I have been using Bosch windshield wiper blades for quite awhile (a good brand name, no?) on my 1987 base model and I just don't work as well, or as long, as I think they should.

I've seen all kinds of wiper blades discussed and hyped on various TV car shows (i.e. Two Guys Garage) but these are just paid advertisements (Ya gotta remember, these guys also hype the "Tornado").

Do all y'all (All y'all is plural of y'all. I have learned the local dialect after having lived in Alabama for over 26 years.) have any suggestions as to something that might work better than Bosch blades?

 

Try the PIAA's from a place like tirerack.com.

But honestly, save your money. Just keep your windsheld clean, and any decent wiper (such as the Bosch) will do the job just fine.
-a

 

I just accept the fact that Texas weather wears them out fast (lots of heat) and just get decent ones. I've heard good things about the rain-x wiper blades, though.
Also, y'all is already plural. Its the sortened form of You All. All y'all is a double plural (is that even a real term?)

 

Even with the weird weather here in Illinois and Virginia I have found Bosch to last a good long while. I mean, you should replace your wiper blades every year anyways as part of the yearly maintenance for the vehicle.

 

if you are experiencing shortened blade life or just want to keep you blades longer before they start missing streaks and spots on the windshield, all you need to do is cut a wooden block for each of the wiper arms( 2 in the front, 1 in the back) this block should lift the wiper blade off the windshield very slightly so it relieves the spring pressure on it. what you wiper blade is doing is compressiong in certain spots so the blade isn't flexable anymore. just leave the blocks between the wiper arm and the windshield when the car is parked do not drive with then in.

hope that helps,
TR

 

I am a road warrior, have been for the last 17 years. I figure that I have driven about 700,000 miles during that time for business alone.

I keep a bottle of rain-x in the glove box of all my vehicles. I clean all the glass, apply rain-x 2 times. That is the basic preparation. When it starts to rain, I pull into the nearest gas station, get some gas and reapply one quick coat of rain-x to the windshield. Then, I drive without wipers. I have no problems with wiper blades, because I don't use them.

I clean the glass while getting gasoline if I get bugged-up and then reapply rain-x. If the windshield gets dusty, I clean the glass while getting gas and reapply rain-x. It is that simple. Kinda like maintenence. I waste very little time on this process. I just use the wasted time while the gas is filling the tank. Since the rain-x is always fresh, the bugs and dirt come off very easy and the application of rain-x is just really a freshening up. FWIW, store brand knockoffs of rain-x do not work nearly as well.

I literally replace wipers only when the inspection station does not pass them for the annual inspection. I bought a new honda accord in 1995 that I put 240,000 miles on. I only put on 2 pairs of wiperblades in 7 years I owned it. The second pair was put on the day I sold the car. Really. My current 2003 accord still has the factory wiper blades after 3+ years.

One of the big benefits of this method is that the windshield never has wiper streaks and also it does not get scratched up by the wipers.

 

^^ Damn, you probly spend more on rain-x then wiper blades.