A little secret about windshield wipers for your truck

I've use Bosch Icon for years. They're one piece and I find them good in winter too. The Enemy has a Toyota and after being in there a few times and seeing what they gouge you for parts I won't get anything from them. And knowing Toyota, I'd put money on the fact that they don't make the blades themselves. Guaranteed to be outsourced.

 

I always found OEM wiper blades (for semi trucks & personal vehicles) to be superior to any of the overpriced garbage name brand wiper blades you can buy at Walmart, autozone, etc. And surprisingly OEM wipers blades prices at dealers are one of those parts that's always competitively cheap. On Freightliners the Alliance brand wipers work awesome. I can't remember what the brand was I got from KW but they were great too. The rainX, Bosch, etc, etc are all garbage imo from my own experience.

 

I've been doing this for years, except I just use the paper towels and the windshield water they provide at the fuel island. Getting rid of the built up bugs and dirt, and the old, dried-out rubber, makes a huge difference.

And I've always had my best luck with plain old Anco wipers, though I've tried many different brands and types.

Another thing I do is, several times per year, I'll strip all the built-up crud off of the windshield glass using ammonia (I get the stuff from Ace Hardware that does not foam when you shake the bottle because it has little to no water in it) and newspaper or paper towels. You'll know you got all the buildup off when it suddenly becomes much more difficult to pull the paper across the glass.

 

37-225, Trico Chill - Winter Blade 22"

This ones for winter and the cheapest simple stuff for $8 they have at Walmart are the best for summer, or just run winter ones year round.

 

I miss trucks with the air drive windshield wipers. Especially in winter, bump the ice buildup off.
IYKYK

 

See? Now you're just rollin' coal.

 

Preach!

Can’t tell you how many times cheap wipers have left me squinting through a downpour. Cleaning them weekly like you said really helps, and it definitely makes a huge difference in visibility and safety.

Appreciate the tip!

 

OEM Toyota wipers are Nippondenso. They are nothing special.

They are O.K. but in no way would I pay a Toyota dealer's prices for them. I see the Toyota Nazis have infertrated the trucking world also.

If you got to have Nippondenso, I have order 10-20 at a time online from places like Rockauto for less then the local auto dealer wanted for one.

Overall I have the best luck with the cheapest brand and cheapest model of known name brand wipers. Nippondenso, Bosch, Trico, are preferred in that order, but always the cheapest model outlasts the most expensive overpriced ones.

Just for reference, I live and truck and the wettest part of the US.