SilverJ

Just wanted to share with you gents. I had these wipers on my old TL and I am about to put on my new TL-S. These wipers last for years and make it so you rarely have to use your wipers when its raining. Rain just beads off your windshield. I had them for over 3 years on my old TL with virtually no wear on them.
You need the 26" and the 19" for the TL. Super silicone.
Enjoy

TLtrigirl

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hmmm...will have to look at these. i'm in the market for new wiper blades, since my rain x latitude blades SUCK! performance wise they work great. the bad...they break! i had them on the car for maybe 8-9 months, and then during the storms last week, my passenger side blade snapped off the mounting bracket. WTF?! the blade took a ride on the windshield then flew off on the hwy. ugh! then the plastic bracket began to etch its way into my windshield even with minimal trying to see through the raindrops usage. not happy. luckily i had an old set of silblades i was able to put on to get me through the rest of the day after i go tthe car home.

the reviews on amazon for the piaa super silicone blades have very good reviews. anyone else have experience with the piaa blades?? and since they aren't a beam type blade, the likelihood of it breaking is non-existent.

Bearcat94

Hmmm. Interesting.

I had heard, "Bosch Icons. Best. Wipers. Ever."

WRXtranceformed

I have the Bosch Icons and they are streaky as hell. This might be a good purchase for me considering how much driving I do...I've always heard good things about PIAA wipers.

Where did you pick them up from? Any good online retailers out there?

nate_0022

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I have the PIAA wiper blades as well.
http://www.tirerack.com/wipers/detail.jsp?ID=1046&cat=Wiper+Blades

These things were pretty nice during the winter, when you get that dirt mist type stuff from drivers in front of you, these things wipe the windshield clean instead of smearing. Haven't had them during the summer yet but my guess these things will perform flawlessly.

jammoye2

I bought the Goodyear blades from Costco, 8 bucks a piece and they work really well.

SilverJ

Amazon. They are about 40 bucks total. Yes expensive for wipers but they last forever. And when u do need to replace, you can just buy the insert for about 7-9 bucks a piece. Buy them, then forget about needing wipers ever again. You will never change to another wiper.

SharksBreath

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SilverJ, you sound like a spokesperson for PIAA!

but seriously, thanks for the review. i was considering purchasing these in the next few months.

did you get the CF ones or just the regular black ones?

phee

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just picked up the rain x repel and these are leaps and bounds over traditional wipers. my windsheield looked like it wasnt even raining outside. i was shocked

ez12a

My sister's car has Bosch Icons...would not buy again. Started streaking just after a month of being on the car.

I got some silblades for my mom's odyssey. I think the only reason why we tossed them after a few years is the metal part started to flake and rust.

KN_TL

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Icon's were good initially. But they're starting to streak for me too after about the month. I'll try PIAA's next.

wise_optimist

Those are what I use and I like them.

djmanu

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i have the PIAA super sporza silicone wipers with the spoilers on them. hands down the best wipers i have used, definitely worth the money!

SilverJ

I just got the Super Silicone black ones. Understated, cool.
Acurazine has given me a ton of good advice over the years so I am just looking to give back when I can. BTW--before the PIAA's I had the bosch Icons. No comparison IMO.
At first I thought it was ridiculous to pay 40 bucks for wipers but three years later(and they were still going strong when I sold my old tl) I can see why they cost that much. Anyone know how to change our signatures ? Need to update my car info.

Turbonut

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Silblades are the way to go with the 5 year warranty. I had the blades rust on the Jeep Grand Cherokee after 4 years, sent them back in with receipt and they sent me 2 new blade assemblies. Have them on 3 of our cars.

As this comes up every now and then here's some reading:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/wiper-blades-700432/

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/best-windshield-wipers-ever-3g-tl-garage-k-016-a-567886/

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/what-windshield-wipers-get-627848/

DWitis

PIAA! Had them on through the winter months and they were flawless!

ez12a

Good to know. Amazon has silblades for pretty cheap so I might look for them in the future. My TL came with bosch excel+ which are pretty decent.

I think the silblades I got were off ebay..wasnt too sure if they would acknowledge the receipt from a ebay seller. Either way, we had them for years without issues. Would buy again.

SDSilverM3

Got mine too last week from Amazon. Haven't had to use them yet but I doubt they'll be anything less than great.

07tl-s6spd

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i also have these piaa wipers on my tl.....now i havent tried every wiper on the market..but of all the wipers ive had these are def the best

dwb993

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User KenAJUSA is/was a vendor on here. www.ajusa.com has PIAA on clearance right now.
BTW, I love my Super Silicones.

TLtrigirl

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okay, i purchased them. amazon $42 (26" and 19"). i have my old silblades on currently after my rain-x mishap last wk...a little streaky after 4 yrs and a little rusty on the arm, but at least i know they won't break off!!! looking forward to getting my piaas.

Steven Bell

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Hmmm...I was going to try the Invisible Glass wipers. Maybe I'll try these instead.


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Ch33sE1

Thanks for the review, just put in the order for a set. They're out of the CF passenger side if anyone was interested, I just went for the black.

NetDiver

PIAA's are truly the best wipers I've ever used. I have them on my Accord, RSX and when the time comes, I'll get them for my TL-S.

TL Tech 18

Very good info. Considering a pair of the PIAA Hybrid wipers for my TL. I prefer wipers that blend in smoothly with the hood and windshield.
My 08 TSX had an excellent pair from the factory, but TL's are made in USA.

soon2b954

I recently installed a pair of the new SI Tech wipers and they seem to work well, no ice build up as they are designed like a winter blade. I've also had the Icons in the past and they were great as well but didn't seem to last that long. How often are you guys changing out your wipers?

TLtrigirl

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for those with the "beam" type wiper blades piaa or otherwise...have any issues. i keep hearing the bosch blades getting streaky, and then there is the fitment issue with regard to conforming to the windshield. we already know my issue...breakage (yes it was installed correctly) they also chattered.

i had also considered the "hybrid" blades...other companies have a "hybrid type" blade...early reviews...not that great due to fitment. might be different for the TL though. anybody else have the piaa hybrid blades?

Stew4HD

I keep wondering what happened to blades that worked well and worked well for a long time... like the good ole days. It's like blade compounds were changed to not last as long.

TLtrigirl

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its all about $$$. make half ass product, sell at premium as the latest and greatest, then it breaks/breaksdown. meanwhile, the said company is laughing all the way to the bank with our money.

dwb993

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I went back through my records---I originally purchased my PIAAs through AJUSA in April 2009. I am looking to replace the inserts now, although it is more of a preference thing---the blades still clear the windshield very effectively, but not as good as new, especially under light rain/mist conditions.
BTW, Ken gave me a 10% discount for being a forum member. He is still an active vendor here on AZ---PM him for more info (KenAJUSA).

Stew4HD

That is excellent wear on wipers. I will look into PIAA's then, thanks

djflex167

make sure you guys order the one that have the "Super Silicone" on it since it what makes the Magic happen lol

smarty666

Have Bosch Icons on initially but they streaked from day one and got worse after a month or so. I would not buy them again. Switched to Trico Neoform Beam Blades and they did not streak and did a little bit better job of cleaning the windshield then the Bosch Icon's but after about 6-7 months they started to streak. Will most likely try PIAA next time around since everyone swears by them.

dc5k20z1

will have to try the PIAA's, I've had the bosch icons on previous cars with the same reviews as most people in this thread who had them as well

rksokol

The PIAA's are great! Best evar!

ArthurL

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I also heard that PIAA has the best wipers. I'm looking into buy PIAA blades soon!

AcRightLINY

Thanks for the review! They will be my next set.

KenAJUSA

Hey thank you for the shout out!

Unfortunately we are very low on PIAA stock right now, and will not be getting too much more anytime soon with whats been going on in Japan.

I do have a couple of items in stock, but it would only benefit local customers as the shipping on a single blade is more then the blade itself. I will let you all know when we have more in stock. Thanks

TLMunchkin37

This is a great thread; perfect timing too. I just purchased and installed PIAA Silicone wipers last week on my TL.

After having Bosch wipers on, which I thought were "higher end" and "great" from reviews I heard, PIAA is a different world! The Bosch lasted me maybe 8-10 months, within the last three months the entire passenger blade barely did anything to clear the window. Streaking was horrible and I felt like I was better off NOT even using them in the rain.

It's only been about a week or so with the PIAA's and it's only rained once and had a damp morning a couple times also. As someone else posted, the water really does bead right off without the need to run the wiper. I'll update this post in a few months to see how they do through NY's rainy spring!

dwb993

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Any updates on stock? I just checked the website and it says you have refills. Also, any promo code we can use for an AZ discount?