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Wiper blades MICHELIN or VALEO
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
Valeo. 15 bucks each work as good as anything ive ever used and ive used them all
Pros: work very well, good value
Michelins from Costco are the best I've used yet.
Pros: best used yet
I use Michelin. Never had an issue
Pros: no issues
I've had the Valeos too and they are really good. The only thing I didn't like about them is extremely OCD - the "Valeo" logo on them is bright white and it's upside down when the blade is properly installed.
Pros: really good
Cons: logo upside down
I bought some Valeo wiper blades yesterday for my G21. The parts website (eurocarparts, UK) said these should match. They do, except for missing a cutout by the integrated washer nozzles.
Pros: match car
Cons: missing cutout
Vehicle:
BMW
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
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