I used to do the same and then got a run of truly awful wipers. The mid-range
ones seem pretty terrible too, Angie bought some a year or so ago, I can't
remember what brand but they were junk right out of the box. Thats when I
started buying Bosch, I've never had a bad set of them.
One thing I was thinking of after I sent my last message, have you guys noticed
that wipers don't seem to degrade, they just fail. The last few sets I've had
worked good until suddenly they didn't work hardly at all. Used to be I could
wipe my knife blade down a wiper and get a week or two more but not now.
-Curt
On Thursday, January 14, 2021, 3:52:58 PM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I never found that the expensive wipers lasted any longer than the cheap
ones. So for years I have bought the cheapest I can find, and keep a
spare set handy.
Maybe the high-end wipers are better now?
Good tip on RA closeouts. I will have to remember to check them. Just
recently got closeout brake pad set for the Focus, normally $35 got them
for $7.93.
Allan
Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes:
> Can you get much more than a year out of your wipers? On the one hand your
>wipers aren't called upon to move the weight of snow that ours are, on the
>other hand Florida does get significant rain storms. Plus all the sun you get
>has to be hard on 'em.
> -Curt
>
> On Thursday, January 14, 2021, 3:21:57 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
><mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> I think I mentioned some time ago that I was consistently getting OE brand
>wipers from RA as inventory closeouts for pennies on the dollar. There seemed
>to be a constant flow of the things into their system. Many that I got were
>branded NAPA wipers but were Bosch or one of the other major brands, not junk.
>
> Any more I just get the Mercedes ones for the MBs, as they’re not all that
> bad considering how often they have to be replaced. I think the W210 wipers
> are around $18 my cost, so I just keep one on the shelf.
>
> -D
>
>
>> On Jan 14, 2021, at 3:16 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> Took my Dodge pickup for its yearly safety inspection yesterday. The guy
>> passed it but mentioned it was going to need a tie rod soon. Since the tires
>> are only a couple months old I figured I ought to actually fix the tie rod.
>> He said he couldn't tell if it was inner or outer, they're not too expensive
>> so I figured I'd just do both, its probably the outer but while I'm there...
>> Anyway while I was at it I checked on wiper blades. Last year when I bought
>> wipers (Bosch Evolution) at FLAPS they were like $20-$25 apiece. For 3 cars
>> that adds up quick but bad wipers are the worst, especially in snow.
>> From Rock Auto they're $6-$8 each. I know where I'll be buying wipers from
>> now on....
>> -Curt
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