R0B
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Second the Bosch wipers, spent $40-$50 each maybe 5 years ago and still don’t need to be replaced.I also use Bosch Icons. Won't touch their spark plugs or O2 sensors, but they got the wiper blades right lol
Second the Bosch wipers, spent $40-$50 each maybe 5 years ago and still don’t need to be replaced.I also use Bosch Icons. Won't touch their spark plugs or O2 sensors, but they got the wiper blades right lol
Not having to replace for several years, is why I posted quality Silicone.
you replace your blades every year??????
i get 2ish years out of the bosch icons i have been buying(i replace them when the wipe quality goes down or starts streaking), tried the rainx brand and they lasted less than a year, i usually change em for the spring since winter seems to destroy them around here. I also go heavy on the rainx window treatment, i usually just use the 2in1 glass cleaner with the treatment. windshield gets cleaned weekly when im commuting to work all the time, but then im doing 30k miles/year so it adds up freaking fast.
Bosch Ikons here too. I don't recall ever changing a rear wiper blade, but most of my vehicles are replaced by 7 or 8 years.It was mainly the ability to wipe the windshield that made me toss them. A brand new piece of wet cardboard could do a decent job, so I ditched them. Maybe it was the armature?
I don't count fervently. I'll get one rear blade/3-4 sets of fronts, and the last rear I did was a little over 2 years ago. Didn't drive as much the last couple of years.
Does Ford do inserts?The blades my focus came with from the factory were the best I had ever seen, lasted 7 years... Every thing since has been garbage
Yes, ~$24 and I walk out of the dealer with two sets!Does Ford do inserts?
Honda supposedly does just the insert in the blade on their cars and are really cheap at the dealership. 1/10 the material and 1/5 the packaging so cheaper makes sense.
I learned this after I replaced the OEM wipers of course with aftermarket junk.
My wipers are doing such a good job, that when intermittent odd called for, the windshield is bone dry on the upswipe, and makes a horrible dry rubber noise on the way back.
Time for another rainx treatment?
90% of my use is variable intermittent, adjusted to avoid the dry screen. Silicone blade material will minimize that horrible rubber noise.My wipers are doing such a good job, that when intermittent odd called for, the windshield is bone dry on the upswipe, and makes a horrible dry rubber noise on the way back.
Time for another rainx treatment?
New bike.My wipers are doing such a good job, that when intermittent odd called for, the windshield is bone dry on the upswipe, and makes a horrible dry rubber noise on the way back.
Time for another rainx treatment?