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I have had excellent experiences buying the Michelin brand beam-style wiper blades on sale at Costco. Decent prices and the wipers do an excellent job. I replace mine every 15-18 months.
Pros: excellent job, decent prices
Bought mine from costco. If was $8 each after $3 discount. Don't know how it compares with other wipers but it's much better than the wipers the car came with. No noise.
Pros: much better, no noise
I'm in the souther interior of BC and I'm finding the Costco Michelins to be much better than the stock VW for about half the price.
Pros: much better, half price
I recently bought the Michelin Guardians Plus Hybrid from Costco and it's pretty great. It was only $7 or $8 per blade. It's noticeably quieter and smoother than stock for rain.
Pros: quieter and smoother
Michelin endurance XT. Love them.
Pros: love them
I have the previous version of these Michelin wipers on the driver side and the new one on the passenger side of my wives car. Had it for a couple of months. I haven't noticed an issue, but the build is worse. It's going to get wrecked by ice buildup whereas the previous model had beefier design. The new mounting clip also wasn't as good, but it worked well enough.
Cons: build is worse
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
I paid multiple times that last time and they are streaking a few months later. These are Michelins.
Cons: streaking after months
I purchased Michelin Optimum+ Ceramic Beam 26”/16” just the other day. I chose them because I wanted ceramic silicone and the Michelin were a great price at $15 each. After putting the “right” adapter on that fit the button hole, that’s when I found out that the Trax’s wiper arm isn’t the correct length for these blades. The space between the button hole and the end is really small whereas the bracket on the blade and the photo in the instruction pamphlet show that the space should be over 1” to accommodate most of the bracket. The blade “fit” and snapped in, but I could tell it wasn’t right. There was too much play and the arm could separate from the blade by just bending the blade. Also the Trax’s arm is curved on the bottom, fitting perfectly into the OEM blades. Michelin’s website said that the 26” blade would fit. Oddly though, it said the passenger side was 14” instead of 16”.
Pros: great price
Cons: incorrect length, too much play, arm could separate
Vehicle:
Chevrolet
Mileage: 55528 km
I tried the Michelins from Costco one time. They streaked and chattered on the first use.
Cons: streaked, chattered on first use
Same here. A few years ago I thought they were a great deal. Now they are both worth installing. Just pay a bit more for another brand.
Pros: great deal
Cons: not worth installing
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