Rain-X Latitude wiper blades (review)

[SOLISIMO]

I was sick and tired of the crap Fomoco wipers. I bought some rain-x latitude wipers and so far Im impressed. The look alot better and used them with some windshield washer and cleaned it dry with no streaks, something I havnt seen in a while.

Although not cheap I highly recommend them.

 

[Sierra Lima1470]

We have those on the Pilot and the Suburban they work really well on the chevrolet but on the Honda they're aweful, they like smear the water rather than wipe it away... Haven't bought them for my expedition yet though. My current ones squeak and it drives me nuts, so it probably wont be long untill I buy a pair.

 

[jjbusa]

yea i have them too. love em.

 

[Canadian Expy]

Love the rain X blades and there fluid

 

[SOLISIMO]

We have those on the Pilot and the Suburban they work really well on the chevrolet but on the Honda they're aweful, they like smear the water rather than wipe it away... Haven't bought them for my expedition yet though. My current ones squeak and it drives me nuts, so it probably wont be long untill I buy a pair.

Yeah I read mixed reviews too but decided to buy them. Im wondering if they work better when its a direct replacement and you dont have to use any of their brackets.

 

[Sierra Lima1470]

Brackets? Do you mean those little plastic joints that you have to rip off and put the bigger one on?

 

[junior73]

I put a set on last weekend, and the only complaint, if you can really call it that, is for some reason the passenger side doesn't sit all the way down, so there is like 2 square inches at the bottom of the wiper sweep that don't get wiped. Aside from this VERY small glitch, they're some of the best wipers I've ran on it.

 

[SOLISIMO]

Brackets? Do you mean those little plastic joints that you have to rip off and put the bigger one on?

Yeah but on the expy you dont have to take any off, they bolt right on

I put a set on last weekend, and the only complaint, if you can really call it that, is for some reason the passenger side doesn't sit all the way down, so there is like 2 square inches at the bottom of the wiper sweep that don't get wiped. Aside from this VERY small glitch, they're some of the best wipers I've ran on it.

Yup same problem here lol

 

[GAINMOB]

i've been looking at them for a while...glad to here they're worth it...next wipers will be Rain-X...

 

[ExpeditionDrew]

i put those blades on mine and they worked great for like 2 months and now they just smear the water....i dont think i would buy them again...

 

[Racenut]

I put on the BOSCH ICON blades back in October and they are great.

Here in southern NM you go thru blades about every 6 months due to the heat and lack of humidity, but these blades still work like NEW!

No smearing, squaling, or jumping around on the glass at all, and a beautiful clean wipe every time I LOVE THEM!!!!

Also a hint for the 1st gen guys ( not sure about the newer gens ) EVEN THOU THEY CALL FOR A 20" BLADE YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIT A 24" BLADE that will wipe the entire window. It barley clears on the passanger side when the blade is in the resting position by about 1/2" or so but these newer one piece blades work wonderful.

 

[alaskanexpy]

i've been trying alot of different frameless wipers. right now i have trico's new ones on the market. so far i really like them. i had rain-ex's before..had some chatter issues but otherwise i liked them.

 

[walnuts4x4]

+1 on the bosch ICONs.... just put em on and love them

 

[ELVATO]

Used to use Icons, but would get inconsistent performance with them. Sometimes, they'd last most of the year, where as the next pair would only last a couple of months.

I just switched to the Michelin one piece ones (forget the name). Cost a few bucks less, and seem to have the same performance. Granted, I don't really use my wipers all that often, since the Rain X washer fluid takes car of most water as long as I'm going >35 mph.

As far as the bigger wipers, I'm running 21" right how, though I might consider going 22" (2" bigger than called for). The only thing that sketches me out is that the bigger wipers will cause more drag, overexerting the wiper motor.

 

[Big Red Monster]

those Blades are the best i have ever had, that was the first thing i changed on my truck when i got it, they give me 100% perfect vision in rainy weather