Parts supplier Robert Bosch GmbH will cut 5,500 jobs globally, mainly in Germany, marking the latest blow to the country’s embattled automotive sector.
Their Icon series windshield wipers are surprisingly decent. Project Farm on YouTube did a shootout video a while back with one hell of a testing rig.
My only complaint on them is that the cover that goes over the wiper arm hook is really flimsy and has a tendency to come loose and flop around. I've had the same set on my car for going on four or five years now and while it's definitely time to change them out, both covers have been fucky since less than a year since installation. I think the plastic just doesn't tolerate sub-zero temps very well, least of all when you accidentally thwack them with a plastic ice scraper.
Their Icon series windshield wipers are surprisingly decent. Project Farm on YouTube did a shootout video a while back with one hell of a testing rig.
My only complaint on them is that the cover that goes over the wiper arm hook is really flimsy and has a tendency to come loose and flop around. I've had the same set on my car for going on four or five years now and while it's definitely time to change them out, both covers have been fucky since less than a year since installation. I think the plastic just doesn't tolerate sub-zero temps very well, least of all when you accidentally thwack them with a plastic ice scraper.