Windshield Wipers

"hillrat" (hillrat) 10/13/2019 at 15:04 • Filed to: None

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Anyone have a strong opinion on a brand of windshield wipers to get or avoid?

TorqueToYield > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:12

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I’ve found the OEM inserts, at least Subaru and Toyota, to be really f’n good . 20$ for the front set and last over a year for me. I can’t get any of the store brands to last half that at like twice the price.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:15

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I just get em at the junkyard

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:17

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I buy mine at Advance Auto Parts because the change them for free.

MM54 > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:19

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I used to swear by Bosch Steeltech blades, then they quit making those and the replacements are so-so. That said, I look at it this way:

You can spend $14 on a pair of blades and change them every 8-10 months, or spend $30 on a pair of blades and change them every 12-14 months. I prefer the former.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:20

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Michelin makes good ones 

Svend > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:20

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I always buy Bosch Aerotwin wipers for my cars and the cars I clean* .

*yep, I buy wipers, windscreen wash and mats for cars I clean. 

hillrat > MM54 10/13/2019 at 15:21

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So, buy on price abs change as needed?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:21

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Only opinion I have about windshield wipers is that I like the Rain-X infused beam blades I had on my outback.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:23

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I read that as “Windshield  Whispers”

hillrat > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/13/2019 at 15:25

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I drive a Sonata so I’m sure they’re plentiful at the junkyard but making a special trip to a junkyard , finding/pulling, and then still paying doesn’t seem worth it to me. If I was already at a junkyard then sure, but that’s not my life right now.

hillrat > Svend 10/13/2019 at 15:29

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Thanks for the recommendation!

MM54 > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 15:52

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Pretty much. I don’t go for the cheapest ones out there, but Bosch ones in the $7-10/blade range have done me well.

facw > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 16:35

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Last few cars I’ve done wipers on, I’ve used Bosch Clear Advantage. They are like $5-7 per blade at Rock Auto (though shipping isn’t always great) , seem to work well, and the universal mechanism seems well enough made, better than the RainX and Goodyear ones I used previously.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 16:54

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Right, I just stock up whenever I go to the junkyard. Three or four sets of decent ones is usually like ten bucks. Never made a trip specifically for wipers, that would be... weird

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 17:50

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Just apply rain x.  Live dangerously.

Shift24 > hillrat 10/13/2019 at 18:28

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I have gone all over the board with wipers. OEM, Bosch, michelin, rainx, trico and others.

I just like the cheapest rainx or cheapest steel A arms.

I hate the hybrids and single beams. They don’t do shit in snow.

Thisismydisplayname > hillrat 10/14/2019 at 05:08

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If you order off rockauto, you can grab a bunch to negate the shipping costs. I stick to the beam style, and have had good luck with the trico force blades, but my S8 I go exclusively with the OEM style valeo blades. They have a specific attachment arm and those blades hold up well. But the prices on  rockauto are really good, but you’ll want to buy a couple sets or more to defray the shipping.  

Thisismydisplayname > hillrat 10/14/2019 at 05:10

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Also, the Bosch icon blades can replace the rubber very easily for less than $5 for a refill.  I used to do that until rockautos prices came down so much.  

Milky > facw 10/14/2019 at 10:32

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Yea my only comment was going to be that I dont like the expensive RainX wipers I have now.