On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:59:54 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:


I buy nothing but Bosch triple edge now. They are the cleanest wiping
blades there is. After the first ones, I'll never buy anything else.
But then again, I only have to put up with frost or snow on the
windshield about once a year!

There's some kind of new blade out now - silicone I think.
My mech/car kid was talking about them, as he put a pair on his car.
As I recall the big difference is it's a single piece that conforms to
the windshield, not just a blade refill.
Not cheap. And I don't know how it lasts, but he said it was good so
far. I'll have to ask him.
First thing I noticed with the '93 Grand Am I'm getting in shape.
Put a battery in it, and started it to take it for a ride.
Turned on the wipers - SCREECH.
Rubber blade separated and metal arm on the windshield.
Damn kids. It's a car I bought for my daughter for her college
commuting. She don't want it, since she's a bigshot school teacher
now.
Even the Lumina I'm driving has a wiper scratch. That was my son's.
Bought it from him when he moved to Australia.
And he sold it to me with a screeching wiper.
I just don't understand that.

--Vic