Ls400 mkIV windscreen wipers

[Kayjayem]

Hi can’t buy wipers at Halfords (shame I’ve got my 15% off Lexus Clib card) where’s the best place to buy good quality wipers ?

TIA

[Supafly]

Eurocarparts, it's where I bought my last set of bosch wipers from

[Malc]

15 hours ago, Kayjayem said:

where’s the best place to buy good quality

Lexus / Toyota itself maybe

Malc

[GEN]

I always buy them from Toyota: expensive but the quality, in my opinion and experience, is second to none.

[Supafly]

I've read recently of complaints that lexus/toyota wipers aren't lasting as long as they used to.

Even if they last a year (mine tend to last 18-24 months) it doesn't cost too much to swap them out as they show signs deteriorating.  For less cost I'm getting similar usage.

[Kayjayem]

4 hours ago, Malc said:

Lexus / Toyota itself maybe

Malc

Good idea, just ordered from Toyota ( 10 mins from me) £36 ish inc.VAT

[Malc]

4 minutes ago, Kayjayem said:

just ordered from Toyota

I always used to buy mine from the local Toyota Main Dealer too .....  and they lasted 30k miles / 3 or 4 years and brilliant ...  but as you now know, quite expensive

BUT the last set I bought from them, perfectly sealed packet etc from new,  just, sadly lasted about a 12 month .  I guessed Old Brand New Stock and showing rubber fatigue

So now i just reckon to replace every year at the MOT and pay tiddly swat for good working rubbers with a short life expectancy, well, until the next service and MOT 

But then your car is 5 years younger than mine 

Malc

[BlueWagon]

My lexus came with the Bosch aero style wipers (one piece backing instead of Y frames) and I managed to swap out just the rubber strips for about £1 a piece. You can get the refills off eBay. Don't know how long they last yet but must be coming up to a year now

 

Took about 10 mins do each one, time was spent mainly figuring out how to overcome the one way barbs gently, to pull the end caps off the wiper