[s-cars] aero blade wipers?

[Cody Forbes]

My FWIW is I've been very dissaspointed with the Rain-X aero blades  
(the ones they are hyping up on TV) from the first time I used them.  
They just don't wipe well, and at the start of the down swing the  
drivers blade seems to draw most of the water it wiped right back into  
view as if it's got a big low pressure area behind the blade and sucks  
the water in behind it. Would not buy again.

I've had good results from the Michelin blades that came on the A8. I  
was thinking about getting Michelins to replace the Rain-X's.

-Cody (mobile)

On Dec 30, 2009, at 12:47 AM, "Wylie Bean"  
<theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> I may get flogged for this, but I've had a set of ANCOs I picked up  
> in a Wal-Mart on the other side of Memphis TN at about 3AM on the  
> drive back to NC from picking the car up in San Diego over 3 years  
> ago.  They're just now starting to show signs of wear.
>
>
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7 3.6
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:20:00
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] aero blade wipers?
>
> Have the same Michelins on my car.  Passenger seems fine, though I
> don't look out of it, but I get the same dead spot in the center of
> the driver's side.  I've been having problems with my squirts, which
> is now resolved, so that should help.  Once it gets real wet, they
> clean up just fine, but when it's light rain I get a few skips with
> it.  Might be the curvature of the windshield, might just be that they
> suck.
>
> I usually go for the cheapies and replace them twice a year.  Last
> time I spent big bucks on BOSCH blades (because I like being able to
> see) and they were damaged and useless within a few weeks.  Some bug
> guts had apparently taken a chunk out of the blade and thereafter left
> a line everytime I turned them on.  Swapped passenger side (cheapo)
> with driver side, and everything was happy.
>
> On that note, I believe I'm using the wrong size passenger wiper.
> What's the recommended or stock size?  The books at the FLAPS had one
> size for Triflex (or whatever) and another for michelin.  I went with
> the michie recommended size and it seems way too big.
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