Here's my 2018 R with new Bosch wipers from FCP Euro (and a sad puddle of pollen). Windshield's never been replaced, to my knowledge, though I'm the second owner.
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For winter, I tried Trico Ice.and they are awesome.
7 liters of 5W40 Liqui Moly, Audi/VW oil filter, Bosch wiper blades - $99 refund.
I replaced the OEM ones; parts from Bosch are reliable.
Bosch and Trico make the OEM blades, but while the OEMs are fine and pretty much the same, it has always been my experience that the name brand Bosh wipers are more consistent with not streaking. Also they tend to last way longer.
The Bosch extreme winters or whatever they call them from Autozone work best in ice and snow.
I have them on the wagen right now and they're great, but I am not a fan of Valeo's aggressive logo stamping - there is a white logo on the edge of each blade that's a bit gaudy.
I'll let you know how the Bosh rear's work out.
I recently replaced my wiper blades with some Rain-X blades and the connection is garbage. They've unhooked from the arm 3 times today!
I did buy the correct size Bosch replacements, but the connection doesn't match the original connection with the plugs I described.
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