what is your favorite wiper blade?

what is the longest lasting wiper that yall have used. i bought a set of bosch, but they have only lasted about 6 months. they dont clear very well in the rain. they were the higher cost so i figured that they would last a long time. and also has anybody put in the sylvania zxe in the taco. i had them in a ranger and they made a big difference.

 

I tried the Bosch Icons......then have never tried anything else. They work very well for me.

 

I put a set of Rain X Latitudes on one of our patrol cars today, they felt almost flimsy. They cleaned great though, not sure how long they last. I have always used OEM blades and change them once a year.

 

Factory

 

Neoform..18 months so far

 

+1 for Bosh. Put them on and so far so good. OEM wipers didnt last to long, see how these do.

 

OEM

 

Rain X from Walmart.

 

I got the truck from my brother and the wiper blades on there streaked a little. I had no idea what they were or how old they were. I bought some Bosch Icons and installed them. Realized that the ones that were on there were Icons too, which was a coincidence.

We'll see how long they last. They are performing very very well right now (obviously...less than 2 weeks old).

 

I have tried the Bosch, and they wiped great for about 6 months, then they started streaking. They are really expensive.

My dad suggested I try the Goodyear blades you can get at Costco, so I did ($7 each compared to $19 for the Bosch) and I've had them for a year and they still work like new.

My one complaint about the Costco blades is that the point where they connect to the wiper arm looks crappy - like it's unfinished. The Bosch had a little cap that closed over the top and it looks really clean and high quality.

A guy at a local shop told me to use ANCO, that they are the gold standard and the only blade they'll install for customers now because they got so many complaints on the RainX and others. I'll try those next...

 

oem

 

Rain X wiper blades from Walmart.

I have the zXe headlight bulbs, and I like them.

 

Changed to bosch from oem about 5-6 months ago. Still doing a great job and we've had a lot of rain recently.

 

OE's worked great; I have Goodyears and they chatter

 

Trico ICE - they have been great for me, and good in the winter...

 

I like the oem blades. Just replace the rubber as needed. I like them so much that I bought oem Toyota blades for my Prelude. haha

 

I used some Duralast Flex blades on there now. Have had them since March, they were pretty cheap, and work great. I have tried just about every kind. So far these are my favorite!!

 

use to run bosch icons until they got cheap, use to last a lot longer. like the rain x now, lasting longer than the current bosch, still have a couple more months on the old ones before they turned to shit. and i ran them on 3 diff vehicles so its not like it was just the taco

 

OEM's have been good. Seems like have tried a lot of those that people mentioned above and not had memorable good luck..... but several poor performers.

 

thanks for the input. i think the ice might have messed mine up during the winter. i think im going to get the zxe lights before i go on vacation. how much brighter did they make the road, my ranger had crappy headlights to start with