Winter Wipers for NE
Winter Wipers for NE
Hi All,
I live in Boston and I'm about due for a new set of wipers. Last year, I just got the OEM wiper blades replaced. I found that they started to streak pretty quickly and weren't all that great during the last winter.
Have any of you used the Bosch ICON wipers on your IS250s that live in a snowy area? How do they hold up? I don't mind going through a set of wipers a year as long as they are good for that year. My last wipers, like I said, started to streak after a couple of months.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
I live in Boston and I'm about due for a new set of wipers. Last year, I just got the OEM wiper blades replaced. I found that they started to streak pretty quickly and weren't all that great during the last winter.
Have any of you used the Bosch ICON wipers on your IS250s that live in a snowy area? How do they hold up? I don't mind going through a set of wipers a year as long as they are good for that year. My last wipers, like I said, started to streak after a couple of months.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
There are wiper blades and then there are wiper inserts, at least for OEM. I haven't found a conceivable reason why you'd change OEM blades for $50-100 when you can just swap out the inserts for $13 - the inserts are the rubber strips that actually touch the windshield. Those are what are actually streaking. I'll let others chime in on good snow-weather wipers, but I personally would rather change inserts for $13 a few times than buy brand new unnecessary blades for $60.
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From what I was advised, the wiper blades should be changed about every other season, therefore it would be twice a year.
If I recall it was after summer and the other is after winter. This way, after the extreme conditions, you will have a fresh set of blades because it during the extreme conditions, the blades life would drop.
If I recall it was after summer and the other is after winter. This way, after the extreme conditions, you will have a fresh set of blades because it during the extreme conditions, the blades life would drop.
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Hi All,
I live in Boston and I'm about due for a new set of wipers. Last year, I just got the OEM wiper blades replaced. I found that they started to streak pretty quickly and weren't all that great during the last winter.
Have any of you used the Bosch ICON wipers on your IS250s that live in a snowy area? How do they hold up? I don't mind going through a set of wipers a year as long as they are good for that year. My last wipers, like I said, started to streak after a couple of months.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
I live in Boston and I'm about due for a new set of wipers. Last year, I just got the OEM wiper blades replaced. I found that they started to streak pretty quickly and weren't all that great during the last winter.
Have any of you used the Bosch ICON wipers on your IS250s that live in a snowy area? How do they hold up? I don't mind going through a set of wipers a year as long as they are good for that year. My last wipers, like I said, started to streak after a couple of months.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
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The PIAA Si-Tech (Silicone Technology) Flat Wiper Blade is an all-season, durable wiper blade that incorporates PIAA's patented silicone rubber. The key to the PIAA Si-Tech's performance is its frameless design that creates more pressure points across the entire length of the blade for streak-free wiping and greatly reduced ice and snow build-up.
The wiper design and blade compound ensure even greater visibility by coating the windshield with silicone to promote continuous water beading in inclement weather. Water beads up into droplets at low speeds that are easily removed by ordinary wiping. And at higher speeds, wind pressure pushes the water off the windshield, often without even requiring wiper use. The silicone coating also reduces drag and eliminates annoying and inefficient chattering and squeaking, regardless of the shape of the windshield, to provide greater comfort for both driver and passenger. And the best part: the PIAA Si-Tech Flat Wiper Blades reapply the silicone coating every time the wipers are used.
PIAA wiper blades maintain a sharp, clean edge and offer better resistance to all climates (heat, ozone, ultra-violet) - clearly outperforming the industry standard rubber blade.
The wiper design and blade compound ensure even greater visibility by coating the windshield with silicone to promote continuous water beading in inclement weather. Water beads up into droplets at low speeds that are easily removed by ordinary wiping. And at higher speeds, wind pressure pushes the water off the windshield, often without even requiring wiper use. The silicone coating also reduces drag and eliminates annoying and inefficient chattering and squeaking, regardless of the shape of the windshield, to provide greater comfort for both driver and passenger. And the best part: the PIAA Si-Tech Flat Wiper Blades reapply the silicone coating every time the wipers are used.
PIAA wiper blades maintain a sharp, clean edge and offer better resistance to all climates (heat, ozone, ultra-violet) - clearly outperforming the industry standard rubber blade.
Take a towel with some vinegar in it, then wipe the blades. Should take the streaking away. If not, just replace them
This stuff should work too
http://www.303products.com/shop303/i...-treatment.cfm
This stuff should work too
http://www.303products.com/shop303/i...-treatment.cfm
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Any experience with the PIAA silicone blades? there's multiple PIAA options on tirerack.com but only one or two of them have refill options.
I'd like to hear more before I give any of them a shot. But for now, I think I'll just follow what GiantsFan is about to do:
I assume Sewell is the cheapest place to get OEM Windshield Wiper inserts?
Thanks for this. I'll start taking proper care of my wipers when they're replaced. The set I have on now came w/ my 08 IS 350 are still the original pair. The car's at 50k-ish miles and was bought almost 3 years ago. I don't think I'm going to be changing them twice a year though unless I really should.
I'd like to hear more before I give any of them a shot. But for now, I think I'll just follow what GiantsFan is about to do:
Take a towel with some vinegar in it, then wipe the blades. Should take the streaking away. If not, just replace them
This stuff should work too
http://www.303products.com/shop303/i...-treatment.cfm
This stuff should work too
http://www.303products.com/shop303/i...-treatment.cfm
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Best to change them at least twice a year. Even if you don't use them, the rubber does have a certain life span against the elements.
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