airlaird

Well I think pics of my wipers would bore us to tears, but I gotta say my Anco wipers sucked. They chattered, skipped and streaked. I bought the Valeo brand from the Tirerack. These things are absolute squeegees. Quiet and the best thing is...the passenger side wiper came 2 inches longer! I thought it was the wrong size, but they fit and gave me that much more area per " swipe". For about thirty but
Bucks...I love em'.
Airlaird

Professor

I always use OEM refills in the original blades.

anticd70

Thanks Mr. Valeo

airlaird

Uggg... another Jersey prick....
airlaird

frescagod

i have some Rain-X ones (the more expensive of the two that I have seen in AutoZone) and they are pretty freaking bad. they were about $22 each and they have already started streaking after only a month. on top of that, if the temps drop to 40-45 degrees, they are absolutely worthless. they seem to get rigid and don't make good contact on the windshield.

waste of money, don't buy.

Chewbach

I recently replaced mine with Silblade Premium Black Silicone Wiper Blades from Amazon ($30 for two, including shipping). They were recommended by several folks on this site and have been a huge improvement over the OEMs.

I'm also a big fan of Aquapel glass treatment. Makes a huge difference!

airlaird

Good point. I actually use "Brilliance" an aircraft window water repellant we use on our helicopters...Despite the assinine comment made by antiCd70 in this thread...no affiliation to Valeo..but that's ok...I remember my first beer...
airlaird

tcwatkins

Just traded my 2005 TSX in on a 2012. I had forgotten the difference good wiper blades can make. The stock ones on the new car streaked the first time I used them. Maybe the salt air from the shipment or the car was built months ago. Anyway I think I'll try the Valeo 900 Ultimate Wiper Blade on the new car since I like them on the old one. I"m sure there's lots of nice blades out there, that's just the first set I liked so I stuck with them.

Funny though how pitted the old windshield was. It is great to not to see all those little spots now. Wonder how long it will take before the new windshield looks crappy?

Hey does the glass treatments cause glare?

PyroDave

i just replaced my wiper inserts, honestly, thats all thats really needed. it cleans amazing now. took 5 minutes, really simple, and its like 12 bucks a pair from the dealer.