I bought those rain-x latitude wiper blades 4 years ago and they are still working fine today and we get pretty harsh weather out here in Texas.
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PIAA super silicone wipers last a very long time. My current ones are 4 years old and finally starting to streak. Its perfect for me because in sunny social it rains like 2 weeks every year. It coats your windshield like what rainx does too.
The only other blade I would consider on par with or a slight upgrade would be the Valeos I got from Tire Rack.
I just get the Goodyear replacements at Costco as needed without any issues or modification.
The Bosch Icon are cool. I happened to notice a buy one get 50% another sale at AutoZone. I snatched a pair for the R and a pair for the GTI.
I always just buy a pair of the OEM Bosch blades from either Amazon or Ebay. Whichever is less $$. I think I typically get the front blade set for between $25-30, sometimes with shipping.
I love my Rain-X wipers. They really do work better, especially if you use them in conjunction with the window treatment.
I have the Michelin stealth (we just started selling them) and I like them better than the rain x beam blade wipers, they seem to go longer without streaking.
IMO Bosch makes a good set of blades.
I HATE Rain-x. It has never failed to make my wipers chatter and skip.
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