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Recently I bought the Rain-X wiperblades and I like them a lot. Going 85 mph, I don't think they move a bit (at least I didn't notice it). BTW, I brew my very own homemade solution for my window washer fluid.
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The best refills for the factory wipers are made by Lexor. They seem to be hard to find at the moment though. Lexor is one of the premium brands for Pylon. The Pylon refills are most certainly cheaper in every respect and in my mind unsatisfactory.
The Lexor blades are also a premium blade. I much prefer them to Bosch. They are also hard to find at the moment.
Another of Pylon's premium brands is Michelin wiper blades. They are available at Target and Wal Mart. It looks like the Target ones are a different model. The Target ones are among the most expensive blades I have bought, but they are worth it. The Wal Mart ones have different labeling and every indication from the Pylon web site is that they are different. They are about half the price of the Target ones. I'm probably going to try the Wal Mart ones the next time I buy blades unless I can find a local source for Lexor refills.
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Originally posted by Eric L:
I have the PIAA Silicon with wing wuipers too. The only complaint I have is that they have faded pretty bad because the skeleton is plastic, not metal like the Bosch or Anco. I ove tejh wing though, completely functional, improved downforce is our friend! 
I am curious to see what the bodyless wipers look like on the car. After 18 months with the PIAA's its time for replacement. I may get some of them for my truck regardless, but if you can get some more pics on the tour, I might be sold! 
hmm mine havent faded yet..lol
my next pair will def. be the new Valeo's
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Originally posted by Matt R:
I run Ancos. I got the cheap Walmart ones once, and one blew up at 70mph at 3am. I had to drive with my head out the window in the rain at 10mph for 15 miles to get to the nearest Walmart.
For this reason I *always* stash my old pair of wipers in the trunk.
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Originally posted by Rouar:
Originally posted by Matt R:
I run Ancos. I got the cheap Walmart ones once, and one blew up at 70mph at 3am. I had to drive with my head out the window in the rain at 10mph for 15 miles to get to the nearest Walmart.
For this reason I *always* stash my old pair of wipers in the trunk.
Damn right. I've had a pair of old wipers in the bottom of the trunk next to the spare ever since that happened. That night was not fun.
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I'm using Rain-X Blades now and they are the best blade I've used thus far. ANCO, Bosch, Trico, ACDelco all suck. I've used them all.
Goonz mentioned the new Valeo's. I've heard great things about them. All of the new Audi's are equipped with them as well. I'm going to give them a shot once I get my next paycheck.
The thing that's cool about these blades is their lack of metal to metal joints that most wipers have. The blade itself usually isnt the problem. When the metal starts to get old or rust the wiper doesnt contour to the windsheild as well anymore leaving streaks and missing some parts of the windsheild all together. I've been pumped about these since I saw them on the Audi TT. But at first i thought it was just an Audi thing.
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Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
my next pair will def. be the new Valeo's
These are deff. a nice pair of blades as I have had these on for almost a year now and even though I'm in Phoenix(for now) and we just finished up around 140 days without rain, it has been raining here and there for the past couple weeks... The Valeos perform like the day I bought them, they were a little more expensive when I first got them, But if I'm not mistaken their prices are fairly similar to everything else out there now....
I highly recommend these for anyone who hates the problems assoc. with metal frame wiper blades..
yep, just checked tirerack and they are the second cheapest pair, and highest qaulity IMHO clicky fo' linky
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Hmm... I looked at Tirerack and they list 20" and 21" blades for our cars. The bosch book at Autozone listed 20" and 22" (I'm running Bosch blades, btw). I just changed them out (because of Phoenix's recent rains) and it looks like a 24" blade would work for the drivers side. Has anyone tried that?
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Originally posted by morbid:
Hmm... I looked at Tirerack and they list 20" and 21" blades for our cars. The bosch book at Autozone listed 20" and 22" (I'm running Bosch blades, btw). I just changed them out (because of Phoenix's recent rains) and it looks like a 24" blade would work for the drivers side. Has anyone tried that?
I have always went by what was recomended..Im running 20" and 21" and so far I love it
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Before I bought the valeo's I believe I was running a 21-22in. combo, and they fit/worked fine(besides the obvious of them being shotty wipers).
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