Best replacement wiper blades?
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Yes the Icons are good when it's snowing. The low profile design picks up much less snow than traditional bulky wipers. Not all low profile wipers are equal though - many don't make consistent contact with the windshield. The Icons are good in my experience. So is the Valeo Ultimate, a similar low-profile design.
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I stuck with the Trico NeoForm Beam Blades and the Trico View glass treatment. In the end, this is the best set-up I've used and believe it or not...its NOT the most expensive option out there...actually a reasonable deal. Wipers are not needed over 45mph and when you do use the wipers, they're as smooth at ky jelly on a saturday night...
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Quick tip: buy complete blades and keep the old ones. Use the new ones for winter and when winter is over, put the old ones back on I just use the standard Ancos and they work fine. Glass polish and RainX means using your wipers a lot less.
Have Valeo on the company van and they work surprisingly well.
Have Valeo on the company van and they work surprisingly well.
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You've obviously never lived through a Wisconsin winter!! Brutal!! I usually just replace annually (sometimes twice a year when my cars get older and the glass gets pitted and old).