Windshield wipers….. Which one’s are Good?

[mrmike7189]

ford.com had a july 4th sale(seems like they have sales all year!) 20% off parts&accesories, I got an air filter, 2 cabin air filters, all weather floor mats and motorcraft wipers. I built up some fordpass points for future free stuff

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[mrmike7189]

btw why did ford make the Ranger wiper blades in such odd ball size. Try finding those sizes in an autozone parts store.............its hard to find. I just ordered some motorcraft ones from ford.com

 

[Dsc]

On my 2020 I replaced the OEM with Motorcraft after a little over a year. Same life for the replacements. Found on Amazon you can just buy the rubber insert at a fraction of the cost. Have been doing that and getting the same life/performance.

 

[got3fords]

Avoid RainX wipers at all cost !
Total garbage after 8k miles.
And I live in South Texas where rain doesn't happen every day, or every week, or every month.

I was very disappointed in the RainX as well. The passenger side streaked from day one, and the driver's side started streaking at just under a year. And as mentioned, they are very bulky.
I replaced them with Splash brand from Rock Auto in January. Working great so far.

 

[veedubtuner]

Got my 2021 Ranger in June, 2021, new....still have the OE blades on it, and their still good. Granted, Truck is garaged, and I do clean the blades several times a year....don't know which way I'll go when I do need new....

This!! Wiper blades last a lot longer if you wash and clean them. I'm still on my OG blades as well.

 

[Friday yet?]

Have you ever tried the elite ones? Trico’s Silicone ceramic? Or do you have a opinion about those? Thanks!

I’ve used those in the past on other vehicles. Very solid product.

 

[RK Racing]

This!! Wiper blades last a lot longer if you wash and clean them. I'm still on my OG blades as well.

I wash and clean my wipers every two weeks however some of us do not have a choice…. We have to leave our car sitting in the sun every day. I know the rubber wipers do not like that……..

 

[NotBudule2]

Hillshire Farms actually got into the wiper blade market a while back, it did not go well...

 

[Friday yet?]

Contrary to some of the prior posts, for the past few years RainX habeen my go to. I’ve had nothing but great service out of them.

Now, I clean wiper blades every time I clean the windshield. And while I may not wash my truck often, I clean the windshield regularly. So maybe that’s why I like RainX better than some of the other guys here.

YMMV

 

[dozxab]

My 2022 has the original wipers and they are still working great. Bought it as a 17 month left over in Phoenix. It sat out side for that time and garaged since. Never had any wipers last a full year except OEM, so when they finally need replacement, I will go to the local Ford dealer and go OEM.

 

[RK Racing]

Hillshire Farms actually got into the wiper blade market a while back, it did not go well...

In my book they get points for trying!

 

[got3fords]

Contrary to some of the prior posts, for the past few years RainX habeen my go to. I’ve had nothing but great service out of them.

Now, I clean wiper blades every time I clean the windshield. And while I may not wash my truck often, I clean the windshield regularly. So maybe that’s why I like RainX better than some of the other guys here.

YMMV

Glad they work for you. But when they streak right out of the package, they lose a customer.

 

[NotBudule2]

Cadillac, back in the late 80's , had a MAJOR issue with wiper blades and streaks/chatter, we put on blades constantly (under warranty), after a year of this Cadillac pushed back and actually had a TSB to use a good cleaner first and they provided this product below which I don't think existed before (bon ami did but not a gm version) it did work pretty good iirc...

 

[Dr_Strangelove]

+1 happy customer with Bosch Icon wipers here.

 

[MrJ1s]

I use Bosch Icon blades on all of my vehicles. They last 2 - 3 years. Of course, I don't live where there is snow and ice.

(40) years ago I worked for a Bosch Warehouse Distributor in the Upper Midwest where snow, ice and torrential rains challenge wipers. I started purchasing the higher end Bosch wiper blades blades and I have always been pleased with them.

Not so with the Bosch 26A16A Icon blades I purchased for my '21 Ranger.

The driver's side performs fine, the passenger side sucks. I poked around for reviews and found that other Ranger owners have had the same problem

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