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- was 2006
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- was a HEMI 5.7
no sweat.....'06 3rd gen btw.So you put 24's on driver & passenger side and no problems?
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no sweat.....'06 3rd gen btw.So you put 24's on driver & passenger side and no problems?
Maybe I'm in the minority but I don't love my Icons. I was driving in the rain the other day and they were chattering across my windshield. I loved the original blades with the orange rain x washer fluid. If it wasn't for the rubber coming apart after two years on the drivers side, I would still be running them
Is that the only set you’ve tried before? Have you had success with other Icons? You probly just got a bad set. Happened to me once. I probly coulda pursued it from Bosch and maybe got them to send me some replacements for free or somethin’ but I never did. I just cleaned them a couple times with a little bit of alcohol and ran them until I got tired of cleaning them and bought some new ones.
You coulda had a nasty film on your windshield causing extra friction caused that chattering too. Had that happen to me as well, probably from using cheap blades for a very long time. Had to use a paper towel with ether on it(that was all I had) to clean it off. Worked for s couple hours until it went back to chattering. Ended up replacing them and the chattering stopped.
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What is the correct p/n for the OEM blades
55277446AB part number should be oem. value line is Magneti Marelli which is the cheaper stuff part number wb000022am
Refills are great except in winter states........ice clogs them suckers up quicker than grease in a straw....
switched to 24 inch michelins so far so good ......still have the bosch as back up.i
the ice acumilates in the wiper frame, making it stiff as a board. When that happens the ice then builds under the wiper rubber making it a swiping mass of ice......happens quick from what I've seen......the one piece wipers are less prone to the occurence.....I have't seen refills fo the wipers I have, my bad.Why would refills clog in winter states? I live in South Dakota and have had no trouble. Maybe you misunderstood what the refill is. It is nothing more that the rubber piece you slide in after sliding the old rubber out. It has nothing to do with the rest of the blade assembly shape or size. It merely replaces the rubber part. On the Jeep, the OEM blades assemblies are still there, I just renew the rubber.
Maybe call the dealer and give them the VIN and see what part number they come up with. If you find out it is different please post that part number. thanks
Why would refills clog in winter states? I live in South Dakota and have had no trouble. Maybe you misunderstood what the refill is. It is nothing more that the rubber piece you slide in after sliding the old rubber out. It has nothing to do with the rest of the blade assembly shape or size. It merely replaces the rubber part. On the Jeep, the OEM blades assemblies are still there, I just renew the rubber.
Looking on Amazon to get new Icon blades for winter and of course their site seems inaccurate - says the 22B fits (passenger side) but not 22A? Price is pretty good for Icons, $19.99 each.
Also the Bosch web page says 22A is not compatible either?
I wouldn’t sweat it as I really don’t think 2 more inches in length is really gonna make a difference in seeing and not seeing.
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I don't know about that - my wife said she would like it if I had 2" longer!