Anyone us beam blade wipers?

[RedAlert]

My original ones finally bit the dust in the recent ice storm we had so I picked up a pair of Trico Neoforms. They wipe and clear fantastic, but the passenger side blade tip doesn't wrap all the way down the window curve for the last 4 inches or so, when they're off. Never seen it before. Does anyone else's do this? Factory ones sat flush all the time. Driving my cod nuts

 

[Hootbro]

Those beam type wiper blades are hit and miss sometimes and really varies from vehicle to vehicle and sometimes brand to brand. They just sometimes do not conform on the outer ends as you have discovered.

 

[baum]

im a huge fan of the bosch icons. i have been using them since about 2007 on various vehicles. they are not the cheapest at $25 per blade but IMO well worth the money

 

[gustheram]

im a huge fan of the bosch icons. i have been using them since about 2007 on various vehicles. they are not the cheapest at $25 per blade but IMO well worth the money

I've got Icons on my truck right now as well. They've outlasted anything else I've had on there so far. Florida sun and sand is hard on wipers. Amazon had them for about $18 or $19 per blade when I ordered them about 3 months ago.

 

[ColdCase]

As mention, hit or miss. I've had very poor luck with Icons, waste of money in my view. They are easily damaged and do not flex enough in cold weather, barely enough when warm. If you live or drive in cold weather, avoid them. I've been buying inexpensive blades and change them more often, or OEMs and been much happier. Veleo was the last set I purchased and they not only work much better than Icons, they have lasted longer.... two years now.

 

[2015HD]

I've got Icons on my truck right now as well. They've outlasted anything else I've had on there so far. Florida sun and sand is hard on wipers. Amazon had them for about $18 or $19 per blade when I ordered them about 3 months ago.

x3, all I buy now are Icons

 

[BlownGP]

im a huge fan of the bosch icons. i have been using them since about 2007 on various vehicles. they are not the cheapest at $25 per blade but IMO well worth the money

I've got Icons on my truck right now as well. They've outlasted anything else I've had on there so far. Florida sun and sand is hard on wipers. Amazon had them for about $18 or $19 per blade when I ordered them about 3 months ago.

x3, all I buy now are Icons

x4
Love the bosch icons. I think mine are going on a year now and still work, not like new but still work. lol

 

[Sir John]

Driving my cod nuts

Ok, this is driving my OCD nuts!

 

[Sir John]

I had the Icons on my RAM, but they sucked. The passenger side was at least an inch shorter than OEM and yes I tripled checked that I got the right size. I returned them and got the Trico NeoForm blades They were about the correct length (passenger side), but like you said, didn't quite wrap around the windshield for the last couple of inches. I carefully bent the tip of the blade with my hands and it's almost perfect...maybe a quarter inch isn't touching down by the very bottom of the wipe.

 

[develand]

Bosch Icons here and on all three of my previous cars and on my fiancees car. They have been great. I also replace the blades about once a year regardless. I do not wait for them to get bad first.

People that complain about the cost of good wiper blades make me laugh. Same as the people that complain about tire prices. You are literally only trusting your life and loved ones life with them in and conditions..... might as well get the good stuff.

 

[TRCM]

I got icons, and they are no better then the ones that came on the truck new (BTW, it's only got 15,860 miles on it).

Not real impressed by them.

 

[BlownGP]

I got icons, and they are no better then the ones that came on the truck new (BTW, it's only got 15,860 miles on it).

Not real impressed by them.

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[jasonw]

Great luck here with Bosch Icons. Wife's Grand Cherokee and my Ram both have them.

 

[reindeerman]

I have run the Bosch Icons on my 3rd & 4th gen trucks. The last set I bought for my 4th gen I found out that they now have a different part number for the passenger side even though they are both the same length. The passenger side has more of a curve to deal with the end not cleaning well.

 

[RocketFoot]

I tried Michelin Stealth and RainX Latitudes but I am liking Bosch Icons the best! No streaks and no jittering at highway speed! Wal-Mart sells Icons for $18 each.

 

[baum]

As mention, hit or miss. I've had very poor luck with Icons, waste of money in my view. They are easily damaged and do not flex enough in cold weather, barely enough when warm. If you live or drive in cold weather, avoid them. I've been buying inexpensive blades and change them more often, or OEMs and been much happier. Veleo was the last set I purchased and they not only work much better than Icons, they have lasted longer.... two years now.

i live in MN so i get the cold and ice/snow and never have issues. on the flip side any wiper sux once it gets an ice build up on it.