Trico Force seem to get poor reviews on Amazon.
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Hell yeah. I installed PIAA silicon wipers on my daily driver on 10/16/2016. (I keep an Excel spreadsheet on my vehicle maintenance). I can tell you more than anyone wants to hear about the vehicles I take BITOG care of. Five years ago as of about another 6 weeks or so. Still work quietly and efficiently. Paid $60 for the set and haven't looked back. So, how many $4 to $9 sets have I not wasted the time to install? Not to mention the aggravation of wipers wearing out 2-3-4 times a year and they always start to chatter or streak in the midst of a heavy downpour.
I also use Aquapel on my windshield. Aquapel is Rain-X on steroids; in fact, IMHO, the only people who use Rain-X are those poor souls who have never heard of or tried Aquapel.
For a conventional metal frame blade I sell Trico Exact fits. Been selling them my whole career, they last well and my customers are happy. For beams I sell Trico Flex. No complaints and they are what I put on my cars. We used to sell Bosch Evolutions but ran into supplier issues and had to change
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Anybody that seriously trusts Amazon reviews is a bit lost to begin with. I never really bother with reviews for products and try things for myself to see what's what.
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I’ve always done just fine with OEM inserts. Last used car I bought, one of the first things I did was go back to OEM (‘99 Camry). I must not use mine heavily though, I’ll get 2 or so years out of blades, and nearly that on a gallon of washer fluid.
[Come to think of it, my VW seemed to eat blades, would change once maybe twice a year. Inserts were still cheap though.]
I will make two comments here:
1) The avg number of stars rating is misleading. You see avg star rating that seems pretty high and then read the actual reviews and many are poor with one or two stars.
2) I could see fake reviews that give five stars. But not a lot of fake bad reviews.
Bottom line is the read through 5 or 10 actual reviews. Don't trust and avg stars rating.
Bottom line is what works for me may not for others and of course I stick with what I find to be spot on. Reviews are just opinions of others, doesn't make it the right/wrong fit. Have tried quite a few different wiper blades over the last 35 yrs and the Trico Force is by far the best performing/longest lasting I've used and I see no reason to bother with anything else. This is one of those topics that if you ask 100 people you will get 200 different answers, lmao.
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The only problem with inserts is the frame loses tension, new inserts will not work with a worn out frame!!
Problem with his test though is that he did not do a age test. Wiper blades will change over time, cheap ones will rot and fall apart quicker.
Expensive ones you might be paying for the name and nothing more.
Silicone you know what you’re getting, silicone.
I use Sil-Blade and PIAA silicone wiper blades. I am happy with each.
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I usually buy Michelin or Rain-X from Walmart I’d never pay the price for any wiper at the parts store. Now I get a 10% discount at work on all parts so I get them there I get OEM if I can if not we have Carquest made by Trico which seem to be doing well.
Never experienced really bad blades.
A solid week of constant wiper use (skirting Hurricane Floyd's rain) restored my failing blades. I was surprised.
FYI: I demand a medal for buying the last wiper refills in my county. It should only cost $2.50 to "re-edge".
Handy: Last call to salvage the thin stainless steel reinforcements from a vanishing style of blade. The slim flat-stock is usable.
A solid week of constant wiper use (skirting Hurricane Floyd's rain) restored my failing blades. I was surprised.
FYI: I demand a medal for buying the last wiper refills in my county. It should only cost $2.50 to "re-edge".
Handy: Last call to salvage the thin stainless steel reinforcements from a vanishing style of blade. The slim flat-stock is usable.
The Tricos seem to be smoother and last just as long, if not longer. Plus they’re a little cheaper (almost 1/2) but you do have to factor in shipping costs. They just work better for me.
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