Best Windshield Wiper Blades?

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:05:29 -0700, "Michael Pardee"
wrote:

>"Robert Rubenstein" wrote in message
>
>>I replaced the wiper blades on my 2004 Outback Wagon with new blades that
>>squeak
>> and jump across the windshield. I replaced those, same problem. Any
>> recommendations for quality blades that won't jump around?
>
>Last week I got the "TripleEdge" (sp?) silicone blades Paul Harvey
>advertises. They worked well during this week's storm on all three cars I
>outfitted. About $7 per blade at Walmart. They are flexible and lay over the
>opposite direction with each reversal of the stroke, so the side edges do
>their thing... thus the "TripleEdge." Will their lifetime warranty hold up?
>Guess I'll find out, but I was not very happy with rubber blades. Dunno how
>well the other exotics I see at the auto stores would do, either.
>
>Mike
>

You might want to try one of the "beam" type blades which don't have
the conventional pivot points and maintain better contact with the
windshield. Auto Barn recently started selling the Valeo Ultimate
blades, they aren't cheap but they do work very well and so far mine
have held up much better than the Bosch Micro Edge blades I had used
previously. The Valeo blades are used as OEM by Mercedes and other
manufacturers.
Bosch is also now making their own version of these blades.
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I'm using the cheapest blades they have available at AutoZone and these
seem to work great, and I'm pretty picky about what level of wiping I
expect from my blades.

Maybe try some Bosch or something?

- Justin
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I have "Michelin" on my Forester and they work well.

"Robert Rubenstein" wrote in message

>I replaced the wiper blades on my 2004 Outback Wagon with new blades that
>squeak
> and jump across the windshield. I replaced those, same problem. Any
> recommendations for quality blades that won't jump around?
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I hate to say it but over the years my best luck with blades is with
OEM replacements. Experience over many cars including my Subaru.




On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:43:18 GMT, robear.TakeThisOut@teleport.com (Robert
Rubenstein) wrote:

>I replaced the wiper blades on my 2004 Outback Wagon with new blades that squeak
>and jump across the windshield. I replaced those, same problem. Any
>recommendations for quality blades that won't jump around?
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"Jim" wrote in message

>I hate to say it but over the years my best luck with blades is with
> OEM replacements. Experience over many cars including my Subaru.
>

My problem is always lift at speed. Right now I've got some snow blades on
a used Outback I just bought and they are incredible. Hope I can find
something similar for the summer.

>
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:43:18 GMT, robear.RemoveThis@teleport.com (Robert
> Rubenstein) wrote:
>
>>I replaced the wiper blades on my 2004 Outback Wagon with new blades that
>>squeak
>>and jump across the windshield. I replaced those, same problem. Any
>>recommendations for quality blades that won't jump around?
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To answer your question, I liked the Tridon blades which as I understand
it, are being marketed as Trico.

The fact that you have jumping blades, even after replacing them twice,
leads me to believe that your problem is the winshield being greasy.
Clean it thoroughly with detergent and a plastic scrubbing sponge.

I had this same problem, with a brand new car a few years back; the
windshield did not even look greasy. I did all the wiper blade stuff and
when I gave up, took it to the dealer; the guy came out with a bucket
full of soapy water, did what i described above and the problem was gone.



Robert Rubenstein wrote:

> I replaced the wiper blades on my 2004 Outback Wagon with new blades that squeak
> and jump across the windshield. I replaced those, same problem. Any
> recommendations for quality blades that won't jump around?
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You might also want to try using some RainX. At highway speed, you almost don't even need your wipers. When you do use
them, the windshield comes clean a lot better. I swear by the stuff.

AS wrote:
> To answer your question, I liked the Tridon blades which as I understand it, are being marketed as Trico.
>
> The fact that you have jumping blades, even after replacing them twice, leads me to believe that your problem is the
> winshield being greasy. Clean it thoroughly with detergent and a plastic scrubbing sponge.
>
> I had this same problem, with a brand new car a few years back; the windshield did not even look greasy. I did all
> the wiper blade stuff and when I gave up, took it to the dealer; the guy came out with a bucket full of soapy water,
> did what i described above and the problem was gone.
>
>
>
> Robert Rubenstein wrote:
>
>> I replaced the wiper blades on my 2004 Outback Wagon with new blades that squeak and jump across the windshield. I
>> replaced those, same problem. Any recommendations for quality blades that won't jump around?
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>You might also want to try using some RainX. At highway speed, you almost >don't even need your wipers. When you do use
>them, the windshield comes clean a lot better. I swear by the stuff.

I use the RainX windshield washer fluid and it helps a lot.

Jay M
VA, USA
'03 Baja
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"Jonah" wrote in message

> You might also want to try using some RainX. At highway speed, you almost
> don't even need your wipers. When you do use them, the windshield comes
> clean a lot better. I swear by the stuff.
>

I used RainX for quite a while and was satisfied until I also washed the car
(soon after applying RainX) with that no-dry car wash stuff by Mister Kleen.
That day we were on the freeway when it started to rain, and when my wife
turned the wipers on it looked like the blades were loaded with white paint!
The incompatible polymers, one trying to repel water and the other trying to
embrace it, apparently made a waxy film that was turned to something evil
and nearly opaque by trying to wipe water off it. It was the very devil to
clear away enough that we could drive - windshield cleaner did nothing at
all - and it took literally hours of scrubbing with Soft Scrub and a power
buffer to reduce it to the point where it wasn't a big problem. The
windshield has since been replaced (unrelated crack) and I have never used
RainX on this one.

I elected to stay away from RainX on the windshield because I was concerned
that we might go to a car wash where the no-dry stuff was used. Shunning
either sort of product is good enough. Too bad - RainX makes windshield
cleaning so much easier, especially for removing bugs. Even ice doesn't
stick well.

Mike
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