Bosch Icon & Valeo Wiper Blades
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Originally Posted by jasonintoronto
any canadian source of the bosch icons instead of valeos?
i tried contacting them myself earlier this month... but after 2 emails and 1 telephone message they still haven't gotten back to me. maybe u'll have better luck... here is their contact info:
Automotive Spare Parts and Accessories
Central Contact
Robert Bosch Inc.
6811 Century Ave.
Mississauga, ON.
L5N 1R1
Telephone (905) 826-6060
Fax (905) 826-3681
email: http://international.bosch.com/av/se...%20Accessories
doesn't seem like their into the 'service' aspect of a business.
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#50
My prefference is for the Icon blades.
If the GB is for Valeos... I think I'll pass.
If I can't locate Icons here b4 heading home, I'll order online.
I've seen them on an Audi (Valeo is OEM blade) & don't like the mounting... very large.
Also I like that the Icon has a different part # for the passenger side with more curve.
If the GB is for Valeos... I think I'll pass.
If I can't locate Icons here b4 heading home, I'll order online.
I've seen them on an Audi (Valeo is OEM blade) & don't like the mounting... very large.
Also I like that the Icon has a different part # for the passenger side with more curve.
#51
hmm, my parents found the Icon blades in Chicago for me, but they're confused about the rear blade. At AutoZone they don't have a listing for the rear blade, so they're not sure if they should be using the 418A blade or the 418B blade...the passenger side is using the 418B, would it be safe to assume that the rear blade and the passenger blade would be the same (since they're the same length)?
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Originally Posted by noodleman
hmm, my parents found the Icon blades in Chicago for me, but they're confused about the rear blade. At AutoZone they don't have a listing for the rear blade, so they're not sure if they should be using the 418A blade or the 418B blade...the passenger side is using the 418B, would it be safe to assume that the rear blade and the passenger blade would be the same (since they're the same length)?
B has more curve than A.
I would guess that A would be better on the Z rear window. being a flatted application
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Originally Posted by inTgr8r
My prefference is for the Icon blades.
If the GB is for Valeos... I think I'll pass.
If I can't locate Icons here b4 heading home, I'll order online.
I've seen them on an Audi (Valeo is OEM blade) & don't like the mounting... very large.
Also I like that the Icon has a different part # for the passenger side with more curve.
If the GB is for Valeos... I think I'll pass.
If I can't locate Icons here b4 heading home, I'll order online.
I've seen them on an Audi (Valeo is OEM blade) & don't like the mounting... very large.
Also I like that the Icon has a different part # for the passenger side with more curve.
#56
i bought and installed Valeo Ultimate Wiper Blades on my G - here is my "install" thread, if you want to call it that - with pics:
https://g35driver.com/forums/interior-exterior/87170-valeo-ultimate-wiper-blades-review-pics.html
https://g35driver.com/forums/interior-exterior/87170-valeo-ultimate-wiper-blades-review-pics.html
#57
Originally Posted by codeflux
i bought and installed Valeo Ultimate Wiper Blades on my G - here is my "install" thread, if you want to call it that - with pics:
https://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87170
https://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87170
C.
#58
Why doesn't someone just take a trip to Buffalo or Lewiston with a shopping list in which all those that sign on, agree to pay for the blades, any duty and maybe you guys could pool some extra to pay for the gas of the lucky cross border shopper???
If I didn't have the icons already, I'd set something up and spend a Saturday going to Buffalo.
Make a day trip out of - one of you guys must have a girlfriend that's dying to go to some outlet mall in Lewiston - get wipers and brownie points
If I didn't have the icons already, I'd set something up and spend a Saturday going to Buffalo.
Make a day trip out of - one of you guys must have a girlfriend that's dying to go to some outlet mall in Lewiston - get wipers and brownie points
#59
Originally Posted by akrus
Why doesn't someone just take a trip to Buffalo or Lewiston with a shopping list in which all those that sign on, agree to pay for the blades, any duty and maybe you guys could pool some extra to pay for the gas of the lucky cross border shopper???
If I didn't have the icons already, I'd set something up and spend a Saturday going to Buffalo.
Make a day trip out of - one of you guys must have a girlfriend that's dying to go to some outlet mall in Lewiston - get wipers and brownie points
If I didn't have the icons already, I'd set something up and spend a Saturday going to Buffalo.
Make a day trip out of - one of you guys must have a girlfriend that's dying to go to some outlet mall in Lewiston - get wipers and brownie points
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