When wiping, the Mehrs are quiet, but both sides left a smear in the middle of the screen.
Quinton Hazell Aeroflex
- Price: around £22 (pair)
- Rating: 3 stars
- Contact: amazon.co.uk
Many garages stock Quinton Hazell wipers, so they may well be what you get if your car fails its MoT and needs new blades fitting there and then.
On the plus side they fit easily once you’ve worked your way through an array of adaptors, and look good once in place, with a neat clip that locks them securely to the Panda’s hook.
They wiped well on most of the screen but were let down by a judder at the bottom of both blades, which may prove annoying.
Temu XiLi
- Price: around £4
- Rating: 2 stars
- Contact: temu.com
The price here isn’t a misprint – buy your blades from Temu and they really do cost £1.80 for the 16-incher and £2.12 for the larger wiper – once you have added a few more items to reach the minimum for free postage. Other than a lack of packaging or instructions, they look every inch as good as others. But the top and bottom quarters of the blade don’t touch the screen, leaving large areas unwiped.
Verdict
It’s another win for the Bosch AeroTwins. Not only do they still offer the best wiping performance, but they are also quiet, easy to fit and look stylish. Lucas is a surprise runner-up with its new Airflex, while third place goes to Simply, which couldn’t quite measure up to the Bosch.
- Bosch AeroTwin
- Lucas Airflex
- Simply Wipers
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