Aftermarket Wipers?
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I know, right? I'm telling you guys that the neoforms are the way to go rather than the icons. I'd say this at regular price however I usually buy during their rebates...which end 12/15 btw.
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Do the neoforms sit flush, out of view just like the OEM wipers? Wipers are especially important for me in rainy Seattle
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I've been using trico neoform beam blade wipers after switching from icons quite a while back. IMO they fit great, they work great, they're super quiet, they look great and they're the lowest-cost top-of-the-line wiper blade out there.
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Bought my G last Saturday and brought it to the dealer for a few things. Blades were done but I had read some TSBs about how to service wiper refills. Asked the parts department while I was there for refill costs. Cost was the same as after market wipers. Difference is that our wipers have that small wing thing going which most after market wipers don't.
So it cost me the same and I kept the OEM assembly, just swapped in new blades of rubber.
J
So it cost me the same and I kept the OEM assembly, just swapped in new blades of rubber.
J
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Bought my G last Saturday and brought it to the dealer for a few things. Blades were done but I had read some TSBs about how to service wiper refills. Asked the parts department while I was there for refill costs. Cost was the same as after market wipers. Difference is that our wipers have that small wing thing going which most after market wipers don't.
So it cost me the same and I kept the OEM assembly, just swapped in new blades of rubber.
J
So it cost me the same and I kept the OEM assembly, just swapped in new blades of rubber.
J
#25
But check this out, some parts of the blade make contact and others don't. Three days after they were installed they're doing this! I send my advisor an email to see what he thought. I really don't want to go in for something so trivial.
J
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So for my northern bretheren it seems as if the OEM wipers have very low profile blades. This combined with the wiper arm design causes ice / snow to build up *under* the portion of the arm that holds the blade. When this ice / snow forms is prevents the arm from compressing the blade tightly against the windshield.
That's what the problem was here. So it looks like these OEM wipers are great in the summer and light snow but can't stand up to a proper North Eastern winter.
I'll be replacing these wipers for the winter. In the mean time I've had to diligently scrape off the ice and snow under the arm. Big pain in the **** each morning before going to work.
J
That's what the problem was here. So it looks like these OEM wipers are great in the summer and light snow but can't stand up to a proper North Eastern winter.
I'll be replacing these wipers for the winter. In the mean time I've had to diligently scrape off the ice and snow under the arm. Big pain in the **** each morning before going to work.
J
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