Wiper blades Bosch or OEM Volkswagen

Always bought Bosch blades from Oh Oh O Oh O’Reilly. They work great (2017 Outback 3.6R Limited).

It's annoying - especially since the factory wiper blades are just sad.

These worked on a 2021 Outback XT

I agree, I found the correct ones at Autozone, Bosch brand.

I also put Bosch icons on several relatives cars and now once a year or two I get the ‘what are those awesome wiper blades again’ call from them when they need a new set.

Recently tried another one and I'm running back to Bosch as soon as I can.

Bosch Icons for me, I've had sets last me 1.5-2 years, and I usually replace them just cuz I'm tired of the kinda degraded cleaning, not even because they've turned to absolute crap.

I just had to get one recently. I went to O'Reilly:

my latest purchase of Bosch icon has been really good. they've lasted a couple years. my previous Bosch icon I replaced after 4 years. but I needed to remove and turn around the blade part because it was leaving streaks on the down swing. after that it did it on the up swing only so they were usable for those 4 years.

I just bought the Bosch icons for my elantra. I bought the right side a few months ago as that one needed to be replaced badly. And I knew the left one would need replacing very soon so I got one tonight. The right one went on no problem however the left one's cover won't stay locked down when I place the wiper on the windshield. It kept popping out of place. I could tell there was an issue as it didn't swivel very well like the right side does. When I took it off I could see a little plastic piece kept bending out of place.

the Bosch from fcp, but the ones it said fit did not allow the cap to go back on as the opening was shaped for Valeo wipers. I returned them then found some Bosch at a junkyard barely used and grabbed the caps that fit the Bosch ones. Now I have two pairs of caps with different shaped slots so I can run either. What an annoying learning curve for such a cheap part.