You never hear them. Combine that with Rain X on the glass and you never have a drop left. 
Windshield Wipers?
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Windshield Wipers?
My 99 Vert needs new wiper blades. What is the best kind to get? Does anyone buy OEM blades? Or WalMart ones? I want the best for my black baby...
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From: Longview Texas
I just replaced mine with the OEM blades, but I don't get them from the dealer. I bought Trico Exact Replacement 22-1 blades from Advanced Auto Parts.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
I used the Teflon coated units (Trico I believe) from NAPA. Cleaned the glass well, used Rain-X (have been for years) and the wipers are practically silent in operation. I like them very much.
Btw, Rain-X tends to lengthen the overall life of the blades because many times you either don't need them at all or use them very little when raining.
HTH
Btw, Rain-X tends to lengthen the overall life of the blades because many times you either don't need them at all or use them very little when raining.
HTH
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I used the Teflon coated units (Trico I believe) from NAPA. Cleaned the glass well, used Rain-X (have been for years) and the wipers are practically silent in operation. I like them very much.
Btw, Rain-X tends to lengthen the overall life of the blades because many times you either don't need them at all or use them very little when raining.
HTH
Btw, Rain-X tends to lengthen the overall life of the blades because many times you either don't need them at all or use them very little when raining.
HTH
Guess I'll have to try the Teflon units and Rain-X... my wipers were very noisy yesterday in the rain (I don't know what brand or how old they are - they were on the car when I bought it in Aug).
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
I haven't put Rain-X on my Z yet, but I have used it on all the other cars I've owned for the last 10 years or so. The only drawback is the slight haze it leaves. LoneStarFRC - do you have a technique for application that reduces/eliminates the haze? Thanks.
Guess I'll have to try the Teflon units and Rain-X... my wipers were very noisy yesterday in the rain (I don't know what brand or how old they are - they were on the car when I bought it in Aug).
Guess I'll have to try the Teflon units and Rain-X... my wipers were very noisy yesterday in the rain (I don't know what brand or how old they are - they were on the car when I bought it in Aug).
HTH
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
I actually picked up some from WALMART (Not their brand
) but they are TRICO I believe and they work great!
It's always good to replace them yearly!
Thanks,Matt
) but they are TRICO I believe and they work great!It's always good to replace them yearly!
Thanks,Matt
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
and i just wax my windshield and it works just like rain X 
