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Old 10-Dec-2009, 07:31 PM
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best windshield wipers for rain/snow?

Looking to get a new pair of windshield wipers

herd OEM are best

whats some recommendations?
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Old 10-Dec-2009, 07:50 PM
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I just picked up a set of cheap winter blades at Canadian Tire and they work perfect.

I bought their Refelx wipers last year and they stopped cleaning in a month and the blade ripped off.
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Old 10-Dec-2009, 07:59 PM
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i have a cheap set of winter blades and they work mint all year round.
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Old 10-Dec-2009, 08:00 PM
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OEM last longer and cleans better
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Old 10-Dec-2009, 10:28 PM
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reflex wipers are a pair of ****.

i get canadian tire teflon summer every spring. i use them throughout the winter and just throw them out. better than going through the hassle of changing and storing wipers.

i don't see why you need winter wipers if you have a windshield scraper anyway.. it's not like the snow freezes while you're driving. turn just the heat defroster on.
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Old 10-Dec-2009, 11:16 PM
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I've had a pair of CT teflon summers on for a few years now, they work fine in the winter.
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Ive got the reflexes on mine now and like others have said, there crap... even in light rain they leave water residue
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Old 11-Dec-2009, 12:13 AM
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yea they are just horrible, i'm looking to replace my reflex ones as well, i will try out the teflon ones
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Old 11-Dec-2009, 01:15 AM
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get armorall wippers at CT works great
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Old 11-Dec-2009, 01:40 AM
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yea they are just horrible, i'm looking to replace my reflex ones as well, i will try out the teflon ones
I had the reflex with Teflon and still garbage. Just in case you were thinking of those. Word of warning!


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get armorall wippers at CT works great
think I'll try em, either those or some cheap winters which others are raving about.
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Old 11-Dec-2009, 02:01 AM
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Some walmart ones work ok too. I had the ones in a green packaging and they lasted a year or so. No complaints. I have the oem ones now on the front and a rain-x one on the back.
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Old 11-Dec-2009, 05:14 AM
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Rain X... one of the best inventions!! stuff works like a charge, I hate re-applying it but when you see how the water just rolls off, its worth it. Dont even use my wipers sometimes cause rain X is taking care of it
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Old 11-Dec-2009, 10:42 AM
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Rain X... one of the best inventions!! stuff works like a charge, I hate re-applying it but when you see how the water just rolls off, its worth it. Dont even use my wipers sometimes cause rain X is taking care of it
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The Shitty part about using Rain-X on your windshield though is the stupid amount of light glare, especially from passing cars or when youre in a dark area and you get a random overhead light source shine at you....

I still like it though.
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Old 11-Dec-2009, 11:33 AM
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OEM dealership wipers!

I bought the expensive Reflex-RainX wipers at the beginning of 2009, and they are crap now, leave streaks and make a loud rubbing noise. Never again.
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I have the bosch ones from my mechanic, not bad
although I'd still go OEM, I remember them being Denso ones, those were the "best I ever had" (go hip hop reference)

+2 for rainX.. but I haven't applied any for a while now, just used the rainX windshield water seems to work but not as well
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Originally Posted by Polkaroo Killa
OEM dealership wipers!

I bought the expensive Reflex-RainX wipers at the beginning of 2009, and they are crap now, leave streaks and make a loud rubbing noise. Never again.
I never tried the reflex wipers from CT because they are toooo expensive and looking at above posts, they are crap. I don't buy a lot of things CT, mainly cause the price is a complete rip-off.
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Originally Posted by alexg2009
I never tried the reflex wipers from CT because they are toooo expensive and looking at above posts, they are crap. I don't buy a lot of things CT, mainly cause the price is a complete rip-off.
Alex, they are absolute crap. The commercials lie. Stick with OEM
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Originally Posted by Polkaroo Killa
OEM dealership wipers!

I bought the expensive Reflex-RainX wipers at the beginning of 2009, and they are crap now, leave streaks and make a loud rubbing noise. Never again.
I never tried the reflex wipers from CT because they are toooo expensive and looking at above posts, they are crap. I don't buy a lot of things CT, mainly cause the price is a complete rip-off.

I never got the glare or maybe I didn't notice it by using Rain-X.

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Originally Posted by Polkaroo Killa
Alex, they are absolute crap. The commercials lie. Stick with OEM
I feel that CT commercials are a complete lie. Not that other commercials don't lie but these are so fake from the beginning.
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