REVIEW: 2005 wiper blade technology
whats wrong with pepboys besides for the fact they dont take my atm card and carry the ultimate ricer section. but other than that they have one of the best car cleaning section, oil department and general maintnance out of the kragen, autozone, napa group.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
By little I mean you can see them start to vibrate, but they never get bad enough to make moise. Normal people would say they are perfect. Also the fastest moving wiper due to the least amount of friction. It sweeps fast and clean without streaking.
Rating: 4/5
Rating: 4/5
Originally Posted by gearbox
so far the bosch work very well in no/light/heavy rain with little chatter. There is some, but its not boisy and doesn't affect the quality of the wipe. The graphite coating is very smooth.
good reviews gearbox.
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Rep Power: 811 i just got regular cause they look more like stock. the excel have a different design but are supposed to have better technology.
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Rep Power: 0 I bought the MICHELINS!!!
REVIEW:
looks almost like oem... pretty heavy but not too heavy duty
nice appearence and very smooth
barely any chattering... not performed in the rain yet but so far so good!
REVIEW:
looks almost like oem... pretty heavy but not too heavy duty
nice appearence and very smooth
barely any chattering... not performed in the rain yet but so far so good!
Originally Posted by SimonTek
Name something Bosch makes that sucks? I had a german car for my first car (Cosworth Ford Sierra) I swear half the car was bosch. I love Bosch though.
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Rep Power: 811 well mine r holding up so far for a month now. if they last 6mos i'll be happy cause at least they work unlike anything else.
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Rep Power: 811 mine made it through the winter just fine. well they get ice on them like any blade but once they warm from the defroster they work great. always stick to the window.
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Rep Power: 811 hell no for the reflexes. they suck and even look strange cause the middle part sticks out. take all my waste of money and time seriously and don't try the ones I hated.
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Rep Power: 307 I have some OEM refills on order. ( If Fed-Ex Can find my house that is ) My originals are almost a year old and still good. I did some swapping back & forth this winter (snow and ice is a real killer on those OEM blades) I keep mine clean with Simple Green and 95% isopropyl.
Also those wiper arms have got to be the most flimsy I have ever experienced, If not careful you could easily destroy them.
Also those wiper arms have got to be the most flimsy I have ever experienced, If not careful you could easily destroy them.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
hell no for the reflexes. they suck and even look strange cause the middle part sticks out. take all my waste of money and time seriously and don't try the ones I hated.
I just burnt my tongue
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Rep Power: 319 i just bought some of the bosch micro edges and DAMN they are insane...best wipers hands down...too bad it doesnt rain too much here in socal...well actually its a good thing cuz people drive like **** and its dangerous as hell
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Originally Posted by gearbox
hell no for the reflexes. they suck and even look strange cause the middle part sticks out. take all my waste of money and time seriously and don't try the ones I hated.
pffft...
Ive had my reflex blades for over a year now and I love them. I was doing 160 km/h in a cross wind with rain and the blades never hopped off the glass once...I live just outside of Vancouver and it rains here all the time...the Reflex blades work just fine. You may have just got a defect?
ive had a few, i personally like the michelins, they were very smooth while going across the window and did an amazing job, the never really trapped dirt under them like alot do, so i didnt have t clean the blade often.
unfortunately because they were a smoother rubber they got torn a new ******* when it was icey on my windshield (i didnt realize it was all ice)
i since have replaced them with some cheapo korean made blades and they not only have done the job very well just as well as the michelins, but theyve gone over three times as bad ice and no tearing or anything. the only complaint is they do trap dirt a lil more than the michelins but ive got no problem just wiping it ever couple weeks.
unfortunately because they were a smoother rubber they got torn a new ******* when it was icey on my windshield (i didnt realize it was all ice)
i since have replaced them with some cheapo korean made blades and they not only have done the job very well just as well as the michelins, but theyve gone over three times as bad ice and no tearing or anything. the only complaint is they do trap dirt a lil more than the michelins but ive got no problem just wiping it ever couple weeks.
The PIAA silicon wipers last me a good year here in Miami, before they even hint at chattering.
The Bosch Micro edge last me 1-3 months at best.
Guess weather makes the difference.
The Bosch Micro edge last me 1-3 months at best.
Guess weather makes the difference.
