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Thread Number: 73490
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
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Post# 970506 , Reply# 1 11/29/2017 at 01:16 (2,340 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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Post# 970507 , Reply# 2 11/29/2017 at 01:35 (2,340 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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| Post# 970521 , Reply# 4 11/29/2017 at 02:20 (2,340 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 970649 , Reply# 6 11/29/2017 at 16:11 (2,339 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 970656 , Reply# 7 11/29/2017 at 16:49 (2,339 days old) by washman (o) | ||
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A good source of wiper blades at a good price is Rock Auto. I have not seen any benefit in longevity between expensive Bosch vs Anco vs Trico or Toyota OEM. | ||
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Post# 970663 , Reply# 8 11/29/2017 at 17:42 (2,339 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 970712 , Reply# 9 11/29/2017 at 21:51 (2,339 days old) by Petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I'm still on the wipers that came with the 015 Forester but have noticed they're beginning to streak a little. Whe we bought the car the windshield had been treated with Aquapel and I was impressed. I keep meaning to get it redone, it lasted about 6 or 7 months. In my old Mazda 3 I would just get the $15 wipers put on at the one remaining full serve She'll station. I'm trying to recall what brand they were.
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Post# 970714 , Reply# 10 11/29/2017 at 22:07 (2,339 days old) by Dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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Post# 970735 , Reply# 11 11/30/2017 at 06:02 (2,339 days old) by gredmondson (San Francisco, California 94117 USA) |
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I bought PIAA 95040 Super Silicone Wiper Blades from Amazon, and have been very happy with them. They glide over the windshield so smoothly, and they work very well. They were the devil to install, though, for me, and I finally took my car to the dealer, who put them on for free--that was a nice surprise.
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Post# 970761 , Reply# 12 11/30/2017 at 10:18 (2,338 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI) |
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German cars in general seem to have very good wipers. My experience was the same with a '13 Passat. They wiped very well and the blades lasted two years. Those got replaced with OEM blades. My Nissan has shitty wipers in comparison. | ||
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Post# 970776 , Reply# 13 11/30/2017 at 12:21 (2,338 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Hmm. Still on the fence. Looked at the silicon blade from Amazon, a bit pricey. I need 22" blades and might just try the stuff from O'Rielly, just not sure. The Bosch did last a while just not that impressed with them. | ||
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Post# 970781 , Reply# 14 11/30/2017 at 12:59 (2,338 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Matt, here are pix of the Trico Force replacements I got a few years ago. They're still performing well, and are aerodynamically designed to, in Trico's terms, "transfer wind force to create maximum windshield contact."
I've provided the clunky OEM blade for comparison. The car is a 2002 model. I think a lot of new cars come with these "force" type blades from the factory now. | ||
| Post# 970787 , Reply# 15 11/30/2017 at 13:23 (2,338 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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Get Valeo beam type blades. Beam style wipers give you continuous pressure across the length of the blade. I installed them about 8 years ago on our Saturn and are STILL working vastly better then the Autozone trash that, because of needing a rare size/type, i recently put on my Mercedes. CLICK HERE TO GO TO stricklybojack's LINK
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Post# 970804 , Reply# 16 11/30/2017 at 15:07 (2,338 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Thanks - I'll check out those two options... | ||
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Post# 970833 , Reply# 17 11/30/2017 at 18:57 (2,338 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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 On my "newer" cars (1997 and 1999) I've been happy with the Goodyear brand wipers (blades and holders) from Costco. They have them discounted every fall, which is when I stock up. During the summer a good wipe with some diluted Mequiar's car shampoo will clean off accumulated gunk. They seem to last well enough in the sun but I usually put in new ones every fall anyway, since that's the start of our rainy season.
For my older rides, I keep the old wipers and holders around in the summers for "looks", but if available will use modern wipers in the rainy season (winter). | ||
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Post# 970866 , Reply# 18 11/30/2017 at 22:37 (2,338 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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RainX and (incredibly enough) Trico Wasn't impressed with Bosch back home in Germany, not impressed with them here. Had good service from RainX and Trico, though - I can't get RainX in the size to fit one of my rear-window wipers (Chrysler? Think that's the one). What definitely helps is to remember to turn the dratted things off when you park the car. Some cars don't start them automatically when you use remote start (our Buick doesn't) but most do and that first heavy snow load/ice spikes is really hard on them. | ||
| Post# 970875 , Reply# 19 12/1/2017 at 02:09 (2,338 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA) | ||
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I have Bosch wipers on my Volvo and I love them!!!! I also had them on my Mercedes. On both cars I used the rain sensing wipers and let them decide how much "wiping" and its always been perfect. | ||
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Post# 970876 , Reply# 20 12/1/2017 at 02:25 (2,338 days old) by Petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 970878 , Reply# 21 12/1/2017 at 02:29 (2,338 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 970883 , Reply# 22 12/1/2017 at 03:40 (2,338 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Aquapel looks interesting. will give it a try. | ||
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Post# 970889 , Reply# 23 12/1/2017 at 06:06 (2,338 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 970938 , Reply# 24 12/1/2017 at 11:50 (2,337 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 970968 , Reply# 25 12/1/2017 at 13:50 (2,337 days old) by Petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 970979 , Reply# 26 12/1/2017 at 14:56 (2,337 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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The best wiper blades you can buy are the ones at the part counter at the car dealership. In most cases you can simply buy the inserts for a couple dollars each and slide them into the factory blade. At least until someone makes the mistake of junking the factory blade in favor for an inferior aftermarket one... Once I bought a used car that had aftermarket blades, I bought new OEM blades for that car.
I've replaced the Honda factory inserts only twice on my 2010 car. Both times due to tears from freezing to the window. The Honda wipers are the best I have ever had on any car. As for Rain-X it is kinda neat when it is really fresh when the Ice coats the window. But for rain I think it is dangerous. It creates tiny micro droplets on the window due to the high surface tension. Driving in sun showers can create horrible glare problems. I don't ever want anything on the glass that mucks up the wiper action. | ||
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Post# 971162 , Reply# 27 12/2/2017 at 16:04 (2,336 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 971202 , Reply# 28 12/2/2017 at 23:05 (2,336 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 971207 , Reply# 29 12/2/2017 at 23:37 (2,336 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I've been using the one-piece blades for a few years and have had good results with them. However, on my 01 VW Beetle I recently went back to genuine VW blades as they are curved and have a special wind deflector built into them to keep them down on the curved glass better than the blade ones did. They still last 2-3 years and will usually begin to split before their wiping performance suffers. | ||
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