Wiper blades

Where do you buy Rain-X wipers??

I went to Rain-X site, put in truck data, it tells me which fits. Then, I hit the buy button and it tells me there are no Rain-X retailers or Online Sales of this wiper. Tried the Contact US button, write a note, but it will not send. Weird.

I recently bought some Michelin premium wipers for my truck thinking the expensive version would be an improvement. I thought I had something on the glass after the install. Cleaned and cleaned and they still ran terrible. Swapped them out for the cheaper Walmart Rain-X wipers and no issues now. Rain-X wipers for me, good price, good performance. The last set of cheap Anco wipers didn't last for me. Here in the heat of Alabama my wiper blades rarely go more than two years before they get really hard. Walmart has the best price I've seen.

I tried the cheaper Rain-X Hybrids this time and they work good. $10.98 for them and the $15.98 Latitude is more modern looking, they both work fine for me.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rain-X-Expert-Fit-Hybrid-Windshield-Wiper-Blade-26-Replacement-H26/32254459

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rain-X-Latitude-Water-Repellency-24-2-IN-1-Windshield-Wiper-Blade/46543690

I’m mostly trying to get a topic as inane as windshield wipers to 3 pages!

But still wondering what makes a particular model windshield “bad” for wipers ?

I honestly can't believe how well Bosch Icon blades work. I have them on all of my vehicles now. I recently bought a brand-new Mazda CX-5, and discovered that the wiper blades left streaks. I replaced the new OEM blades with Bosch Icon blades and the result was exactly how blades are supposed to work. Sure, they're expensive, but do your really want to save money on visibility?

I 'lift' them off the glass often (whenever fueling up, checking oil, etc) and lay them down square to the glass so as to not have them bend

Bending long term & baked by the sun/heat sets them ant an angle and will shudder going against the grain so to speak

Try most new ones and always go back to refill type where you pull out the rubber squeeze & SS stiffening rods. Buy 'cut to fit' refills and replace often.

HATE shuddering wiper blades.

Some of the newer vehicles has a 'park'm straight' function. When the wiper system is turned off...they stop and backup a tiny bit to park them straight to the glass


Best washer fluid is 303 tablets to mix my own (and on trips, dry tablets and use fueling station water) and use an old laundry jug with a spigot. Make about 2.5 gallons and the no-spill jug-spigot works on all of my vehicles

Laid down on fender to not have to hold several pounds trying to aim it centered to the washer jug fill tube


Gotta loosen the other end to allow makup air to allow good flow

I buy the cheapest blades I can find and replace them when they go bad. Anything over $5 for wiper blades is highway robbery.

Grit dog wrote:


But still wondering what makes a particular model windshield “bad” for wipers ?

Some windshields have an angle or curve that is sharp enough that part of the blade will not be able to conform to it, so you’ll have a spot on the glass that the wiper passes over, but will never press firmly enough to it to clean it well.

I was told years ago by the rep for a wiper manufacturer, that wiper blades were only designed to last for six months. I don’t tend to replace mine nearly that frequently, but I’ve still never found a brand of wiper that really impresses me.