Guys, I took my 2002 S-430 to the dealership today to get the B service done. Since the wipers make noise I decided that I need new ones. I asked how much they cost and he said "$150.00 a piece." Another words $300.00 for a pair of windshield wipers. Honestly I think that guy must be smoking something. Any help on where I can get stock wipers from for cheaper than that? Thanks

 

call the benzbin.com

 

You don't need new wiper ARMS - which might be $150 - you need new rubber inserts which are about $15. The instructions for changing them are in the owners manual and it takes 10 min.

I would also take your dealers advice as an indictaion of what a dumb**** he is and go elsewhere. what ekse are they overcharging for?

 

Thats what I thought too. Afterwards I found out the guy was new. You would think they would know there stuff. Oh well I looked at my reciept for the B service and they changed the blades under the service. So it didnt cost me anything at all.

 

man..my mom's s500 wipers are soo damn sqeaky, i feel like shooting them...but instead, i'll tell my dad to get some new rubber inserts!

 

Yeah mercedes wipers are squeaky. Here is a good fix though:

Try using rainx on the windshield. That kind of coats the winshield so the rain drops fly right off. It also makes that squeakyness go right away when the wiper are on.

 

omg that cat sig rox

speaking of wipers i need to get new inserts for my car too, its starting to make noise when i have the wiper on.

did any of the s-class have the monowiper? my c is monowiper and i was wondering where i can get a replacement aside from the stealership

 

Rain-X might streak if you put on too much. But it's a great product.

 

Go and find the salesman who sold you your car. Ask him if there's anything wrong with the service guy, $150 for a wiper blade?? Tell him that you will never buy a car that needs a $150 wiper blade replacement (pretend that you dont know that you can change the inserts only). I am guessing that he will ask someone to throw in a set for you for free.

Doesnt hurt to try it, right? Worse case is you've to pay $30 and buy a pair of inserts.

 

Here's a trick I learned at my local MB dealer....

Whenever I bring in my car for serivce I don't tell them the wiper blades need to be replaced, I tell them "the windsheil is smearing."

For some reason they give me the inserts for free. I paid for them yesterday, in fact, for the first time ever.

 

or u can wax the windshield with some sort of spray wax. i did that once and the rain just flies off. The wipers start automatically and work so smooth.

 

why not buy RainX Latitude wipers?

 

Avoiding high prices for replacement blades for the W220 has been problematic in the past. The OE blades are 27" (690,mm). The newer style blades (actually, Bosch Aero Twin blades) have commanded prices of up to $150 for a pair through dealerships.

I have in the past bought a 28" blade for the driver side, and a 26" blade for the passenger - since 27" blades are hard to find.

Last week I bought a set of TRICO blades, similar in appearance to the Aero Twins - they were awful. They were flimsy and did not make good contact with the glass, leaving unswept areas. When I tried to bend them for better contact, they came apart. The Rain-X blades look sturdier, but I do not like the look of the mount; it is not as nice as the OE.

I came across this site, selling Bosch Aero Twins at a reasonable price: http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/se...ercedes%20Benz. These blades are supposedly the OE blades, packaged differently. The site offers styles for older models as well. Best part: Two blades are significantly less than dealer prices.

Also, the site offers a pair of Bosch Aero Twin blade inserts at a very reasonable price. I also came across a video on replacing the inserts, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE1ITsXohnM.

And, in addition, my dealership has lowered its price to $66 for a blade replacement set.

 

Unfortunately Auto Parts Warehouse does not sell the Aero Twin inserts that it lists on its site. It does sell the inserts for the older style blades. If you order the Aero Twin insert, you will receive the older style, which are not compatible. See http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220...ml#post3419344.

I have not found any site selling the 27" (930mm) Aero Twin inserts only.

airahcaz, the Rain-X Latitudes are probably fine, especially if you use one 28" and one 26" blade - or, you could cut about 1/2 inch of rubber off the upper end of the passenger side blade to prevent contact. I haven't tried them personally.