Another wiper question

**Dannyboy** · 12-04-2008 02:57 PM

Winter is coming, I'm planning on replacing my wipers. Is there any aero style wiper that will fit our car. I saw someone sells similar style on e-bay (UK). Has anybody tried it, or the ECS one is the only option? Thanks

**blmlozz** · 12-04-2008 03:04 PM

Bosch icon is as close as you get without spending a fortune.. They have a clip that covers the end ofthe arm so it simulates the high-end look and they work flawlessly. They go for about $22 a pop. My last ones lasted me almost a year.

**Dannyboy** · 12-04-2008 03:12 PM

Thanks.

**NOCAN** · 12-04-2008 03:29 PM

Dang, one year? I thought Aero blades were supposed to last a lot longer than that.

**lookaught** · 12-04-2008 03:32 PM

In SoCal they'll probably dry rot before they wear out. Id have to guess you would get 2-3 years... in the northeast its 1-1.5 years in my experience.

**blmlozz** · 12-04-2008 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by NOCAN

Dang, one year? I thought Aero blades were supposed to last a lot longer than that.

I live in VA, the combination of 20-40degree winters and 100+ degree summers does lots of damage not to mention lots of rain anyway. They probaly could have lasted another month or two if you want to rag them out.. but they had began to streak after about a year. which means time to replace for me. I wouldn't think OEM aero blades would be much different or last significantly longer since the blade is probably made from the same kind of material. Wiper blades are cheap enough to be able to replace every year anyway.

**NOCAN** · 12-04-2008 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by lookaught

In SoCal they'll probably dry rot before they wear out. Id have to guess you would get 2-3 years... in the northeast its 1-1.5 years in my experience.

Yup, that's what happened to my last set of blades, came right off one day when I was using them (I definitely let them go a little too long). Lasted about 3 years. Wow, I didn't realize the cold weather had that much of an affect on the blades. Are there any type of synthetic instead of rubber blades that would last longer?

**blmlozz** · 12-04-2008 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by NOCAN

Yup, that's what happened to my last set of blades, came right off one day when I was using them (I definitely let them go a little too long). Lasted about 3 years. Wow, I didn't realize the cold weather had that much of an affect on the blades. Are there any type of synthetic instead of rubber blades that would last longer?

nope..

it's not just the material, the design of the wipers means they loose their tension over time. You don't want the material to be too hard anyway, otherwise you risk scratching up the glass.