear and 22" up front? I remember seeing somewhere a different passenger size blade.
Old 11-15-2007, 06:15 AM
  #2  
AudiWorld Super User
 
saabSean's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 4,431
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Bosch Icons, they're great in the winter.
Old 11-15-2007, 06:25 AM
  #3  
AudiWorld Super User
 
BoneDaddy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: KY
Posts: 2,238
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

2nd, just go to AutoZone locally and get them.
Old 11-15-2007, 08:29 AM
  #4  
Junior Member
 
MarkW's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 771
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default All I have heard is negative about them in the winter. Ice builds up and pulls them away.

The best winter blades the the big ugly ones that are wrapped in rubber to keep the moving parts from freezing. I was hoping as you are that the Icons were better, but I have heard they are actually worse. My brother switches his out to the old style on his Allroad during the winter because they are so crappy. He lived across the street from a ski resort so he had to deal with this problem more than most.
Old 11-15-2007, 08:42 AM
  #5  
AudiWorld Super User
 
BernieBenz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Gardnerville, NV
Posts: 2,242
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

All non-heated blades suffer from this problem, and no heated blade system is available.
Old 11-15-2007, 08:45 AM
  #6  
AudiWorld Senior Member
 
NorCalS6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 678
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

And no heated windshields for A6
Old 11-15-2007, 09:12 AM
  #7  
AudiWorld Super User
 
BoneDaddy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: KY
Posts: 2,238
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default I've had fewer problems with the icons than the old style

Where I live we get alot of ice/rain/snow mix weather, where I found that the old style would stil let enough water to seep in to stiffen the joints, requiring me to go out and manually break up the ice inside of them from time to time, with the Icons I've not had to do that at all since there are no moving parts at all.
Old 11-15-2007, 02:25 PM
  #8  
Member
 
R2.7TA6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,169
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default BOsch Icons or Heated..................

<ul><li><a href="http://www.everblades.com">http://www.everblades.com</a</li></ul>
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Prof
A4 (B8 Platform) Discussion
6
10-18-2009 07:34 AM
Prof
A4 (B8 Platform) Discussion
0
10-06-2009 02:00 PM
JNRB2009
A4 (B8 Platform) Discussion
1
12-23-2008 03:33 AM
Uncle Kraut
Rocky Mountain Discussion
5
12-19-2006 07:04 AM
Kevan
A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
1
12-05-2001 04:28 PM



Quick Reply: Winter wiper blade suggestions? I'd love to get Bosch, but they don't come up for my car online...



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:17 AM.