Wiper blades that don't suck?

[Gman]

Did you watch the video? He sure wasn't happy with it. The blades are engineered to be most effective, so making them thinner isn't a great idea.

They're not crazy expensive, so you're better off replacing them.

[Eric P]

OEM blades. Going on winter #3 with my Subaru blades from the factory...

[Irving]

Did you watch the video? He sure wasn't happy with it. The blades are engineered to be most effective, so making them thinner isn't a great idea.

They're not crazy expensive, so you're better off replacing them.

I did now. Looked like it didn't work.

[Gman]

Yeah, he ruined the blades on pretty much every vehicle he had.

The hinged blades with a framework structure of multiple pivots don't do well with ice. I did have some winter blades that had the hinged structure within a sealed rubber boot that did pretty well, but they were also bulky. The beam type blades seem to do the best and they're pretty easy to clear of ice if they do get coated and become less effective.

[funkymonkey1111]

I like Valeo blades--they're available at TireRack.

Bosch Icons are pretty decent.

[Bailey Guns]

I've always wondered why we could send men to the moon and bring them home safely 50 years ago but we've never been able to make a decent wiper blade that works in the winter.

[SouthPaw]

If you have the standard J hook connections, Bosch 4820?s would be a good fit. I use them on all my vehicles and have no complaints.

[Gman]

I just replace them often. I have also found that windshield washer fluid with Ran X helps a lot.

The orange RainX antifreeze fluid works extremely well in winter.

[Gman]

I like Valeo blades--they're available at TireRack.

Bosch Icons are pretty decent.

Looks like the Valeo wiper blades are also available from Amazon.

[newracer]

The orange RainX antifreeze fluid works extremely well in winter.

I am actually using Peak brand which is purple, it has their own Rain X type formula. It goes on sale once a year at Ace for $1.49 a gallon, I buy a bunch.