I just bought the Scrubblade at Walmart. They seem pretty good.
I need to choose a brand/model of Windshield Wipers
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I owned a then new 09 Honda mini van and no matter what brand of blade I purchased it would hit the A pillar ( or something )as I got a click, click, click.
The girl at the part store suggest I buy Honda as she said sometime you gotta use the car brand blades... This went against everything I have always thought about car service but I purchased Honda blades and it fixed the issue!
Than I had the thought as I'm installing those Honda blades standing outside in the rain I thought this is stupid, the last 20 years every time I think about changing blades ends up me standing in the rain installing blades so with this in mind.
On my new cars I have oil changed done at the dealer and the last 10 years I have that dealer change my blades every time I change the oil with his OEM blades!
This practice has changed my life as my blades are now always fresh and are always changed BEFORE the blades need to be changed!
Best part I am no longer standing in the rain changing worn out blades!
In general, I find the dealer blades work great, fit best and are sometimes LESS expensive than the parts store brands!
Now always being able to see, all the time, every time it rains is priceless!
The girl at the part store suggest I buy Honda as she said sometime you gotta use the car brand blades... This went against everything I have always thought about car service but I purchased Honda blades and it fixed the issue!
Than I had the thought as I'm installing those Honda blades standing outside in the rain I thought this is stupid, the last 20 years every time I think about changing blades ends up me standing in the rain installing blades so with this in mind.
On my new cars I have oil changed done at the dealer and the last 10 years I have that dealer change my blades every time I change the oil with his OEM blades!
This practice has changed my life as my blades are now always fresh and are always changed BEFORE the blades need to be changed!
Best part I am no longer standing in the rain changing worn out blades!
In general, I find the dealer blades work great, fit best and are sometimes LESS expensive than the parts store brands!
Now always being able to see, all the time, every time it rains is priceless!
NAPA Exact Fit and Trico Exact Fit are exactly the same. Whether they are conventional or beam type. Trico makes NAPA wiper blades. I prefer the conventional blades too. Conventional blades have better contact with the windshield. With beam blades, most contact is on each end and less contact is in the center.
Hit NAPA when they are on sale.
For European cars, I recommend OEM blades.
Hit NAPA when they are on sale.
For European cars, I recommend OEM blades.
Carlostrece
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20/10 cuts dirt, grime, oilyness better than any other I ever tried.
They are an interesting company but virtually no press about them. Check out their website https://2010products.com/ They make various concentrated specialty chemicals for food establishments, car washes, general maintenance They've got all purpose cleaners. I wonder what their other products are like?
They sell containers so users can dilute concentrates and store them. If I used 20/10 I'ld mix it according to directions and store the solution so I don't over-concentrate it.
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I mix it in my car's washer fluid jug with distilled water. No need to store it premixed anywhere other than in my car's washer fluid tank.
I pour in ¼ of a 32 oz bottle of 20/10 concentrate into car's washer fluid tank. Then fill remainder of tank with distilled water (because my home has hard water).
You can also buy a smaller 8 oz bottle of 20/10 concentrate, which neatly fits in a car's glove box for storage. If you buy the 8 oz bottle, then when needed, pour the entire 8 oz bottle in your car's washer fluid jug. Then fill the jug with water. Distilled water is ideal, but any clean, non-hard water works well enough.
You can also buy gallon jugs of 20/10 that are prediluted with distilled water, but then it's less economical to buy and requires more space to store.
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I haven't had to buy a set for a while, however Valeo used to make the best wiper blades, in my years of using and buying wiper blades professionally for my trucks
https://www.valeoservice.us/en-us/p...s-premium-and-original-equipment-wiper-blades
Carlostrece
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Interesting. At that link I learned that PIAA wipers is a subbrand owned by Valeo. That increases my respect for PIAA wipers.
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I also use the Honda inserts.
I gambled with Temu for blades too..... they are (were before tariffs) well-built, quiet, a great value and survived the trip even with minimal packaging.
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Silicone wipers are reputed to last longer, but that's not the main reason I love silicone wipers. The main reason is the Anco silicone wipers I used to have never streaked or chattered. Not once ever. As a bonus, they also lasted 2-3 times longer than any rubber wipers I've ever owned. It's just sad that the Anco were very ugly, thick and chunky enough to distract my vision, which is why I'm not a fan of universal fit wipers.
I love the Trico Perfect fit for their slim width, which looks good and doesn't distract my vision. Unfortuneatly they use natural rubber blades, which wipe marginally well/OK when newish, but nothing special, and don't last as long as silicone.
I've been checking out conventional wipers from brands recommended in this this thread. The PIAA & Valeo look promising. Especially the PIAA because it's silicone. I also looked at Bosche conventional frame wipers. Those 3 brands (and Anco) of conventional frame wipers are highly regarded for good wiping (especially on older cars) and long life. I'm sure they wipe well, but they're somewhat fat, chunky, universal fit wipers that although they wipe very well, the fat width of the wiper is itself an impediment to vision, or at least a visual distraction, and don't look good either. However, at least Bosche, PIAA, and especially Valeo are less chunky than the Anco. Of those brands (with conventional frames) only PIAA & Anco have silicone blades.
I learned a tip from a Buick forum where many guys prefer Trico Exact fit (because it's minimalistic in size/width, fits perfect, and looks like stock OEM ACDelco Buick wipers (because the ACDelco Buick OEM wipers are Trico Perfect Fit wipers).
They said if I spray silicone spray lube on the Trico Perfect Fit's natural rubber blade, it'll be a silicone coated wiper for 1-3 months afterwards. Then respray as necessary. I've got plenty of (very clear) NAPA Mac silicone spray lube. Do you guys think that would work? If it worked for 1 month per spray treatment, I'd be happy.
It's supposed to work even better if I clean windshield thoroughly (ideally claybar it) and then treat it with RainX or similar product, or wash and wax the windshield.
What do you guys think of those ideas/suggestions?
I love the Trico Perfect fit for their slim width, which looks good and doesn't distract my vision. Unfortuneatly they use natural rubber blades, which wipe marginally well/OK when newish, but nothing special, and don't last as long as silicone.
I've been checking out conventional wipers from brands recommended in this this thread. The PIAA & Valeo look promising. Especially the PIAA because it's silicone. I also looked at Bosche conventional frame wipers. Those 3 brands (and Anco) of conventional frame wipers are highly regarded for good wiping (especially on older cars) and long life. I'm sure they wipe well, but they're somewhat fat, chunky, universal fit wipers that although they wipe very well, the fat width of the wiper is itself an impediment to vision, or at least a visual distraction, and don't look good either. However, at least Bosche, PIAA, and especially Valeo are less chunky than the Anco. Of those brands (with conventional frames) only PIAA & Anco have silicone blades.
I learned a tip from a Buick forum where many guys prefer Trico Exact fit (because it's minimalistic in size/width, fits perfect, and looks like stock OEM ACDelco Buick wipers (because the ACDelco Buick OEM wipers are Trico Perfect Fit wipers).
They said if I spray silicone spray lube on the Trico Perfect Fit's natural rubber blade, it'll be a silicone coated wiper for 1-3 months afterwards. Then respray as necessary. I've got plenty of (very clear) NAPA Mac silicone spray lube. Do you guys think that would work? If it worked for 1 month per spray treatment, I'd be happy.
It's supposed to work even better if I clean windshield thoroughly (ideally claybar it) and then treat it with RainX or similar product, or wash and wax the windshield.
What do you guys think of those ideas/suggestions?
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I don't understand how anyone could be picky about a wiper blade. I'm old and I've never had any issues with even the cheapest ones I can find. I do wish Walmart still carried their store brand wiper blades though. I'm wondering if the people having issues are parking outside in the hot desert and cooking their wiper blades, or something.
Carlostrece
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NAPA Perfect Fit $17 each.
Trico Perfect Fit $10 each at Walmart.
OEM ACDelco for my Buick are just Trico Perfect Fit with ACDelco name on it.
They're natural rubber blades, but someone at a Buick Forum told me that I can spray Silicone spray lube on them to create silicone coated blades. Supposedly the coating will last at least a month (then respray).
I usually just by the rain-x hybrid blades and replace them every fall/winter timeframe for both vehicles.
Hmmm.... /
I put Valeo 22HK 22" Ultimate Beam Hook blades on my 03 Century a year ago and they work great and don't make any noise. I'd buy them again.
I've had the best results with Bosch beams - but perhaps they offer Bosch OE matched sets for your cars in their OE, non-beam fitment and style? (Pretty sure they did for the family's old w163 ML320, tho that was a while ago.)
Just ordered 11 complete sets of wiper blades from RA. Their prices are way less than the stores and they have nearly all the ones mentioned above. Gotta pay attention to the shipping though, one rear wiper was shipping from a different location and adding more to shipping than the wiper cost, so I just went back in and found a different rear wiper that would ship from the same place as the others.
