Do you have a favorite brand of windshield wiper blade?

The reviews of wiper blades on Amazon seem to suggest that Bosch makes the best wiper blades, based solely on reviews. However, some people seem to like Trico.

Does anyone have any specific recommendations and/or first-hand experience?

Thank you,
Ed

 

I like regular, basic Anco wipers. Cheap to buy, and each set lasts me a couple of years. Of course, I use Rain-X, so they don't get as much use.

If I was doing a lot of highway and wanted a contoured and aerodynamic wiper blade, I'd probably go with the Rain-X Latitude wipers. I used to sell them when I worked at a parts store and never had any complaints about chattering or icing, and they seemed to hold up well.

 

Trico Flex series. Those things don't let any water pass by them. They are the rubber units, not the metal and rubber ones. Much better than basic wipers.

 

Rain x latitude

 

Oily?

The Rain-X that I use comes in a small yellow bottle. You wipe it onto the windshield, let it dry, and buff it off, kind of like wax. It's extremely hydrophobic, so water beads up and runs off. Works great to keep ice from sticking to the windows/windshield, too.

 

I've tried tons of different brands. Have Bosch icons on my truck right now and am disappointed.

Rain-X Latitudes seem to work great but have a very short life compared to other brands.

Bosch Marathons would have the blade start separate from the arm over time. Bosch Icons haven't done that, but they are streaking after three months.

Michelin Stealths were awful from the start. Replaced them with barely any use.

Trico Neoforms are the best I've found. Worked great for a long time. Something to hold the arm to them snapped on me on one, though, and the wiper went flying during a torrential downpour at night. I'm hoping that's a fluke and they're otherwise good again when I replace these Boschs.

I figure replacing wipers twice a year is acceptable. Once right before winter, once right after winter. Any more often than that is pushing it, so I'd like a wiper that can at least last that long.

 

Oem inserts.

 

I tried Rain-X and did not like it... in the Texas heat the rubber got brittle very quickly.
I have since switched to the Bosh Icon blades and so far on my Tacoma they have lasted three summers, and two summers on my Jetta with no signs of streaking.

--Dan

 

I tried all different brands for years, and then finally threw down for a nice set of Bosch blades last year. They're worth it. These are over a year old and still like new.

 

This ^^^^

 

I bought Bosch wiper blades for my truck for the very first time last year, and I will never buy anything else for any of my vehicles. Hands down the best I've had.

 

I've tried several brands/types, including a number of those listed above. Maybe it's the climate where I live or my usage habits, but the best performing blades for me are OEM Toyota.

 

Easiest way I have found to apply it is to apply it just before washing your vehicle. Clean the windows first and then put the Rain-X on the windows. Once it hazes over just wash your truck like you normally would. This cleans off the excess and prevents any of the oily look that can remain behind.

 

The cheap kind from autozone and jiffy lube

 

I replaced the ones on my Tacoma with Bosch and the work excellent and hold up very well.

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1s...a-today-1st-gen-edition-2906.html#post8689757

I've gone through the gamut of wiper blades. I used to have a Legacy GT and posted on a Legacy forum extensively as well.

I've had many discussions about them. As expected there are many "fanboys" of certain brands or ones that swear that the most expensive are the way to go - because we love spending money on our vehicles.

I've tried everything from Bosch Icons and other insanely priced wiper blades. Here's my opinion:

In Colorado wiper blades don't last longer than 8 months or so. The winters (especially if you drive into the mountains a lot) are harsh on them and the UV intensity in summer kills them. So I opted to try the Goodyear Assurance wiper blades sold at Costco just for economical reasons. They normally cost $7.99 per blade.

These blades perform as well, if not better, than any blade I've ever tried. Including the Bosch Icons, Rain-X, etc. And at $7.99 a pop, I don't feel violated when I replace them once or twice a year.

FWIW: Bosch Icons can suck the sweat off the back of my ball bag.

Once temperatures dipped below 35* I might as well have had granite wiper blades. They were/are utterly useless in freezing temps - which made driving in hellacious winter conditions in the mountains ridiculous.

Lastly, you can upsize the wiper blades over the 17" recommended stock. You can get 19" for the driver's side and 18" for the passenger side. Makes for a larger sweep.

 

Piaa super silicone! You can thank me later.

 

Valeo is my preferred brand.

 

What he says. Depends on many things, such as your weather patterns, climate, temps, kind of rain, ice and snow you get.

In Santa Fe we are at 7,000 feet. That's the elevation of my driveway, so any mountain driving I do it goes upwards of 10k. The UV is brutal up here. In the summer we get full bore, non stop baking sun that eats up wimpy plastics and rubber, sometimes (rarely) topping 100 F. Two winters ago we hit -13 F on some days, but it is ALWAYS below freezing every night in the winters. Lots of ice crystals on the windshields, which can eat up some blades. But we get little rain, and the rain we get is usually mostly in the monsoon season (Julyish - Septish), so not a huge need to wipe water away. But when it rains, it RAINS hard and like you are under a waterfall, at least about half the time.

What is the best for me is probably the worst for someone in say, Seattle. Just depends!

 

I had bad luck with the costco ones, they wouldn't confirm to the window of a few vehicles I tried them on. (Non-Toyota vehicles, Dodge and Subaru iirc)

I have upsized Bosch's now (the most expensive ones, with a 50% off college discount!) and like them so far.