Windshield Wipers

[brush hunter]

Need new wipers and would like to see what everybody else is using. I have used several different and am not real impressed with them.  thanks in advance for the responds. 

[Widgeondeke]

I just put Goodyear's on both rigs.  They were on sale at Costco for $4 each blade.
They are working just fine.

[Okanagan]

Any wiper would do for me till I bought a Hyundai Elantra.  On that vehicle any wiper squeaked and squawked so loudly that it drove us crazy, especially in light western WA normal rain.  Only a heavy rain would dampen the wiper noise. I tried new Goodyears from Costco and worked my way up through an embarrassing list of higher cost wipers over a six month period.  Finally got some higher end silicone wipers that are silent and work.  Wonderful!

So, it depends on the vehicle and I suspect the shape and contour of the windshield glass.  I don't know the brand but the silent wipers now on the Elantra have the letters PIAA on the back of the blade frame.

[Special T]

all my rigs get goodyears from costco and a bottle of rainex

[hollymaster]

all my rigs get goodyears from costco and a bottle of rainex

Stock up every time they go on sale. 

[luckyman]

I've been buying the motorcraft brand from the dealership. They seem to last 2 years before getting squeaks and streaks. I believe they were less then $20.00 a set.

[NRA4LIFE]

Don't buy Bosch, they are garbage.  I just put a set of Rain-X on and they seem fine.

[coachcw]

Denso

[Zardoz]

Any wiper would do for me till I bought a Hyundai Elantra.  On that vehicle any wiper squeaked and squawked so loudly that it drove us crazy, especially in light western WA normal rain.  Only a heavy rain would dampen the wiper noise. I tried new Goodyears from Costco and worked my way up through an embarrassing list of higher cost wipers over a six month period.  Finally got some higher end silicone wipers that are silent and work.  Wonderful!

So, it depends on the vehicle and I suspect the shape and contour of the windshield glass.  I don't know the brand but the silent wipers now on the Elantra have the letters PIAA on the back of the blade frame.

   I did some research and learned that the silicone style were the best for "most" windshields. A lot depends on the quality of the glass and the age of the vehicle wiper arms. Silicone's are hard to find because they last so long, so not a lot of repeat business.   

[Fastass350]

I've had the same trouble, finding ones that work good on my 04 Dodge Ram. I buy the Napa brand ones for the work truck which is a 2015 f350 and they work great, last 6 months or so. Same with my 85 f250 but they last a year. Every set I've tried on the dodge chatter or squeak, or are great at first then do as mentioned.

On a side note, I sure miss wing windows and rain gutters, I can drive my 72 or 85 fords in the rain with the windows down and not have water drip inside, or with the wing windows open in the summer for air. Sure miss that on the new stuff.

[shadowless_nite]

Denso

I totally agree on this one.  Denso or NWB especially if you have a Japanese rig, these already come factory and can take a factory wiper insert instead of the oem blade. We often see cars come in that have their oem blades removed for cheap crap when they could've got a pair of inserts for less than $20 from a dealer.

[jackelope]

I'm a little OCD about my windshield and initially tried some of the Bosch Icons when they first came out a few years ago. Never thought about the lack of a spring pushing them down against the glass. They work fine on smaller windshields, but on fullsize windshields, they leave a spot in the lower corner of the windshield that goes untouched.
Drives me bonkers.
 

[Grit dog]

And I miss $4 wiper blade refills. Whoever decided we weren't smart enough to do that and replace the whole blade every time should be kicked in the gonads.
Homie Deport had wipers on sale for $3 a piece. Cheap ones. Tried a set and they're ok. Dunno how long they'll last so didn't stock up.
O Reilly's was like $20 a pop for mid grade for a couple work trucks last week, but I just got some rain x ones on sale at Wallyworld for $10.

[pianoman9701]

I just put Goodyear's on both rigs.  They were on sale at Costco for $4 each blade.
They are working just fine.

[NRA4LIFE]

Fred Meyer has the Rain-X on the cheap also.