PIAA Silicone Wipers are the only wipers I use now. As long as you know how to use them properly, they are awesome. Here is how they work: Every time you use your wipers, it will deposit a little bit of silicone in any little cracks or pits in your windshield. You cannot usually see all the little cracks and dents in your windshield but they are there, all over the place. Then the water gets on your windshield and beads up because it doesn't like the silicone. It doesn't smear all over the place like it used to. I don't use my wipers as much or as often compared to regular wiper blades. Also, the blades can recondition an old pitted windshield by filling in pits with silicone. These wiper blades take a little bit of work for them to function correctly.
HOW TO GET THEM TO WORK:
- Purchase the regular wiper blades first, not the refills.
- Follow the installation instructions. Most important is a clean windshield and run them dry for five minutes.
- Keep your windshield and wiper blades clean. These blades are designed for water, not all the bugs that you hit. You will have to clean the bugs and their mess off the windshield yourself. Wiper fluid made for bugs helps, but not a whole lot. Dirt and grime may build up on the wiper blades too, so check the blades themselves. Usually I'll just need to rub my finger, or the windshield cleaning tool at the gas station along the edge of the wiper blade that is usually in contact with the windshield.
I have been using PIAA blades for over ten years.
This is the first pair of replacement PIAA blades I have bought for my truck- the original PIAA 18" wipers were installed in 2006, and they preformed superbly for the last 14 years. I have to admit, I took no care of them after the install and the Suburban was parked outside for 8 of those years. By the end of of the 14 years I had them the driver side had two streaks due to some cracks, but not objectionable. I was upgrading my two newer cars to PIAA blades, and decided it was time to put replacements in my Suburban- I didn't feel I really had too, but they would be streaky for the first minute, then were just fine. Well with the new PIAA replacements the windshield in rain and snow is streak free immediately and clear. I can't believe the amount of times I bought wipers at Auto Parts stores until I discovered PIAA wipers back in 2006. Well worth the investment.
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