Best wiper blades?

guywhofishes

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The OEM blades were great on the 2014 RAM - but the ice killed them this weekend. Time to replace

Who makes the very best blade? Money no object.

I know they're just wiper blades. But like tires - they can be the difference maker in certain sticky situations.

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By the way - I'm the guy who doesn't scrape his window and drives around wiping like nuts and using a gallon of fluid - with the windshield defrost set to Melt Your Face position.
 


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Go back to the dealership and get oem. I have never gotten a decent pair of aftermarket replacements and I've gone cheap to expensive.
 

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One step closer to the end.
I used to buy the cheap Anco blades as I replaced them every fall before the first frost.
But the last couple of times their quality has fallen off the map.

So I just went to Rain X weather beaters. They appear to be a better blade. But I don't have much miles on them.

Good luck with your search.
 

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Go back to the dealership and get oem. I have never gotten a decent pair of aftermarket replacements and I've gone cheap to expensive.

Yeah - was going to go that route but decided to check first to see if there is some super duper pure silicone wiper or some such.
 


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Everytime I have had OEM blades put back on my Dodge products at the Little Minneapolis dealership I have been disappointed, I was really mad when they replaced my good Bosch with crap blades without my permission.
 

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If money is no object , build a heated garage to put it in.::: HA HA.
 

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If money is no object , build a heated garage to put it in.::: HA HA.

Geez - That's a lot of garages! (work, Happy Harry's, Mills Fleet Farm, etc.)

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Everytime I have had OEM blades put back on my Dodge products at the Little Minneapolis dealership I have been disappointed, I was really mad when they replaced my good Bosch with crap blades without my permission.

ack!... why were the originals so dang good then????
 

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Geez - That's a lot of garages! (work, Happy Harry's, Mills Fleet Farm, etc.

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ack!... why were the originals so dang good then????
I use the Rain X winter blades. Have to change them out every two years because the sun drys them out.
 

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We use either Bosch or Rain X.
Change them out every year but once in awhile i forget and then it is 2 years.
Always have them on hand in our garage, we buy them at Napa when they have a big sale.
 


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Geez - That's a lot of garages! (work, Happy Harry's, Mills Fleet Farm, etc.)

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ack!... why were the originals so dang good then????

Unless they replaced them with lower grade motor craft compared to original. I'm on my 3rd work truck and mo complaint on my current 2018 Ram OEM blades as of yet.
 

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Bosch or Rain-x here.

One thing to consider, it makes a huge difference when you apply the rain-x windshield treatment. Just make sure the glass is clean when you apply.
 


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do they make 10 ply wiper blades for guywhoabusesblades ?

there probably is a market for them

ha ha ha - guilty as charged - so guilty it's embarrassing

I am also the guy driving looking through a 6 inch hole of visibility in the frosty windshield - I am so stupid sometimes
 

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ha ha ha - guilty as charged - so guilty it's embarrassing

I am also the guy driving looking through a 6 inch hole of visibility in the frosty windshield - I am so stupid sometimes

I thought only teenagers did that, but I thought only teenagers skateboarded too....:;:stirthepot
 


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