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New Windshield Wiper Time - Recommendations Needed
May 31, 2022, 05:25 PM
ArtieSNew Windshield Wiper Time - Recommendations Needed
I need new wipers for my 2018 F150 as we come into Florida's rainy season. Haven't bought these things in years. I changed the truck, not the wipers.
What do y'all recommend?
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May 31, 2022, 05:30 PM
trapper189Motorcraft. I have Bosch on my F350 and I’m going back to the Motorcraft ones. They worked better, lasted longer, and were less expensive. Florida sun was not kind to the Bosch.
May 31, 2022, 05:35 PM
4MUL8RWipers are crazy expensive. I go to Costco and get the inexpensive ones by their vendor of the month. I have no idea how anyone can justify charging another human being $25+ for each.
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May 31, 2022, 05:40 PM
EdmondBosch from Rock Auto. Also, use RainX on the windshield.
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May 31, 2022, 05:48 PM
darthfusterBosche on my truck. Have lasted over a year and still wipe perfectly and quietly.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier May 31, 2022, 06:08 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by Edmond:
Bosch from Rock Auto. Also, use RainX on the windshield.
This is what I do too.
Rain-X does miracles. Don't need wipers with it, just drive faster

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May 31, 2022, 06:15 PM
HRKCostco - Michelin Guardian Hybrids, best price in town, great wiper blades, they are on my Eff Juan Fiddy as well... $9.99 a blade set
https://www.costco.com/micheli...oduct.100454345.htmlMay 31, 2022, 06:19 PM
ATLASI will check back to see what people are recommending. I recently replaced wipers 3 times. I put rainX blades on my F150 and the rubber fell completely off of both blades in less than 3 months. Installed in fall/winter with some snow but I don’t drive that vehicle much so they never actually swiped the window after testing the install. Changed to Michelin blades and again after testing have not used in driving, they are holding together at 8-9 months, cold/snow and warm temperature. I can’t comment on how well either work in rain, I’m just happy the ones on there now haven’t fallen apart. I have never seen wipers have the rubber completely fall off and for both at the same time, good thing I wasn’t driving in rain. I can say I don’t recommend that brand. The third set was my everyday vehicle. Factory Nissan wipers made 110000 miles on the oem blades. Used in harsh weather, frozen solid to windshield several times. They were still cleaning well but developed a 1 inch tear on one blade so I changed to the Nissan replacement blades which after 6 months squeak a little and don’t clean as well as the oem blades did.
May 31, 2022, 06:21 PM
sig77Bosch
There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. May 31, 2022, 06:33 PM
ffipsIn my experience, the use of rain-x windshield cleaner in the washer reservoir will help most any wiper blade perform longer and better. Sure you can get the cheap stuff or even get topped up at an oil change place, but it will not help your wipers. I have even written "no fill" on the washer reservoir in case I forget to mention it at oil change. I prefer the orange over the green. Helps get bugs and bird droppings gone quicker too.
Don't mix rain-x washer fluid and other washer fluids. Sure it can be done, but why would you mix spaghetti sauce and alfredo sauce (maybe that is a good thing so a bad analogy?)?

Another thing that helps is frequent use. Don't just use them when it's raining, clean your windshield often with the spray feature which adds rain-x to the windshield and keeps the runner in the wiper blades pliable and prevents dry rot or "melt" to windshield.
I try to replace wipers yearly, but often get lazy and go every other. I usually get whatever is reasonable replacing the entire blade assembly rather than trying to futz with blade refills.
Going to rain-x and more frequent change out has been my solve. YMMV
May 31, 2022, 06:37 PM
trapper189I use the Rain-X orange washer fluid as well. Love bugs are out and the orange helps. I change the blades before rainy season and keep a spare set in each vehicle.
May 31, 2022, 06:38 PM
Tgrshrk99Bosch Icon. Have used them for years.
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May 31, 2022, 06:47 PM
P250UA5Bosch Icon
Walmart didn't/doesn't stock them when I needed a pair.
Bought RainX Expert Fit Beam wipers & pleased so far.
The Enemy's gate is down. May 31, 2022, 06:49 PM
JellyI find here in the PNW the OEM ones you get at the parts counter for Toyota, Ford, and Chevrolet will outlast most of the aftermarket brands by a substantial time. Many of the dealers stock just the refills for OEM. Toyota is good about this.
May 31, 2022, 07:08 PM
signewtquote:
Bosche on my truck. Have lasted over a year and still wipe perfectly and quietly.
after years of trying all the cheapies with pretty much meh results, found the high$ Bosche to work well for me.
No RainX ever has helped as far as I could tell.
In any case, either the rubber changed, or those inscrutable parts on all my Idaho rigs thru the 50s/60s/70s that NEVER needed replacing seem odd nowdays.
May 31, 2022, 07:15 PM
bobtheelfBosch Icon. Usually get close to a year out of them.
May 31, 2022, 07:18 PM
holdemquote:
Originally posted by HRK:
Costco - Michelin Guardian Hybrids, best price in town, great wiper blades, they are on my Eff Juan Fiddy as well... $9.99 a blade set
https://www.costco.com/micheli...oduct.100454345.html
I normally go Bosch Icon. But I just ordered two sets of these, one for each vehicle, for the price of one set of Icon.
May 31, 2022, 07:25 PM
old dinoI too am just the Costco guy ... cheap enough that I swap them all out twice a year : Spring and Fall.
May 31, 2022, 07:28 PM
hvactech https://youtu.be/g3S8udUSKtY10 min video from youtube Project Farm
May 31, 2022, 07:28 PM
PoppiI'm going to go against the grain with my reccomendation and say the cheapest ones you can get. It's Florida, the sun is going to degrade anything in a short matter of time, especially wiper blades. Try Ollies, I found Tristar blades for my Tundra for less than $4 each. Wiper blades denigrate very quickly in the florida sun. Best of luck