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ricosuave
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'reflex' type wiper blades - opinions? quote:

you know, the ones from ct.

i have a problem with kicking out ~$50 just to try em

of course, walmart has similar for about half that...

has anyone tried them in real life and can offer opinions?

rico

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found this on the "i'll start with you..." thread


Originally posted by R!zz0
The only thing good was the reflex wipers. They are just awesome but lil pricey. Other then that...

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yeah I am also wondering about this too....anyone actually used them yet???

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I have heard that they are supposed to be pretty good. Bosch is now making their own version called the "Icon".

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i was going to try them out, but i guess they didnt feel like making 11 inch long ones for my truck.

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I bought them. They work pretty damn well actually. Cleaned up the mess that my old wipers left behind. IMO I think think they're better than the teflon wipers they had before.

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Originally posted by sputnik
I have heard that they are supposed to be pretty good. Bosch is now making their own version called the "Icon".



I'll wait for the Bosch ones.

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they suck... they chatter like motherfuckers unless your windshield is super wet

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best wipers I've ever used,quiet and sweeps clean

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i have had them for a year now. and i couldn't be more disappointed. they were aesome when i first had them, didnt leave streaks, went smoothly and quietly. But when the first winter rolled in.... the problems started. they became cold and the stupid adhesive on there was soo cold, it could not keep the rubber on it. i got it replaced at crappy tire no problem. after a bit, the other oen just stripped completely durign last summer and i have refused to buy any product for my automobile from crappy tire again.

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Great wipers, I bought them at Partsource name label is tridon reflex something...a heck of a lot cheaper but same product, great wipers!

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i have um use um love um

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I have them on my car right now.

I'd say I'm pretty happy with them, they wipe nice and clean with no bouncing, and they look a lot cleaner/neater than regular wipers.

I bought them with gift cards I was given, considering I paid $52.00 for them, I probably wont buy them again just because a perfectly clean windshield just isn't that important to me.

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Got 'em

Best wipers I've ever bought.

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i had them since summer, best ones i ever bought. but it still misses some areas of my windshield but it's due to the long cracks.

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I was considering buying these too!

But paying $50 or so for a pair, seems too high compared to OEM inserts from Honda that are only $10-15 a pair. I might have to wait till they go on sale or something.

For those who have it does the rubber get really hard when it is super cold outside, causing streaks and chatter?

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For those who have it does the rubber get really hard when it is super cold outside, causing streaks and chatter?



No, like I said in my post I've been quite surprised how well they do cover evenly.

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I liked mine great at first. Especially since I got this set free (as a promo) to try and see what I thought.

First off, after a couple months they chattered whenever the windshield wasn't too wet.

Secondly, the height of them are insufficient to move any accumulation of snow on the windshield either when parked or during travel. The rubber does get hard in the extreme temperatures and does cause streaks. They do not perform quite as well as the 'Bearded Clam' on the Canadian Tire commercial claims.

Now, I know I probably should have just used the brush instead of being lazy and hit the wiper switch, but I didn't get a body like mine getting up at 6am and joggin' so I'm not about to go the extra mile for a little bit of snow, know what I'm sayin?

If I had to rate them, I'd say that I'd give em an 8.5/10 as a summer blade and a 5/10 for winter.

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