I swear by the silicone PIAAs. I've never had to apply Rain X since the silicone does the same thing. I put them on every car I own.

 

i just checked on tirerack.. do you have the si tech silicone flat or the super silicone?? i'm gonna order some soon

 

I'm a Subaru-***** so...

OEM or Bosch, since Bosch is the official wiper blade for the Subaru Legacy Super GT car. (But the Super GT car has what are called "Bosch Aeroblades", couldn't find them anywhere, maybe it's a JDM name or something).

I'm currently running the Bosch ICON, performance is great but diminishes surprisingly fast, but it's still doing acceptable performance. I'll try OEM next and see if it lasts as long.


Oh, and something I found out:

 

Super Silicone. Like Rain-X, above 70-75 mph, it's almost better visibilty with the wipers left off.

 

My car has heated wiper blades which is cool for the snow.. anybody else have that?
OEM wipers have been great so far but I am going to apply some rain x pretty soon just because.

 

rain x wipres are garbage, they work great at first but maybe for a month. and if you go to the snow, expect them to be trash when you get back. the dont stand up to the dirt and sand well, people just buy them cuz they say rain x on them... save your money.

i love the bosch, but when in a bind i will get the exact fit from autozone/kragen.

i change my blades every 3-4 months. they arent made to last forever

 

Turn on your AC at the same time you have the heat up to full, on defrost. Most modern cars do this without you needing to turn it on yourself.

I am using the triple edge Bosch platinum and they seem to work pretty well.

 

You're not the only one!

Whenever my windshield has thin ice on it, I just let the wipers heat up and then wipe the rest of the ice off

 

I never really understood why the ac needs to be on. Any explanation on this?

Anyone know how the rain-x wipers work through a season of winter? Currently have a foot of the white on my car and my wipers are shot stockers.

 

Bosch Icons are the ****.

 

Air Conditioning acts as a de-humidifier, removing moisture from the area. This is why I can't use it very much while my wife is in the car, as it dries out her contact lenses.

 

 

Even with the ac on in our STi you would still have to run it the whole time and the min you shut it off it would fog up. Thats why I buy the fog stuff.

 

ordered some last night.. thanks huck

 

Seems like this thread follows the same inconsistencies that this reviewer (click here) noted when others commented on these 2 wipers.

I've been running the Bosch since last winter, and they've worked out fine so far. But I'll need to replace my driver side b/c the blade somehow got damaged, which causing a streak in an otherwise completely clean sweep on both the up & return sweeps.

Also, thumbs up on the bracketless design. Snow clog is no longer an issue whenever heading to the slopes amid storms.