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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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Best windshield wipers?

Im pretty sure mine suck. I get that constant scraping noise even when its a pouring outside. What is the best type of wiper out their for my sport?
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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I prefer PIAA
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 12:51 AM
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i always use rain-x wiper blades on my evo and on my fiance's car. i got tired of the scraping and the noise...at least it cleans the windshield really good, no more marks, residue, streak lines or w/e on her cobalt
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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rain-x lattitude
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by glen229
rain-x lattitude
i got a set of these for my firebird they didnt really fit perfectly, but they did work pretty well.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:00 AM
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whatever those bosche single blade things are. i've had people ask me what car i got my wiper arms from, they think its a mod. strange, but they look pretty sleek, and work pretty damn well.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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my wipers suck. i have ACDelco wipers and i have rain-x on my windshield and the wipers just leave like super streaks on my windshield it sucks.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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yeah, i've never had good experience with rain-x or any kind of similar product.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1fbody
whatever those bosche single blade things are. i've had people ask me what car i got my wiper arms from, they think its a mod. strange, but they look pretty sleek, and work pretty damn well.
pics of these so called sleak wiper arms sir
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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no good pictures, maybe you can see.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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those are Bosch Icon wiper blades. I went with the next size up on the driver's side and the next size down on the passenger side on my RL, so I think that puts them at 24" and 17" or 22"/18" or something like that. I gave up a little in the upper right, but gained a lot in the dead ahead view.

I wonder if i have a pic...

best i have for now:
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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i just went with stock size, works great. i think like 20 and 18 or sumthing like that.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 01:36 AM
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i cant remember the brand, but i have some that are an exact fit and came with the rain-x type cloths. the wiper blades themselves work great, over a year now and they dont leave any streaks. my problem lies with the rain-x stuff. it worked great to begin with, i could drive through heavy rain without my wipers on and see just fine. about 6 months after i put it on it would start hazing up on humid days. the stuff seems to attract the moisture, its kinda like the windows are fogging up, but from the outside, i have to turn the wipers on to clear the windsheild. the problem with that is with such a fine film of moisture it just streaks and makes a mess.

any idea on how to clean this crap off??? sorry to threadjack, but its sort of related.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 02:38 AM
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When these are ready to be changed it Rain-X. Had them on my Grand Am and couldn't be happier.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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I had a set of knock off curved blades..you know those ones that are concave to your windshield? and they were awesome for the last year I owned my vibe. No idea if my sister has changed them for the last 1.5 years though.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1fbody
no good pictures, maybe you can see.
Those are the same kind that come stock on the G6s. Are they ridiculously expensive? How long do they last?
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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Rain X blades and use Rain X windshield fluid... I rarely use my wipers when it rains because of those items.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ls1fbody
no good pictures, maybe you can see.
loving that front end man...where'd you get that at?? i'm trying to do work on my fiance's cobalt
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Bosch Icon Wipers cost about $20 apiece, or $40 a pair.

lol i'm pretty sure that's a stock CSS nose, just with the lower spoiler and bowtie support painted black.
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