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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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IMO, PIAA should stick to making bulbs.
ive tried their previous "top of the line" wipers and they sucked.

the best on the the market now...the Bosch Icons
I wouldn't say that their bulbs are all that great either
Old May 15, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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i have them i love them end of story
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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How is the fitment for those who have bought these? I just bought a set for my wife's Max and I've noticed the angle isn't quite right on the driver's side. I'll try to get a picture up later, but to best explain: when the blade comes up, it is not parallel to the edge of the windshield -- it's close to the edge at the bottom, but a few inches away at the top. When the wipers are off, the blade is angled toward the firewall, instead of strait across the bottom like the passenger wiper.

Other than they the work great. Didn't freeze up during the last snow storm we had, and work well at highway speeds. I bought a set for my Infiniti G20, but the driver's side lifts in the middle above 70mph. The Excel+ I had before never lifted, but froze up often in snow or freezing rain.
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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You need to push the connection in more, pull on the blade a little more and it should "pop" in.
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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I use them, and in the ****ty New England weather, they work MINT. Would highly recommend them to anyone, well worth the cash.
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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WOW, 2 minute response time! I'll try that when I get home and see if it make a difference. I thought they were in pretty good, but it never hurts to double check..
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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I had them on my 2003 pathfinder and loved them. I tried them on my 02 silverado and I didnt care for them to much because on the passanger side the windsheild had a large curvature and the blade would stick out and not wipe good. If your windshield is fairly flat the will work good.
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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I saw the 26" Micro Edge Excel (MEE) priced higher than the Icon at Kragen but the Icon cost more than the MEE for the 17"...
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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I have them on my car now and they are ok. The PIAA's I had before where the best ones I have had yet.
Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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i like both the piaa foglight h3 bulbs and wipers. haven't had to replace them yet after 5 and almost 2-1/2 yrs resp.
Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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I have them and they work fine for me.
Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Same They have been on the car for about 2 months now in this crappy NE weather and there good, Although if you start noticing that there not wiping good, It just needs to be cleaned. But if your a clean freak like me with washing your car and wiping the blades off after you should be good.
Old Mar 18, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by LoSt180
How is the fitment for those who have bought these? I just bought a set for my wife's Max and I've noticed the angle isn't quite right on the driver's side. I'll try to get a picture up later, but to best explain: when the blade comes up, it is not parallel to the edge of the windshield -- it's close to the edge at the bottom, but a few inches away at the top. When the wipers are off, the blade is angled toward the firewall, instead of strait across the bottom like the passenger wiper.
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Originally Posted by n3985
You need to push the connection in more, pull on the blade a little more and it should "pop" in.
The blade is connected well. Anybody else have this issue? or is it 'normal'?
Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by LoSt180
How is the fitment for those who have bought these? I just bought a set for my wife's Max and I've noticed the angle isn't quite right on the driver's side. I'll try to get a picture up later, but to best explain: when the blade comes up, it is not parallel to the edge of the windshield -- it's close to the edge at the bottom, but a few inches away at the top. When the wipers are off, the blade is angled toward the firewall, instead of strait across the bottom like the passenger wiper.

Other than they the work great. Didn't freeze up during the last snow storm we had, and work well at highway speeds. I bought a set for my Infiniti G20, but the driver's side lifts in the middle above 70mph. The Excel+ I had before never lifted, but froze up often in snow or freezing rain.
Your old blade would have been the same way, you probably did not notice it untill you put on your new, smart looking Icons. You could always pull the wiper arm off the pivot and turn it a tooth or two.
Old Mar 22, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by n3985
So no one else is having a problem with passenger side not wiping well besides me?
I have them on a Ford E250 Van and hate them. The drivers side lifts off at high speed even though their suppose to stay tight against the glass at freeway speed ... passenger side isn't much better. Maybe it's because of the Ford windshield being so upright

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