I tried a pair at Orielly's, but couldn't get the button to seat properly since the angle of the arm sides at the end of the arm was holding the blade out about 1/8" from seating properly in the end of the arm. Besides, the short video http://www.tricoproducts.com/Drivers/InstallationVideos?TrVehicleMakeModelYearIdent=13396&TrProductIdent=21&TrArmTypeIdent=23 on the Trico site shows the final result. Not as clean looking as the OEM version. I bet that hole makes noise from wind blowing across/through it. Too bad, I always liked TRICO products, especially since it was one of the first places I ever worked back in the late 1970's.
Was going to ask if this option was possible. In every car I've had or took care of in my family, I have found that OEM blades always perform the best and this is across multiple makes. I have always sought the replacement rubber and been able to use the actual blades for as long as I've kept the car.
Sorry. Yes they fit but had the guy at Advanced Auto do it. I told him that there aren't any option really for 2012 passats. He said to try these and they fit. The wipers come with the plastic adapters so they snap right into the square hole on the wiper arm. I have a 53 mile commute to work each day and we had rain, snow and a mix this morning. They were quiet and gave a clean wipe. So far so good considering I only have a couple hundred miles on them.
Windex like Big Fat Greek Wedding!!!
I went through a grand total of 3 sets of OEM wiper blades on my 2002 VW Passat between 2002 and 2013 when I traded it in. I lived in Michigan the entire time with frigid winters and hot and humid summers.
I think it's their ploy to get people in the door.
...sounds like clever marketing on VWoA's part. Isn't that what makes investors happy?
Very true, still ticks me off!
That's a first. I've never heard of any wipers ever being replaced on a car that old under a warranty.
