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Old 10-17-2009, 04:56 AM
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Re: windshield wiper blades

the insert on blades have not changed over the years interestingly...

You could take the insert from a bosch icon and put it in the stock 92 wiperblade assembly...

But most of the inserts are the same, so buying a $20 blade for the rubber would be silly.
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Old 10-17-2009, 09:28 AM
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Re: windshield wiper blades

Does anyone have a problem with the blades sitting properly when not in use? One of my blades stays on the glass but the other is on the bottom trim. Because of the different hights, the rubber blade tends to rip with time. I adjusted the arms but then it sits too high on the glass. Is there something I'm missing?
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Old 10-17-2009, 09:45 AM
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Does anyone have a problem with the blades sitting properly when not in use?
My silver: The driver's side wiper sits hard on the bump stop and still sweeps all the way to the A-pillar. Nudge it up ever-so-slightly and it smacks the pillar; once with such force the blade assembly snapped apart. The teal's got a sloppy sweep, too, but not so extreme.

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Old 10-17-2009, 11:34 AM
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Re: windshield wiper blades

I agree that it would be dumb to spend the money on the Bosch blade just to get the rubber but maybe someone still makes the insert. Just that with reduced inventory, the stores don't want you to spend $5 when you can spend $25+ for a new set. Or maybe, people want the convience of just taking off the entire blade assembly and simply snapping a new assembly on the car. People are lazy and use to easy, simple solutions.
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Old 10-17-2009, 01:19 PM
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But most of the inserts are the same, so buying a $20 blade for the rubber would be silly.
Only if you don't really want to see where you are going on a dark rainy night.

Don't know about your self esteem, but I think I am worth it.

$20? Yes... there is that much difference.

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Old 10-17-2009, 01:51 PM
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Re: windshield wiper blades

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the insert on blades have not changed over the years interestingly...

You could take the insert from a bosch icon and put it in the stock 92 wiperblade assembly...

But most of the inserts are the same, so buying a $20 blade for the rubber would be silly.
I think you should drive around the block with some different blades and see the difference. There is a big difference in the brands and how they move water on the windshild. In my neck of the woods, there is rain most of the year and I don't want a blade that I have to replace all of the time. jmt
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Re: windshield wiper blades

My self esteem is quiet high thank you (im a musician, goes with the territory)

You misread my post. We were talking about the INSERT not the BLADE. the insert is simply the rubber edging. To my knowledge, there is very little difference between the bosch icon insert and the rubber on a standard blade, if any. If you want to try a sweet sweeping blade, try the teflon edge ones (they wear out fast tho)

As to actual BLADE... the Bosch icons are my favorites. run them on all my cars, except for the svx which is oem. The built in bumpers on OEM make them seat properly.

I think the fact that we are all having such a large discussion about blades is hilarious.
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Old 10-17-2009, 05:51 PM
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Re: windshield wiper blades

Like ensteele, I live in western Washington state.

Didn't know what the word "rain" actually meant till we moved here.

With me it is a safety factor. The world gets darker every year, not just because of Obama, but as we age a bit the eyes do some silly things like don't see as well in dimmer light.

The HID's and then the Bosch icon wipers open up a whole new world for me.

Safety is the most important thing between being able to continue to breath and to stop breathing. How many chances do we get to miss seeing something dangerous on the road and continue to keep breathing. It could just take one.

No... no stock in Bosch here!

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Re: windshield wiper blades

I think the fact that your basically saying regular blades are a safety hazard, while driving a 12ish year old sports car is cute.
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Re: windshield wiper blades

http://www.autohausaz.com/html/wiper_blades_icon.html

I had them on my SVX, I have them on my truck, I bought them for my mother's volvo and my father's escalade. I always hated the short life and poor performance of regular blades, the 'double blades' would always jump around my windshield, and replacing just the inserts got annoying. I tried these on my legacy and loved them. I then put them on everything I own and gave them out to family for christmas presants. You can get them at most any auto store.
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Old 10-18-2009, 11:17 PM
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Re: windshield wiper blades

Like I said, it's a whole new world out there with Bosch icons!
Simply put, bracketless wiper blades are designed without metal or plastic brackets, joints or hinges, offering design and performance improvements over conventional wiper blades. Bracketless wiper blade design is the very latest in original equipment wiper technology. Each year, more and more vehicle manufacturers are specifying bracketless blades.

Bosch is the leading OE supplier of bracketless wiper blades, equipping manufacturers such as Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Porsche. Bosch's advanced bracketless wiper blade design is the recipient of three major design awards: 1) Motortec 2001, Madrid, Spain; 2) Automechanika 2002, Frankfurt, Germany; and, 3) Automotive News PACE Award 2002, Detroit, Michigan.

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Like I said, it's a whole new world out there with Bosch icons!
Simply put, bracketless wiper blades are designed without metal or plastic brackets, joints or hinges, offering design and performance improvements over conventional wiper blades. Bracketless wiper blade design is the very latest in original equipment wiper technology. Each year, more and more vehicle manufacturers are specifying bracketless blades.

Bosch is the leading OE supplier of bracketless wiper blades, equipping manufacturers such as Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Porsche. Bosch's advanced bracketless wiper blade design is the recipient of three major design awards: 1) Motortec 2001, Madrid, Spain; 2) Automechanika 2002, Frankfurt, Germany; and, 3) Automotive News PACE Award 2002, Detroit, Michigan.

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