Wiper upgrades Options

[Tigawoods]

lats

[Spider77]

Was up at pep boys today and decided to check to make sure, but the lats are still 19.99 per blade.

[xs94st]

hey nice find with the fusions man, i've been needing to replace that flappin piece o rubber on my front windshield lol

[chucho]

whats the lifespan on those though?

I got four years out of my last set of silblades from nopi

[GriffGirl]

Holy crap! 4 years! OMFG! I'm lucky to get a full rain season on a pair of blades! Granted that's with daily or near-daily use for about 7 months, but still. Wow.

Check out the RainX site - they have an offer for some free stuff when you order, and they have a retail locator as well. http://www.rainx.com/offer/

[frisp]

PIAA Sporza FTW

[Tigawoods]

my lats have been good for 2years now

[chucho]

Holy crap! 4 years! OMFG! I'm lucky to get a full rain season on a pair of blades! Granted that's with daily or near-daily use for about 7 months, but still. Wow.

Check out the RainX site - they have an offer for some free stuff when you order, and they have a retail locator as well. http://www.rainx.com/offer/

we get a decent amount of rain too not as much as y'all but i'm right off the coast. I've been impressed w/ them.

[devilsden97]

i had the "fusion" blades that were made by Rainx (latitude, i believe they were called.) i hated them. really did.

ill just stick to the standard Rainx blades from now on.

[BloodyStupidDave...]

Bump. Do you remember the name of the eBay seller, Luke?

[manphibian]

Got my last ones from here:

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Xenon-Bulbs-...Q_fsubZ16060029


Cheap but work well enough.....

[BloodyStupidDave...]

Got my last ones from here:

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Xenon-Bulbs-...Q_fsubZ16060029


Cheap but work well enough.....

Thanks

[BloodyStupidDave...]

Cheap but work well enough.....

Aero Vu wipers: I give them 7/10. Functionally they are fine - totally silent operation with no streaks. However, they are pretty big and bulky looking which kinda defeats the aero flat marketing message. I am happy enough - they'll do for the next year or two but I'll probably try a different brand next time around. Can't really diss the price thou

This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Nov 14, 2009 - 3:58 AM

[trdproven]

just bringing this up for reference...NAPA says the blades are 21 and 20 and so does another vendor on ebay. However, on one st205, they said 21 and 19 so IDK if there is a difference, it actually doesn't matter so much if you are getting the whole blade because you can just adjust it but if you are getting refills thats a different story but you can just center the refills to make it work.

[GriffGirl]

I had 21 and 20 but last got 21 and 19, the 19 works better IMO because the 20 touches the windshield trim just a bit, which bugged me.

[BloodyStupidDave...]

I had 21 and 20 but last got 21 and 19, the 19 works better IMO because the 20 touches the windshield trim just a bit, which bugged me.

Yea 21 and 19. If you go for 21 and 20 and use te flat wipers, the edge of the 20 tends to not follow the contour of the windshield - lifting off at the very edge. I emailed the ebay seller Luke suggested to tell them they had their size wrong. The rear is 20 (IIRC) but can take a fair bit bigger than that if you wish.


This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Feb 13, 2010 - 4:47 AM

[Rob_A]

You wont get much better than PIAA Sporza, been running mine for well over a year now, still awesome, hardly need to use them due to the way they work, water just beads off the window!

Well, well worth the money!

This post has been edited by Rob_A: Feb 13, 2010 - 4:04 PM

[PR0PH37]

That was the first thing I did on my car. I work at Advance Auto though so you get the bug real quick. We change so many wipers you end up doubting your own. Lol

[trdproven]

i know what you mean about the 20 inch on the pass side but the only way to correct that is to adjust the wiper higher on that side.

[richee3]

Bringing this thread back from the dead..

I've been using Bosch Icons for about two years now. They're just now getting to the point where they leave streaks. I normally only get one year out of my blades so I'm impressed. They're also the quietest blades I've ever had. Last I checked, they're also cheaper than Rain-X Latitudes. I highly recommend them.