Wiper Blades

"Stapleface" (patrickgruden) 01/25/2016 at 11:37 • Filed to: None

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So, Saturday night I was bored and needed to get out of the house in the “blizzard” (meteorologically speaking, it never reached blizzard status). Since Walmart was open (apparently they NEVER close) I went there as I had a few odds and ends I needed.

On the way there, my wiper blade was giving me trouble and not cleaning a significant section of the windshield efficiently. When I got to the parking lot, I got out of the car and started to fiddle with the blades and the blade broke off in my hand (I put the blade on about 6 weeks ago). So, I got a cheap replacement Supertech blade ($3.88) at Walmart and installed that.

Know what the worst part is? This blade is far superior in window cleaning ability to the Goodyear Assurance blades I’ve been using. Maybe the quality on the Assurance blades has really gone downhill lately? I dunno, I haven’t been enthralled with the last few sets I’ve bought (BOGO occasionally at Costco), and might now switch to the ultra-cheap Supertechs instead. Moral of the story? Sometimes cheap wiper blades can be pretty decent.

TheHondaBro > Stapleface 01/25/2016 at 11:41

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Moral of the story: get Bosch Icons.

Meatcoma > Stapleface 01/25/2016 at 11:42

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While super expensive I do like the Rain-X blades. I’ve bought el cheapo blades before and they need to be replaced every year, sometimes 2x a year. I’ve had these Rain-X blades for 2 years now.

Stapleface > TheHondaBro 01/25/2016 at 11:44

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I've used the Icons before, don't quite see the hype in them. Yes, they're a good blade, but damn are they expensive. Perhaps too expensive for what you get.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Stapleface 01/25/2016 at 12:06

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Yeah but you can run the Bosch’s for years

Future next gen S2000 owner > Stapleface 01/25/2016 at 12:06

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I have Icons, had the same set on for what seems like 3 years now. Love ‘em.

DrScientist > Stapleface 01/25/2016 at 12:22

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any brand new cheapo blade will be better than a mistreated, worn out blade.

its just how much mistreatment will any blade handle before they are inefficient at their windshield wiping duty.

Stapleface > DrScientist 01/25/2016 at 12:32

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I agree. But at 6 weeks old the "old" blades should have still been functioning just fine.

BigBlock440 > Meatcoma 01/25/2016 at 12:41

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You’ve had better luck than me, the Rain-X blades I got were garbage. Literally no difference over the cheap $6 no-names. I paid an extra $19 each and have nothing to show for it. Oh well, at least they introduced me to the actual Rain-X coating, which actually is awesome.

Birddog > Stapleface 01/25/2016 at 12:49

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I buy the cheapies and swap them every 3-4 months.

deekster_caddy > Stapleface 01/25/2016 at 13:20

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I’ve been using Rain-X blades for the last few years. Hate the price, but they work well and last a really long time. What really sucks is the 7 different crappy plastic adapters that each car needs. Note that each car needs 7 adapters tied together, there are like 30 adapters in each wiper box now. No wonder they are so expensive!