Windshield Wiper Brand Preference?

[Bird]

Anco from Walmart. They're easy to install and have used the same part numbers for years.

Yep, I sold Anco blades in our auto parts store when I was a teenager and I still use them, but from Walmart now.

 

[JimRB]

I also like the RainX washer fluid as the water beads up and blows away if driving at speeds. It depends on how hard it is raining and how fast you are driving but it does reduce the amount of wipers on. Also I can see better in the mist.

 

[Travelover]

Here in Michigan, I like the Goodyear wipers from Costco. The springs are enclosed in a rubber sleeve and don't ice up like the exposed kind do. Also, Costco has them on sale at a 2 for 1 price once a year.

 

[JDgreen227]

I just bought and replaced my wipers with Bosch Clear Advantage blades from Amazon. They were around $11 each with free Amazon Prime shipping. They are much heavier than the blades they replaced and my wife says they work very well with no streaking at all. I have no idea how long they will last in the Texas summer sun which is similar to yours.

Jinman...I had to buy new beam type wipers for my girlfriend's car, I purchased from Rock Auto online, and 2 pair of the Bosch Clear Advantage cost me $30 with $8 for shipping. That works to about $7.50 per blade, and the local stores charge about 2X that for something comparable. These Bosch wipers are the best I have ever seen for heavy rainfall and winter conditions.

 

[Western]

I have bought the expensive ones a few times and like some you, they didn't seem to last any longer. What I did find on the last 3 sets I bought (and had to return) is they changed the configuration on the GM from the "J" old style. The hummer (2004) used the "J", the newer 2010 and now the 2014 use a different pressure lock type "dealy". No big deal, but a second trip to the auto store.:banghead:

 

[D7E]

Here in Michigan, I like the Goodyear wipers from Costco. The springs are enclosed in a rubber sleeve and don't ice up like the exposed kind do. Also, Costco has them on sale at a 2 for 1 price once a year.

I forget what brand but i bought some like that were over $30 with rubber casings over the arms and i took them back off right away . At high speed or running into a headwind they would get wind under them and lift off the glass .

 

[Travelover]

I forget what brand but i bought some like that were over $30 with rubber casings over the arms and i took them back off right away . At high speed or running into a headwind they would get wind under them and lift off the glass .

Interesting. Haven't seen it on either of our vehicles. Sure used to get icing a lot with the exposed kind, especially on mild, sloppy days.

 

[ultrarunner]

When I worked for the Model A shop we got a batch of military surplus wiper blades... Model A Fords and Jeeps used the same blades.

These wipers were 35 years olds and were superior to the imported stuff coming in at the time...

I still have one on one of my cars and the rubber is still soft... and works!

Will have to give RainX a try... was given some "Blue" washer fluid and put it in the Silverado and BMW and it wrecked the washer fluid pumps in both.

Since then I just use plain water... maybe the RainX is washer motor friendly?

 

[RalphVa]

When we lived 6 years in Baton Rouge, blades would only last about 6 months. Only ones that would last that long were the German ones.

Ralph

 

[Gary Fowler]

I forget what brand but i bought some like that were over $30 with rubber casings over the arms and i took them back off right away . At high speed or running into a headwind they would get wind under them and lift off the glass .

The only time I ever bought the rubber enclosed ones was in Canada and I had the same problem AND they didn't seem to clean any better than the standard type. Any time it appeared that the regular wipers were freezing up, I just reached out the window and gave them a pop as the came up to clear all the ice.(at least from the drivers side)