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[flintknapper]

Buy a set of silicone wiper blades and be done with wiper blades for years to come.

^^^^^^ Agreed.

Two areas on your vehicle where you should never be a cheap Bast@#d.

Tires and Wiper Blades.

Tires...because no matter what else you have done to your vehicle, they are the final LINK to the road.

Wipers....because if you can't SEE, you have no damn business behind the wheel.


Where I live (Texas) wiper blades (rubber ones) don't 'wear out' from use. They die a horrible death from the UV rays of the sun. Cheap, rubber wiper blades DON'T LAST.

I can only imagine how much worse they must be (perform) where folks have snow, ice, slush, etc...to deal with.

I keep the windshields on our vehicles treated with Rain-X, makes a big difference. I also run a smaller (not larger) wiper than is standard. 17" wiper on my LX470. There is no point wiping the very bottom of the windshield. I don't need to see the cowling right in front of the dashboard. Likewise the last 2" of the upper windshield.

 

[Spike555]

Interesting Info.... had been wondering about these but when I price them out it comes closer to $75 for all 3. Is there a bundle pack on amazon i'm missing.

I was wrong on my pricing, but still, wipers and tires are no place to go cheap. Spend the money, you will not regret it.
If you need to buy them one at a time and then install them all at once.
PIAA includes a cloth to clean the windshield, I did not use it, but saved it.
The rear blade was also $23 in the 16".
But again, these do not chatter, they do not freeze to the windshield (silicone naturally repeals water) and they clear better than any other blade you're going to buy.
Dry glass, no chatter, whisper quiet, on dry glass!!

 

[Spike555]

^^^^^^ Agreed.

Two areas on your vehicle where you should never be a cheap Bast@#d.

Tires and Wiper Blades.

Tires...because no matter what else you have done to your vehicle, they are the final LINK to the road.

Wipers....because if you can't SEE, you have no damn business behind the wheel.


Where I live (Texas) wiper blades (rubber ones) don't 'wear out' from use. They die a horrible death from the UV rays of the sun. Cheap, rubber wiper blades DON'T LAST.

I can only imagine how much worse they must be (perform) where folks have snow, ice, slush, etc...to deal with.

I keep the windshields on our vehicles treated with Rain-X, makes a big difference. I also run a smaller (not larger) wiper than is standard. 17" wiper on my LX470. There is no point wiping the very bottom of the windshield. I don't need to see the cowling right in front of the dashboard. Likewise the last 2" of the upper windshield.

It's all in the tires, cruise set at 60 driving to grandma's house for a visit, sure footed as a mountain goat.
Evasive manuvers, stopping distance, potholes, curbs...it's all in the tires.
Eat Mac N Cheese 5 nights a week if you have to to save for good tires.

 

[lt1fire]

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I was wrong on my pricing, but still, wipers and tires are no place to go cheap. Spend the money, you will not regret it.
If you need to buy them one at a time and then install them all at once.
PIAA includes a cloth to clean the windshield, I did not use it, but saved it.
The rear blade was also $23 in the 16".
But again, these do not chatter, they do not freeze to the windshield (silicone naturally repeals water) and they clear better than any other blade you're going to buy.
Dry glass, no chatter, whisper quiet, on dry glass!!

It also seems worth mentioning that PIAA seems to sell silicone inserts for the factory wipers. If anyone still has those... they are a little cheaper.

 

[Riviera]

I also run silicone blades, or beam blades as some call them, but I also use aquapel. I got hooked on aquapel when we had our first Wrangler ( I know, I know, but my wife drive's the Wrangler and I drive the Lexus ). We made an 8 hour trip, torrential downpour the whole way, only used my wipers when going under 40mph. At one point, we passed about 30 cars on the shoulder with their hazards on, as I rolled by at 60mph with my wipers off, on a JK Wrangler with a very steep windshield. Aquapel works awesome. Plus, I figure if I ever had a torn blade, or the wiper motor went out, I could probably still get home.

 

[Spike555]

I also run silicone blades, or beam blades as some call them, but I also use aquapel. I got hooked on aquapel when we had our first Wrangler ( I know, I know, but my wife drive's the Wrangler and I drive the Lexus ). We made an 8 hour trip, torrential downpour the whole way, only used my wipers when going under 40mph. At one point, we passed about 30 cars on the shoulder with their hazards on, as I rolled by at 60mph with my wipers off, on a JK Wrangler with a very steep windshield. Aquapel works awesome. Plus, I figure if I ever had a torn blade, or the wiper motor went out, I could probably still get home.

Silicone has nothing to do with the wiper frame, "beam" blades are the frameless wiper's, rubber, vinyl and silicone are what the blades are made from.
There is the wiper frame, and then the wiper squeegee. The wiper blade is what we call the whole assembly.

 

[Spike555]

It also seems worth mentioning that PIAA seems to sell silicone inserts for the factory wipers. If anyone still has those... they are a little cheaper.

Those will work in the PIAA frame as well.

 

[Riviera]

I've been in parts and service for equipment and cars for 25 years. I personally know what a blade is, and for the record, the "squeegee" as you call it, is called the "insert" or "refill"....... Not sure what the explanation is about, but thanks.

 

[Spike555]

I've been in parts and service for equipment and cars for 25 years. I personally know what a blade is, and for the record, the "squeegee" as you call it, is called the "insert" or "refill"....... Not sure what the explanation is about, but thanks.

The explanation is because you said the "beam" was silicone. The "beam" is the wiper frame, the "insert", as you call it, is what would be silicone, not the wiper frame.
Hence the explanation.

 

[ClassyJalopy]

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It's all in the tires, cruise set at 60 driving to grandma's house for a visit, sure footed as a mountain goat.
Evasive manuvers, stopping distance, potholes, curbs...it's all in the tires.
Eat Mac N Cheese 5 nights a week if you have to to save for good tires.

I know it is 2 years old post - but this is what 4 out of 12 months a year look like in WI. What tires you use for the winter riding?