dirleton

Those of you who drive in the snow/sleet/drizzle/ice portions of the planet: Do you use winter blades and which ones perform best? Thanks.

rockyboy

I'm in Canada and we get some fierce winters. I've found that NEW all seasons are fine. You do get some slippage going through intersections. Winter tires make a HUGE difference though. It's almost like there is no snow, the grip is so good.

ulrblitzer

<p>I believe OP is asking for info re: wiper blades and not tires?</p><p>Rain X Latitudes have never failed me. Use them on all our cars. They are thick and strong enough to push snow around. Or grab new rubber for OEM blades if you like those instead. It's a cheaper replacement route. I always pull up my wiper blades whenever bad weather is iminent. Sucks prying off wiper blades on iced over windshields.</p>

mrgold35

I think the OP is talking about windshield wiper blades instead of tires. I just used regular blades year round when I lived up north. I got into the habit of standing my blades up when I parked in the work parking lot. The warm car would melt the slow/ice on the windshield and then freeze around the wipers when it was time to head home. Next to impossible to clear all the ice off without beating the hell out of the wiper blades. I also used a good anti-freeze windshield fluid (rain-x might even help with scraping off ice build-up). Heated windshield or defog elements by the wipers option would have been very handy.

rockyboy

Oh yeah you're right, my bad. I might check out the Rain X Latitudes though. Thanks!

Acuranfan007

Just use OEM and change them once every 6 months to 1 year.

BLEXV6

The OEM work well and they are relatively inexpensive. They also fit the windshield the best.