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Originally Posted by clf
4k miles of wet use? dry or mixed? Water 'arcs' tend to be caused by drying out and/or dirt.
General guidance is to replace wipers 6 - 12 months. I would expect them to stiffen up if not used and particularly if left outside. They are service items after all.
I tend to replace every MOT now, as mine is due around October. As a matter of course would have replaced them around September once the wet weather was due, to negate any effects of the summer weather.
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Sorry I don't log wet hours.....
I know they are service items, I buy a matched set (21"&22") of Aero blades and IMHO they should last a lot longer than conventional wipers but they seem to cut (that's what causes the arcs) more easily than the flip-flop design. I'm pretty sure our car era Bosch wipers were previously manufactured in France (probably elsewhere too) but I can't say wheher they were better or worse.