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 where the rubber meets the road October 19, 2007
Rosemary Thornton (Norfolk, VA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
For more than 30 years, I've searched high and low for the perfect wiper blade. Being a little tiny bit obsessive about my car, one of the things I can NOT tolerate is a chattering, noisy, smeary, streaky wiper blade. Driving in the rain is hard enough without feeling like you're trying to look through a wax-paper windshield.
In the past, I'd put new wiper blades on my car two or three times a year and sometimes more, just to make sure I never had to deal with wiper smear or worse, wiper chatter. That sound is like fingernails on a blackboard to me!!
I'd also clean the rubber edge several times between blade changes, to keep the leading edge clean and free from debris and gooey tree gunk and junk. Due to my desire to keep the finest quality blades on the car, I'd only buy authentic Toyota blades for my 2003 Camry and then one day...
An associate at the local Toyota dealer talked me into buying the rubber inserts for the blades, rather than the whole blade assembly. For 20 minutes, I waited and watched as she fiddled around trying desperately to get the inserts into the arm assembly. Two days later (and 10 minutes of use later), while driving in a light rain storm, the whole thing came apart in pieces, scratching my windshield in the process. It was a Sunday afternoon (dealer was closed), so I drove directly to the auto parts store and told them I wanted the most expensive wiper-blade they sold. They took me to the Bosch Icon and said, "these are the best, but they're pricey."
I couldn't be more pleased with the quality and performance of this product. The two blades I bought for Cammie cost less than $50 which isn't THAT much contrasted against the frustration of not being able to see clearly through the windshield when it rains.
April 2008 UPDATE: I am on my second pair of Bosch Icons and I'm saddened to say that I am no longer "raving" about these things. While they're just swell for the first 60 days, they deteriorate quickly after that and become streaky and smeary. When I was buying wiper blades for my daughter's car, I asked the auto parts guy about the Bosch Icon. He replied, "I'm not that impressed with them either. They don't last long."
BOSCH BLADES WIPE CLEAN May 13, 2007
Daniel Shon (Ossining, NY USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Replaced the high end auto parts store blades with Bosch blades. So far there is no comparison in quality. The Bosch Blades are MUCH better and no more squeeks. Much easier to see at night too.
Absolutely wonderful! December 11, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I own a 2006 Mazda 3 hatchback, and this blade has made a wonderful replacement for my passenger side wiper. Initially I had procrastinated until wintertime, half expecting to find a decent winter blade, which I may have kept throughout the year. Well the first snow came, and I decided to pull the trigger. After unsuccessfully looking for the blade sizes everywhere (21" driver side 19" passenger side) including the owners manual, I simply measured them and looked for quality Bosch blades (the originals were Bosch blades, and they made it two years without any issues, just intermittent cleaning). While I had seen some Bosch winter blades, these caught my eye as a solid all season blade. While they specifically aren't winter blades, their compact size and lack of any kind of structure that could be prone to snow and ice make them ideal for snow belt residents.
Pros
Bosch quality--if you've never used Bosch blades, get some
ease of installation
clean streak free performance
no excess noise
Cons
both blades have lackluster performance on the outer most 1/2" at certain parts of my windshield due to curvature issues, which I could care less about, as its only at the far right of the passenger blade and the very top of the driver side blade.
I like these wipers... August 6, 2008
Otis (North Carolina)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I never think much about my wipers until I have to replace them and then I usually just go to the big discount store and buy whatever they have. However, saving tax and getting free shipping from Amazon is cool so I look for almost everything here nowadays.
I found these wipers here at a decent price so I bought them with no expectations other than saving a few dollars - hey, they are just wipers. But these Bosch ICON wipers are nice. They are easy to install, they look sharp, and they work great in heavy rain and at high speeds (yeah, I'm dumb enough to deal with both at the same time). I can tell a difference between these and plain jane wipers. They fit the glass snuggly and leave a clean window. I decided to upgrade all my trucks and my kids cars with ICONS because, as it turns out, they aren't just wiper blades, these are fine wiper blades.
Best wiper I've ever used. March 3, 2008
B. R. Bechard (Durham, NC USA)
These wipers are fantastic. In heavy rain or mist, they leave a completely dry windshield, and do it without a sound. I've used both silicone and natural rubber wipers in the past, and none have worked as well as these. No streaks at all with these gems. Their unusual design is more than a gimmick, it works.
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