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I like the guy jogging with a mask on, I couldn't believe it.

Hey cut off a mask string, tape it to your wiper blade pointing up, go do 70 mph, see how hard the wind pushes it around.... some cars it will lean forward, the base of a windshield can be a low pressure area on some cars, but wind drag aside, those do stick up a lot, that would bug me.
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I like RainX products, but I might have thought otherwise about their wipers if I had noticed their huge profile before I bought them. Or am I just being anal?
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Ok back OT...my first and only complaint during the my first run through rain was the wipers SUCKED big time...they steaked and chattered like crazy...I replaced them with these RainX Latitude and instantly solved the problem for the next 100,000 miles...I can't believe the endurance of these blades...yes, I agree about the blocky connectors but they're no larger than other wipers..it's the way they're shaped that makes them appear larger...
 

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BTW, that diaper on your dash doesn't work...get an N95 if you must wear one...
Those don't work either...
 
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Ok back OT...my first and only complaint during the my first run through rain was the wipers SUCKED big time...they steaked and chattered like crazy...I replaced them with these RainX Latitude and instantly solved the problem for the next 100,000 miles...I can't believe the endurance of these blades...yes, I agree about the blocky connectors but they're no larger than other wipers..it's the way they're shaped that makes them appear larger...
I would have liked to compare them side-by-side. They certainly do appear larger from inside.
 

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Those don't work either...
Better but yes, only
I’ve got a set of the Bosch blades recently and they seem to work well and had good reviews. I’ll see how they hold up. Do they still require masks some places? Luckily it’s been over a year since I’ve had to remember to bring a mask anywhere.
Bosh ICONs are great too...I went with Latitude because of a Amazon's lightning deal...that was 3 years ago lol...
 


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I just use RainX on my windows and rarely do I even need my wipers. I was not too impressed by the RainX wiper blades but that was some years ago. I have heard good things about the Bosch ones however.
 
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Those don't work either...
I know it's all a scam...but N95 is still better than the run of the mill white stuff...still not anywhere as effective as my God given immune system...
 

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Better but yes, only

Bosh ICONs are great too...I went with Latitude because of a Amazon's lightning deal...that was 3 years ago lol...
Nice, yeah the ones that were on the truck were horrible. They only lasted 7 months or so. Probably we’re bad before I got the truck. Icons have been pretty good. When the summer rainstorms come I’ll really be able to test them out.
 

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I wonder with what they filled this place on my truck ?
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I like that! I think it looks much better without dash without the dash tray.
 

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I wonder with what they filled this place on my truck ?
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Hard to say...appears USA Rangers had a lot of changes internally...we don't have HVAC vents on top as you have...
 

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Hard to say...appears USA Rangers had a lot of changes internally...we don't have HVAC vents on top as you have...
I think this all is related to cooling and inner ventilation maybe?

I like that! I think it looks much better without dash without the dash tray.
Same here, easy to keep clean. Useless hole where nothing else but dust can be collected. Ok, except diapers but I have so much places in my truck where to hide them.
 
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Fairly certain no one has purchased a Ranger because it is streamline....
I think they are pretty sleek looking. I was just sort of shocked when I jumped in and those things seemed to stand right out.
 
 








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