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zx6r speedfreak Enthusiast

zx6r speedfreak

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i have the rain-x latitude wipers now and they suck.... above 75mph they skip and leave puddles on the wind shield.... i would recommend the bosch i had them on my s10 and they were superior.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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i never have had an issue with the lattitudes. and it rains a lot here

nick3941sd Enthusiast

nick3941sd

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i have the rain-x latitude wipers now and they suck.... above 75mph they skip and leave puddles on the wind shield.... i would recommend the bosch i had them on my s10 and they were superior.

 

 

+1 Icons stay glued to the window at higher speeds

the hammer Enthusiast

the hammer

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rain-x ones are terrible. they wobble back and forth up and down both ends of the blade! The Bosch ones I had lasted 3 years and no problems.

chakis24 Senior Enthusiast

chakis24

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rain-x suck. not only are they 20 bucks a blade one actually broke on me. the PLASTIC connector to the arm broke and it came off while i was driving. i brought it back to pep boys and they game me a new one, but still. it lasted less than a month- the 10 dollar duralasts lasted me a few years. the only reason i bought them was because there was a buy one get one free deal.

desrtrat Senior Enthusiast

desrtrat

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the cheapest Trico i can find. mostly because the high dollar ones don't last long here. between the 115*+ weather, high UV over 300+ days of sun shine, and windshields pitted from blowing sand, they don't last long. i just buy the cheap ones and just replace every 6 mo. when my insurance comes due. just reminds me to change out the POS blades.. :D

becker87 Senior Enthusiast

becker87

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Just buy cheap blades and then use rain-x on your windshield, at high speeds i think rain-x(the stuff you spray on) works better then wipers

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

KMGZ400

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i use the equivalent of rainx latitude except trico brand and they are excellent in all weather... very very happy and they are 12$ cheaper then rainx

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

tanked_darren

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I've replaced mine once on my truck and I got 100,000kms right now, I only did it because I got a free OEM set, the OEM ones never left streaks ever, superior to any wipers I've had on any of my previous vehicles... IMO OEM is really good on GMT-900.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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wow im the only one who hasnt had a problem with my rainx wipers

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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wow im the only one who hasnt had a problem with my rainx wipers

 

I just put a set on my Wife's Tahoe (Originals lasted from March 08 until Oct 10.). She loves them went through rain last week driving 70+ mph and had no issues.

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