re: Expensive wiper blades vs cheaper wiper blades

I have oem arms and I replace the blade with oem replacements. I don’t typically buy oem parts but the Lexus ones are way better than anything else I’ve found and by only replacing the rubber, it’s cheaper.

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Buy any, with a piece of 2' long, 1" PVC, with two endcaps. Once a month, put your blades into the PVC with a shot glass of Armorall. Cap it, then shake it. Remove blades, dry off excess, and replace blades. Cap off PVC to save remaining Armorall until next month

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Why wouldn’t just wipe them down with an Armorall soaked rag or even better, apply Rain X on your windshield. I feel like the juice in your method isn’t worth the squeeze.

I got the high-end michelin walmart wipers and there is a huge difference than the bosch. Worth spending like 12 bucks per wiper imo.

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Have them on auto order through Amazon every 6 months.

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Wut, i change my wiper blades every couple years

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Wipers are for pussies.

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My second roommate at LSU waxed his windshield so the water ran off of it, and only used his wipers if it got dirty.

I tried it on mine once. It worked pretty well when driving fast, with no traffic, on the interstate. I had to turn them on when passing trucks, or being passes by any vehicle.

Have had good results with Bosch Icon wiper blades.

the more expensive ones are noticeably better, but installing them guarantees a rain followed by a hard freeze. when you park in the rain, you forget to turn off the wipers. when you start your car in the morning, the wipers will sacrifice their perfect $38 edge to protect the coating of ice on the windshield.

Cleaning and treating my windshields with rain-x makes wipers almost unnecessary. Add to that the rain-x bug juice, and one application will last for years.

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Project Farm: Wiper Blades (YouTube)

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I like his channel. He actually does the unthinkable; he indicates the country of manufacture origin.

I have Rain-X blades and Rain-X fluid and I can't use my wipers unless I'm on the interstate, I have to manually hit the switch every now and again on surface streets. The auto-sensor setting goes insane compared to how much water actually can stay on the windshield.

I will say though, Ford OEM blades are shite and I think I replaced mine after 5k miles on a brand new truck.