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nick f



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Stornoway Grey
wiper blades

Hi all
Just wondering if anyone can recommend which brand of front wiper blades to buy as I don't fancy having my pants pulled down at the dealers I've already bought a set of trico blades but I took them straight off as they were noisier than the set that I had on any advice would be appreciated 57 plate now on a private plate GS stornoway grey with privacy glass colour coded mirror covers rear spoiler and heko wind deflectors parrot ck 3100 and
colour coded door handles

Post #162067 24th Nov 2012 2:00 pm
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chicken george



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

Opie oils sell good ones, forum discount, they work well on FL2, not great on RRS they rattle a bit, shows that some wipers suit some cars somehow At work
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Greybeard



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Zermatt Silver

Is Opie Oils a site sponser? They are not on the Sponsors list Surprised

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chicken george



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

no but they give forum discounts At work
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chrisr1806



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England 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Use wiperblades.co.uk they have a large choice of blades.

Personally I would use bosch blades.

Chris

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EYorkshire



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We know that genuine LR blades work, we also pay a premium price for a LR so is just over £30 too much to ask for at least 12 months of visibility and noise free wipers Question
Why buy a premium car and then look into saving pennies, you've already wasted £'s on the Trico set Confused

Of course I'm talking of the fronts only as the rear is 'fugly'. Have a word with sponsor 'Duckworth's' for the cheapest genuines. Thumbs Up

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chicken george



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

maybe but the opie ones are great on an fl2, near silent and efficient, they rub a bit on a half dry screen on RRS but worked fine on FL2, work fine on my pickup and tractors too At work
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hinchy



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Aintree Green

Last year I was looking a wipers in Halfords but couldn't make my mine up as it didn't state on the box for FL2,so called in to the main dealer and bought a set of wipers which work out £1 per wiper more and didn't have any fiddle bits to put on to make them fit.

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SYFL2



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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Costco have Dunlop bades at a good price and also Lidl have some German ones that are excellent for the price.

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jon_a5



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Dynamic Auto Santorini Black

I replaced mine with Bosch ones from autobulbs direct, think the pair was about £20, they fit well but not quite as well as the originals, I will replace with LR ones next time as they also smear a bit on the return swipe.

Jon Freelander 2, 2014 Dynamic SD4 Santorini Black

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ad210358



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England 

hinchy wrote:
Last year I was looking a wipers in Halfords but couldn't make my mine up as it didn't state on the box for FL2,so called in to the main dealer and bought a set of wipers which work out £1 per wiper more and didn't have any fiddle bits to put on to make them fit.


You saved your self some cash there, I purchased some Halfords ones about three years ago, the only blades I have ever known that are quiet on a dry screen and screech on a wet screen Evil or Very Mad

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geoff.c



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Izmir Blue
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I bought some cheapie blades, off e-bay. They are Red-Line brand and came from Guernsey for a tenner. After 12 months, they still wipe without a sound, and do not smear. Well pleased.

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big-al-cove



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Scotland 2012 Freelander 2 TD4_e GS Manual Fuji White

hi

try http://www.eurocarparts.com/ 1995 P38 now dead
2012 FL2 GS Fuji White
winter pack
arm rest pack

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jon_a5



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Dynamic Auto Santorini Black

Just replaced my bosch ones with land rover oem ones made a massive difference, for the sake of the £10 - £15 I know which ones I will be buying next time... Freelander 2, 2014 Dynamic SD4 Santorini Black

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adrian_fl2



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Tonga Green

Totally agree that the original LR ones are much better than Bosch. Worth the money. Freelander 2 TD4 HSE auto Tonga Green/Alpaca

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