Hey Everybody. Has anyone upgraded their 3G stock wipers to anything better? I noticed a few threads from about 2-4 years ago that mention PIAA wipers. Are these any good?

What have you upgraded to or what would you recommend?

Thanks!

 

I recently upgraded to PIAAs and they're great

 

I just switched to Michelin's Radius blades.

 

Like USSI suggested.. PIAA's.. I pretty much broke it down as to why in this thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ght=PIAA+Wiper

 

I want to try these PIAAs now dangit.. lol

 

Rain X Latitude, best set of wiper blades I have ever owned.

 

i am using PIAA silicons and they work great...but only after a little break in time. They streak at first, and i think it is actually the silicon coming off the blade, but once it rains a little they really work great. There is really no need to rain-x after you install these. The water just sheets off by itself. I have the newer more expensive model on the driver side, the one that is a single unit and is kinda springy(forza hybrid), but they didnt have that same model for the passenger side so i just have the standard looking setup for that side(super silicone w/spoiler).

i have also had a set of Valeos, but the end cap broke off and the exposed metal left an arched scrape across my window

 

Can you post a link to the one you have? Its time to replace mine soon.

 

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These wipers rock!

 

I got Valeo ultimate wipers, They are good even in the snow. Huge improvement from stock wipers. When You first put them on make sure the caps are on correctly thats the most important part!

 

No love for the Bosch?

 

PIAA's are nice but my friend can hook it up with rain X latitudes. So I just use them works nice.

 

Trust me you don't have to sell me on the PIAA's.. I use nothing but them for years and sold many others on it in that thread I posted up.. and I get them locally for much cheaper or same as internet pricing.. but blkaspec is using one of the other PIAA silicone ones which I want to try now.

 

Bosch Icon's FTW, I've had them on my TL and MDX for nearly a year, still wipes perfectly with the florida downpours!

 

I also have Bosch Icons and they are awesome.

 

RainX latitudes here. used them a few times and they actually clear the windshield much better than stock.

 

i am pretty sure these are the ones that jacked up my windshield

 

probably not the cheapest place, but i bought mine from tirerack.com. here is the link to the wipers that fit out cars:

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...=a_WiperBlades

out of that list, i bought #1(26" PIAA Forza Hybrid Silicone Wiper Blade) and #5 (19" PIAA Super Sporza SiliconeW/Spoiler Wiper Blade (BLK))


And here are the individual links for each blade:
#1 http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...cone_forza.jsp

#5 http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...za_splr_bk.jsp

 

PIAA's are great!
I actually bought them because they were suggested by others here and I loved them.......until april fools day when someone stole them off my car I have a few friends that have the same car as me but none of them have owned up to it yet....

 

About time for new wipers, it's been just over a year now on the OEM one's. Plus hurricane season is coming up.

 

Hey Guys! Wow... Thanks for all the thoughtful replies!

blkaspec and dwb993, thanks for the insight and URLs into the specific PIAAs*.

And sixsixfour and Baxton, the Rain X Latitudes sound very interesting. I'll look into those as well.

As I anticipated, my OEMs are starting to wear. Been a rainy Spring and even though we had a bit of a warm Winter down here in NYC, I go to the Catskill mountains a lot and there's always snow. I started noticing streaking with the snow, but its continued somewhat, though not as heavily, with rain. Now it's time for a change...

*I'm also a motorcyclist and PIAA driving lights are some of the best farkles (blu-duh BMW word for mods) you can add to your bike.

 

The Rain X Latitudes and Michelin Radius blades are very similar. The Michelin's however are a few bucks cheaper. I've had them on almost a week, only thing is the passenger side end (like the last .5") doesn't fully touch the windshield, so hopefully it will shape to the windshield in some time, just probably needs to sit in the sun for a bit.

 

you can get the Rain-Xs for cheap at walmart. and these are the latitudes (similar to the Bosch ICONs) with the single continuous blade design. totally worth it.

 

On my last TL I used Bosch Icon's and loved them when my OEM start to show wear its what I will go with again.

 

I just recently upgraded to the PIAA super sporza silicon, and they are by far the best wipers I've ever used. I got the carbon fiber ones to add a little aesthetics.

LINK: http://www.piaa.com/WiperBlades/sporza.html

 

PIAA Super Silicone's are awesome. Got mine from Pep Boys.

The Sporza ones are a little ricey IMO. Sorry Tim!

 

PIAA is the best I have ever used...Make sure you get the whole package, not just the blades.

 

This thread explains everything: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ht=PIAA&page=2

 

+1..


I just got these.. their awesome..

 

Another vote for Bosch Icons. Just upgraded a few weeks ago and has been raining like crazy. They work amazingly.

 

Cool so these Forza's are the ones that have a curvature to them right? I'm assuming that it will create a more even pressure with all the contact points across the entire length of the blade compared to the regular PIAA silicone ones I have right now.

Remember guys.. FORZA and SPORZA are different... LoL. SPORZA has a spoiler on it for downforce.

These wipers are just as good with wiping as the BOSCH ICONS.. but the fact that it applies water repellant (rain-x) on your windshield with every swipe is what sets it apart light years ahead of any other wiper. I was so happy I had that 2 days ago when it was raining cats dogs 2 days ago! I barely had my wipers on the 2nd speed.. LOL... water was just sleeting away.

 

^now I don't know which one is better?

 

This is the mistake that most people make... glad you didn't .. That's why I tried to spell it out in that thread you posted.

 

Sorry for the confusion.. what I'm saying is the PIAA's apply water repellant material on your glass. RAIN-X Lattitudes, or Bosh ICONS do not do this, this is what makes PIAA's light years ahead of them. The water repellant they apply on the windshield is similar to the RAIN-X you get in a bottle and have to apply by hand, but the PIAA's do with every swipe all by themselves.

Hope that clears that up. I laid out all the info throughly in that thread that I posted in my first post which ironically is the same thread that Bobby2 posted up... LoL

 

Yes, actually you inspired me to get the package deal. It's amazing how Silicon treatment helps for the water slide right off...

Thanks again.

 

Piaa ftw!!

 

This may be a pointless question, but can you use RainX wiper fluid with the PIAA's? I need new wipers and I'm leaning toward the PIAA's, but I still have a couple of gallons of RainX fluid left that I need to use up this summer. I just want to be sure there's no adverse reaction between the PIAA silicon and the RainX solution. Thanks.

 

after 3 years, i still use my stock wiper, they're doing just fine.
but i do use rain-x cleaner to clean my windshield every time i clean my car.

so my point is, i don't use my wiper to wipe often when it's raining...

 

bosch icons and rain-x windshield washer fluid make a great combo

 

Here: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...0#post10289900