So either VW dealer put some cheap wipers on my E-Golf when they CPO'ed it or VW Parts replacement wipers are not good quality.
Even after a year of above average rainfall (aka regular wiper usage) the 7 month old wipers on my E-Golf are ready to go to the bin, they are dried out beyond belief. I have never had wipers kick the bucket this fast, they still wipe fine but chatter, squeak and buzz like crazy even after 20+ minutes of moderate rain wiping. The rear wiper is so bad I thought a car was scraping my back bumper as they were passing behind me as the wiper was banging away at the back glass. For 18 years now I replace 1x per year no matter the condition, until now every wiper has been fine to the 1 year mark and all of them could have probably gone quite a bit longer - this is a first for me where they need replacement before my preventative 1 year replacement mark.
Car was only at dealership for less than 2 weeks and I am pretty certain the wipers were new as I took delivery when it was raining and they worked like new wipers should back then. Going to try another set of VW parts wipers (I have an unusal aversion to aftermarket parts) and see how they do, if the new ones only last 7 months I may have to get over myself and get some decent aftermarket replacements.
Even after a year of above average rainfall (aka regular wiper usage) the 7 month old wipers on my E-Golf are ready to go to the bin, they are dried out beyond belief. I have never had wipers kick the bucket this fast, they still wipe fine but chatter, squeak and buzz like crazy even after 20+ minutes of moderate rain wiping. The rear wiper is so bad I thought a car was scraping my back bumper as they were passing behind me as the wiper was banging away at the back glass. For 18 years now I replace 1x per year no matter the condition, until now every wiper has been fine to the 1 year mark and all of them could have probably gone quite a bit longer - this is a first for me where they need replacement before my preventative 1 year replacement mark.
Car was only at dealership for less than 2 weeks and I am pretty certain the wipers were new as I took delivery when it was raining and they worked like new wipers should back then. Going to try another set of VW parts wipers (I have an unusal aversion to aftermarket parts) and see how they do, if the new ones only last 7 months I may have to get over myself and get some decent aftermarket replacements.