mbdragon55

which wiper blades do you guys think would be good? i was thinking about the Bosch Icons but i dont know if they will fit. Do they fit? if not that than the Rain-X Latitude. if not than i guess ill go OEM. what do you guys think?

c230K415

What year/model is your car? I got a '03 C230 Komp. and every store was telling me no ICON's would fit. But this one nice guy at a local auto store let me basically run through a bunch of ICON's to see which set would cover the windshield and clear the water gutter thing. They fit, just that you need to get the right size. Sorry, I forget what size mine were.

My review on ICON's:
I have had the same set of ICON's on my outdoor-kept SUV for 2 years now and it still wipes clean.
I've had the same set of ICON's on my garaged C230 for 1.5 years and it wipes even cleaner.

Mercury

just ordered a set from parts dot com
i paid 15.69 for each side I think.

Glyn M Ruck

Buy Bosch - they are OE and fit

mbdragon55

my car is a 2001 C240. i hope the ICONS fit. everyone has good things to say about them.

FrankW

the bosch icons fit. 24 for the driver side and 22 for the passenger. you do need to adjust the default spot for the passenger wiper if you get the 22. you can get 22 and 20. doesn't matter much.

mbdragon55

sorry but i dont know much about these things, but how would i go about adjusting the default spot for the passenger wiper? I appreciate the help.

Glyn M Ruck

Mine's a late 2003 C240 & they fit

SickSpeedMonte

I've never been so impressed with windshield wipers as I have been with the stockers, and my dad has the Rain-X latitudes.

LILBENZ230

I have ordered some from autohausaz - I thought since the factory ones I have are SWF that the $5.23/side refills would work fine. I've been searching the forum and can't find out if they actually will, though. Does anyone know?

vdubpower

so can u just get refills and have them work

my c class hasnt ever had them changed, and living in south fla, i need to have them done now

i will prob just buy locoallly from advanced or pep boys

LILBENZ230

The refills on autohausaz did not work. I threw them out. I bought the entire blade assemblies from rmeuropean.com and one was defective, but they did fit.

vdubpower

so whhat exactly do they change at the dealer, in the supposed service A

MbzC230K

I ordered some stock swf refill wiper inserts from autohaus az last week. Yes they do fit and work. It took me a bit of time to figure them out since I did not know that our wipers had this metal clip @ the end of the blade, along with 2 long metal pieces to keep the blade steady and secure. I ended up needing a needle nose pliers and a tiny flat head screwdriver to complete the job. works like new again!

I attached a link below if you need it.

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...0Refill/Insert

W203E35

I don't know how the OE Wiper Blades are on the 01s but on mine I love them. I would stick to OE.
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...layCatalogid=0

vdubpower

so our stock wiper assembly is made by bosch and the holder but the insert itself is swf?

wierd

i put trico teflon on my 500sel, work nice

Moviela

There are different size wipers on different W203 model year cars. My car uses three different blades. (third size goes on the rear. ) There was so much confusion with the "Parts Bobs" getting the wrong size blades, they changed the part number to sell the front blades as a set. It does not help that the EPC lists them as "Driver" and "Co-Driver." Anyone have dual controls in their C class?

There is no more SWF. Pity. They have been sold to Valeo. I found that just changing the insert is not satisfactory. The arms loose their spring force to hold the blade on the window. The last time I changed the rear, just for giggles, I took the old insert and put it in the new frame, and it worked fine.

The OEM's are stupid expensive, but for two years I don't have to deal with less than perfect wiping.

C230 Sport Coup

Actually I bought a set on parts.com for 25 bucks.
Too bad they won't sell them seperately I'm stuck with a spare for one side and not the other.

skittles

where you able to figure out what bosch icons fit? we have similar wipers. i always wanted the look of the icons.

whalebird

I just got the oem blades from the dealer. No problems. As for the icons-I have been through 2 sets on my truck and they work better than anything else I have used. One word of advice - get the small bottle of fluid additive from the dealer. My dealer will usually give me a couple and I use it in all of my cars. The stuff is the best, The next best is the P21s fluid additive available at various boutiqe parts suppliers(Griot's etc.) I think this stuuf is easy on the rubber in the blades and prolongs their life - it also smells good when you squirt it.
best of luck

vdubpower

so do the bosch icons work on a 2005 c320?

they had models 424A and 424B
and 422A and 422B at advance auto parts

they are pretty expensive, will they fit and are they worth it

also, trico neoforms, will they fit?
i have their teflons on my 500 and they are nice

FrankW

you already have the aero-wiper. you can only use the oem replacement.

vdubpower

ok so basically nothing in the stores will work.

can i just use the inserts like from azautohous, or will they not work?

thanks

vdubpower

ok so the dealer in Ft laud offered me the 2 wipers for 53 bucks

does this sound like a good deal or should iorder online

W203E35

Online is $17.63 each.

35.26 + Tax and Shipping. You might save max 10 bucks if you order it and install it yourself.

If the dealer is going to install it for 53 bucks then do it. If not then just order (OE) it online.