OK, experts lets hear it - my front wipers are tell me very vocally that after 15 months/13000 miles they would like replacing. Has anybody replaced their blades with anything other than LR accessory items from the local dealership? I looked in Halfrauds wiper rack today and the choice is amazing but there was nothing which listed the RRS as being the car they fitted.
Even after all these years of production I still have to go to the local dealer to get LR wipers for my Defender as the recommended items from Halfrauds are too long for it and grate something chronic, whereas LR branded blades fit and work quietly so if the RRS is the same I'll go to the local dealer for a set. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Hi Tim, welcome home.
My blades made awful noises from new and the dealer wouldn't/couldn't change them.
I got a set on Fleabay for 15 quid or so. They've been fine ever since (9,000 miles with little or no noise.)
There's a company on Fleabay that advertises them all the time - quick search & you'll find them.
Not sure how much the LR ones are from a dealer.
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Oh almost forgot -
Carwash ripped my rear wiper off, so had to get a replacement from LR.
80 quid all in for new arm and blade. Easy to fit.
ANT Range Rover Evoque 5 door on order.
2006Java/Alpaca/4.4HSE/PTIS/Tracker/pp/Tasmods/Black side repeaters/Custom exhaust (gone but not forgotten!)
Land Rover Defender 110 CSW 200 TDi blue (Offroad prep'ed).
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
Aston Martin DB9 Tungsten Silver
Another Citroen C4 Grand Picasso (Christinemobile)
1990 Mini Cooper SE - classic! (now sold)
New addition - 1972 Triumph Stag Pimento Red

Ant, my TDV6 had awful grating wipers all the time but I believe there was a redesign or rubber formulation change and the TDv8 has never had the problem up till now. I thought it might be the cold weather we are having here but today the outside gauge showed +6C and I only ever had the grating on the v8 below +4 so I assume the blades are failing. Will take a look on Fleabay and see what I find 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim if you find a set see if they deal on 2 sets I'll have one of you at the meet. My ers still squeak I'm on my second pair, I saw a pair of flexi one on flee for £8.99??

I've just ordered a set of these from flea bay, will let you know how well they work

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Crumbs KLM those are more expensive than buying an LR branded set from a Landie Dealer's part dept! I bought a set of LR official blades today as the grating is just getting unbearable - cost me £25-84. I notice that on the label it says the LR ones are Made in Mexico At least that will keep a seafarer or two in work shipping them round the world! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

yeah but I bought a new LR set when I had first service and they have lasted about 500 miles max, so I'm willing to give these a go, surely they can't be worse than the LR ones, two sets in a year

hi guys just bought my third set of blades from dealers they said they should last about 5000 miles if not bring them back and they will replace them

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hi guys just bought my third set of blades from dealers they said they should last about 5000 miles if not bring them back and they will replace them

A whole 5000 miles, huh? I'd have to get a new set of blades every 2 months... 

Phenomenal mileage there on the wipers - only 5000 miles per set of blades...wow!

I'm on my second set at 67Kmiles, I had replaced the first set about 40k miles ago. Bought them at the local auto parts store and they're as quiet as can be, and still good. Applying RainX or similar product to the windshield once a year seems to keep them quiet. I had bought a second pair at the time as a backup, but they're still in the box.

Will look later to see what brand they are... PJPR
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here in the uk we have rain lots of it

And in the last few weeks many many days and nights with negative air temperatures and heavy frosts which freeze your blades to the screen. Today the daytime temperature just made it into positive numbers +0.5C and now at 17:30 it is freezing hard again.
I bought a set of LR's best, Made in Mexico, so very "green" and have a carbon footprint bigger than the car's after doing all those miles to get to the UK either by sea or by air! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

i replaced mine before xmas, i used the standard bosch wipers 22inch and use the existing plastic clip (if you want them noticable get the 22 inches with the spoiler cost more but a lot cooler) and you can get them in halfords and they are alot better than the rr tpye.