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just discovered that a carwash over the weekend ripped my wiper blades
..so what brand would be a good refill?
..so what brand would be a good refill?
RangeRoverHP said:
craig said:I live in the PNW and have had a poor experience with the silblades. Am I the exception or the norm? I have D1 arms with winter silblades on a D2. I live in Washington State where we see a tremendous amount of rain west of the Cascades and frozen rain/snow in the Cascades.
The problem with the blades is that they wipe water for all but the top 5% of the blade when going left. Then, when they reverse and come back the other direction they pull some of the just wiped water along with them. When going over a mountain pass this will result in water freezing to your windshield in the path of the wiper blade. This will further lift the blade off the windshield causing more water to get in the path until the windshield is essentially solid ice. If you keep the defroster heat cranked, you can usually get it to wipe big swaths of ice of occasionally, but the best defense is a clean wipe to begin with. I am going back to my land rover d2 arms and factory blades.
--Craig
kennith said:Go down to Advance Auto Parts and look for the Bosch Micro Edge XL wiper blades about 20 inches. Get a pair. You can also look for blades using teflon, they are good as well. There are many different brands out there, but blades using silicone rubber and/or teflon are my favorites.
Then you just detatch the rubber and the stiffening spring, on the new blade and replace the stock rubber with it.
Try it, and if you think it's too much trouble, Expedition Exchange sells a kit that allows you to fit more options. It essentially replaces your wiper arms with Disco I arms.
Cheers,
Kennith