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Old 12-10-2003, 09:42 PM
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My Wiper Blades suck!!! Any suggestions on replacement

Hey guys. I find that the wiper blades that come stock are basically garbage. The wiper on the passenger side is constantly leaving streaking all over the place. Before I put in a full bottle of Rain X washer fluid, I want to throw on a new set of wiper blades.

Anyone know of a good set that looks pimped out on the ABP TL-S??? What colour blades would look good??? Silver?? Blue???

thanks in advanced.
Old 12-10-2003, 10:00 PM
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Check out my thread: http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=66322

It also comes in different color combos.
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Exclamation piaa's work great!

nothing beats a good coat of rain-x as well!
Old 12-11-2003, 08:55 AM
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michelin wipers and blades...
Old 12-11-2003, 09:47 AM
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i like the piaa silicon blades alot
Old 12-11-2003, 09:54 AM
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Silblades - made by GE - have had them on my vehicles for years.
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Any time you change your wiper blade, it's better to clean your W/S first. Try to use razor blade.
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I hate the wipers that the car comes with as well... they suck!! Smearing all the time.. I thought mine was just defective and was going to take it to the dealer to get it replaced.. but I guess I'll have to invest in some of those GE Silblades... where can I get them and how much is a good price?? Also... what do u mean clean ur W/S with a Razor Blade sonogoku?
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Originally posted by NYDesi80
Also... what do u mean clean ur W/S with a Razor Blade sonogoku?
Even though you clean your windshield with windex or other cleaning product, those won't get rid of all the $hit on your windshield. What I do is after I spray windex on my w/s, I scrape whole area before I wipe it with paper towel. It make it so much cleaner.
Old 12-11-2003, 12:20 PM
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http://www.silblade.com - best wiper blades I've ever had.
Old 12-11-2003, 12:23 PM
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Most of the time, its the dirt sticking on the contact edges of the wiper blades that's causing the streaking. Take a dry paper towel and run it along the whole length of the blades' outer rubber edges. You'll be surprise how much dirt has come off from the blades onto the paper towel.
Old 12-11-2003, 12:38 PM
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Originally posted by Black-n-Tan
i like the piaa silicon blades alot
I have the Silblades on my TL, and the PIAA silicon blades on my Ody. It's gonna be a great way to see which one is the better blade in the long run!
Old 12-11-2003, 12:39 PM
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is there a page where they show the actualy blades itself..

which colored one matches the ABP color ?
i'm thinkin either blue blue or carbon fiber blue

which one would look better?
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http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/a...rasilblade.htm

this place sells for a lil cheaper i think.. but not to much..
Old 12-11-2003, 02:50 PM
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Get black wipers. Colored ones tend to look a little ghetto, especially on a TL.
Old 12-11-2003, 05:51 PM
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Originally posted by Black-n-Tan
i like the piaa silicon blades alot
I have the PIAA blades and they work great.
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i have bosch ones from pep boys they work great!
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Re: piaa's work great!

Originally posted by kman156
nothing beats a good coat of rain-x as well!

Rain-x eats rubber !!!!!!!!!! don’t use it on stock wipers.
Only works well on side windows.

DONT USE RAIN-X

I didn’t believe it at first but then after couple of coat...if little rain my **** rubs jumps all over the place makes noises.
You can only use it with silicone wipers
Old 12-12-2003, 09:29 PM
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I've got SilBlades and they are great! No streaks whatsoever. They're suppose to last 5 years. My guess is that they won't, but I'm sure they'll last a lot longer than the stock wipers. It really beats the crappy stock wipers. Might be a little pricey for some people, but they are definitely worth it.
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rain x eats up ur rubber so fast....
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I got the Bosch Excels. They work fantastic and they don't have the goofy carbon fiber crap all over them. Can't justify to me spending $45 on a set of wiper blades. Plus I don't have to order online.
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i just bought michellins..great
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i have the bosch ones too and so far so good.
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