I'm sure I'm not the only owner taken aback by the extortionate cost of replacement front wiper blades, I was quoted over £50 by my OPC.
Having seen that the blades on a VW Toureg are the same I visited a dealer and was quoted £38, a lot cheaper but still excessive (IMHO).
I checked Ebay and found several people offering blades but all about the same price as VW when you add in carriage. There was one listing though that quoted a buy it now price of £8.99 +£3.50 carriage. Further investigation showed that this was for the rubber bits only, still a substantial saving.
I ordered a set which arrived about 5 days later from Germany. Fitting was reasonably easy provided you can use a set of pliers, and they seem to work ok. Can't comment on long term life.
Anyone interested should search on Ebay for Intertrade_Autoteile and then look for an item under Cayenne or Toureg.
Having seen that the blades on a VW Toureg are the same I visited a dealer and was quoted £38, a lot cheaper but still excessive (IMHO).
I checked Ebay and found several people offering blades but all about the same price as VW when you add in carriage. There was one listing though that quoted a buy it now price of £8.99 +£3.50 carriage. Further investigation showed that this was for the rubber bits only, still a substantial saving.
I ordered a set which arrived about 5 days later from Germany. Fitting was reasonably easy provided you can use a set of pliers, and they seem to work ok. Can't comment on long term life.
Anyone interested should search on Ebay for Intertrade_Autoteile and then look for an item under Cayenne or Toureg.
