Wiper Recommendations?

[EddieC]

the Trico Force are a nice performance wiper, I can confirm "no lifting" @130mph in the rain, they are rated 140+
pretty reasonable price $15 each, a comparable product such as the bosch icon's are $50+ retail
prices can vary too rockauto usually has these for $7.50 but can vary as well

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005WTPC4S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

You have a truck that can do 130????

 

[EddieC]

Stick with OEM, I have tried just about all the aftermarket wipers out there through the years and always got the best results from OEM wipers. The aftermarket blades start out great but after about 6 months they go bad. I get 3-4 years out of OEM blades. One thing I can't stand is noisy wipers, OEM are nice and quiet.

Where to get oems other than the dealer?

 

[homesick]

Just out of curiosity, do any of y'all bother with maintenance of your blades- wiping the srcaping edge down, treating the blade with silicone, etc?

It never seemed worthwhile to me, but I've never gotten 3-4 years out of a set of blades either.

joe

 

[Doubeleive]

You have a truck that can do 130????

ERR 145, Maybe more not enough runway to find out as of yet

 

[EddieC]

ERR 145, Maybe more not enough runway to find out as of yet

Seems like wind could get under your truck and launch it

 

[Doubeleive]

Seems like wind could get under your truck and launch it

if it had wings.......

 

[EddieC]

if it had wings.......

Maybe you could try 145 and see.

 

[Doubeleive]

Maybe you could try 145 and see.

I did, it's not fast enough to fly

but a few seconds later I ran across this scoundrel

amazingly enough he drove away and let me go
I would not recommend trying the same, you will likely get different results

 

[Silverado4x4]

Where to get oems other than the dealer?

Got them at the dealer, they were the same price everywhere I looked.

 

[iamlegion]

I have a 2018 Yukon and buy the 22” Michelin blades that Costco sells in Canada. There is an adapter in the package but seem to recall is not needed. I install a new blade on the driver’s side every 3-4 months, moving the old one to the passenger side side, enjoying a new blade without being too wasteful.

This is a pretty clever idea to help extend the lifespan. I assume yours aren't "wearing at different rates", but you're just putting the new/better one straight in front of you and letting the passenger side one ride until either it's no longer working good or you want to replace the driver side again?