boomhauers_07G5

I need new wiper blades and i have looked around and ive seen on here that a lot of talk about the rain-x... does anybody else have any input on this subject? I am looking for the best overall wiper blades...

ssilver

I have had the best luck with some of the cheapest, I like Anco, they are usually 4 bucks at Wal-Mart. Rain-x blades are good, for about a month, they wear out so fast it is ridiculous. I've tried just about every brand over the years, including some really expensive piaa's. The more expensive they are, the softer they usually are, which means they will wear out faster (winter will eat them up in a second with icey windows and freezing cold). I think it is a waste of money. I recommend Anco or Delco, the Delcos will cost about 10 bucks more.

boomhauers_07G5

Well concidering i live in pittsburgh and the winters we have... let me rephrase the question... What is the best spring/summer wiper blade and what is the best fall/winter wiper blade...

pbass

I agree with buying cheap wipers. It seems to be hit or miss if contour blades will fit just right, and they have to fit just right to work.

Also, since "performance" blades cost 2 to 4 times cheap ones, for the same money, with the cheap ones, I can have a fresh blade 2 to 4 times as often. What makes the rubber in a blade die is grit and UV. There is no way to get a wiper that survives grit and UV no matter how much you pay. Best to change out frequently, which is easier if the blades are cheap.

I like the Anco wipers too. I paid 5.70 for the longer one and 6.84 for the shorter one at amazon with free shipping (part of a larger order, but shipped separately). Perfect fit (full contact with the windshield for the entire length of the blade).

Malaclypse

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I had crap experience with the Rain-X wipers on my last Cobalt... they didn't fit very well and streaked like nobody's business.

The best contour blades I've used where Anco Teflon countour blades. They lasted up to a summer in Corpus with alot of sand and a summer in Austin with alot of dust. Both very high UV locations. They never streaked in two years.

Sox-Fan

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use rainx on my windshield once a week. Haven't turned on my wipers but once or twice since I got the car and believe me, it rains a little bit out here. Can't speak to their wipers though, don't need wipers.

red06SC

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Trico Neoform



I've had 2 sets of the Bosch. DSM and this Cobalt.

They have lasted over 3 years on the DSM, and lasted 2 years on the Cobalt.

I just switched to the Neoform in December, and they're doing great so far.

toolman

I tried a rain-x blade on the driver's side once, and it was a big waste of money. It always left about a 3-4 inch gap where it wouldn't wipe in the middle of the blade. Also, during heavy rain, it wouldn't throw the water off of the windshield... on the back stroke, it would pull the water back across the windshield.

After about 8 months, I couldn't take it anymore, so I changed out the blades. I put an ANCO replacement blade (costs just a couple of bucks for a pack of two) into the driver's side OEM wiper. I also figured that there is the possibility that I could have gotten a bad rain-x blade, so I decided to give them a second chance by putting a rain-x blade on the passenger side. After 6 months, the rain-x blade was absolute **** (this was in winter weather) and the ANCO blade in the stock wiper was still perfect.

The only benefit of the rain-x blade is that they don't freeze up like the OEM wipers occasionally do.

08SSTCRD

Bosch Icon.

End of story.

Basically the longest lasting, best performing blades you can get.

xcross

rainx does work good. wipers went out in my hummer and after buying rainx who needs em.

DiabeticKripple

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you only need to put it on like once a month and even then thats overdoing it. 4 months between mine and it was barely there, but it still was there

Sox-Fan

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Nah, I need to use it more often here. There's so much pollution in the rain here I need to wash them daily and put on rain-x weekly.

DiabeticKripple

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gotcha

slowstang

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Same here...severe dislike for rain-x wiper blades.

xxxxsh4d0wxxxx

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Bosch Icons.

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BK05SS

Bosch = best I have them on my Malibu/Cobalt SSTC

jsscooby

My input. I just got the Bosch Evolution All-Season Bracketless Wiper Blade and they are plain awesome. Very quiet and shouldn't get any ice build up.

Amazon.com: Bosch 4822 Evolution All-Season Bracketless Wiper Blade - 22": Automotive

nickadolph

Same problem here. It kill's me that I paid so much for primo blades and it puts the water right in my field of vision.

Phil424

Yeah. Don't use the Rain-X. I got em for my cobalt, they worked good for 1 day. Then the next time it rained it streaked and chattered only on the drivers side. The passenger side ain't that bad. The rain-x wipers worked good on my old DSM. Going to go with the ICONs next time

Tomtwtwtw

Amazon.com: Silblade Uni UB122, Hybrid Silicone Wiper Blade 22": Automotive

I got these about a year ago when Amazon had them on a BOGO sale. 5 year warranty, and so far they're as quiet and streak-less as the day I got them. Granted, we don't get a ton of rain, but the summers here destroy rubber blades.

09BlueBaltSS

If you spend more than $8-$10 a blade you are wasting money.

JimmiLS05

Trico Neoform

winning_blue

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hmm I have rain-x and love them..no streaking or chattering ever in over a year. did you guys put them on right? there's a few steps you have to do in order for them not to streak..my .02

Ion

Holy thread revival batman.

G5GT2007

Im still on my stock wipers 07 with 71k on the car. I went looking the other day for new ones but the drivers side wiper has a shield on it. the ones in the stores dont why is that?