ohboiya

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I see these expensive PIAA silicone blades ... r they worth it?

Tkx!

soundmike

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Get Rain-X. Apply thoroughly and get the original Nissan wiper blades. With that combination you won't need expensive stuff.

Seriously.

Cutler

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Ditto, great combo! That is what I use on my 2k SE.

TimW

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OEM replacement blades, and rain x.

KLOOGY

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Just curious, but on my 2K2, we have 2 different size blades.. is that the case with all the 5th gen... ?

MAXIMASE2000

I just replaced mine and they are 26" and 17".
26" cost alot more than the 17".

KLOOGY

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Thats what I figured, so you have to buy 2 different sets of wipers..what a racket ! I live in Southern Cal, where your wipers dont wear out, the get destroyed by the sun !

soundmike

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I think that's the case with most cars. My mom's old Accord, my Civic and now the Max... different sizes on each side.

Yeah, kinda sucks how the sun just rots away the rubber like so

ssiperko

Yeap, the hate you at the track for rain-x but it is the $hit -- keep oem inserts (1 to 2 times a yr) fresh and your set. Spend $$$$$ on mods bother!
l8tr -- SS

MaxKrawler

Try living in Vegas

victor

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why the hate at the track???

TimW

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it's harder to write on the window with fresh RainX

PrinzII

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I use Bosch Micro-Edges to replace the wiper blades. They might be a tad on the expensive side but they are 50% of what the PIAA Silicone blades will run ya.

Outside of that, I will use Anco.

Mark S.

TRICO's Exact-Fit is normally the way to go.

njmaxseltd

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OEM all the way, combine them with Rain-X and you have one very clear windshield. Whats that slogan... why pay more? Stick with OEM in this case. You change them every 6 months anyway.

victor

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yeah, that makes sense now.

Bob_Jaap

I'm using the NAPA (made by Trico) Teflon Exact Fit replacement blades. In the rainy Pacific Northwest, quality wiper blades are very important. I would say these are the best I've ever tried and I've tried a lot of them.

sputnik

are the OEM wipers sold online?

soundmike

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I'm sure they are. Check out Tustin Nissan, Courtesyparts and that other OEM Car parts website (forgot the URL)

Tony Fernandes

I will second the Bosch recommendation. I've used those on pretty much every vehicle I've owned. They don't squeak or smear. I personally don't like Rain-X because every time I've used it the wipers just slide over the rain and leaves it on my windshield!

Tony

soundmike

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seriously?

TimW

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but my max glass seems to get filmy.. you can windex all you want, wont touch it.. if you put rainx over that, it will suck. Rainx makes a glass polish. If you hit the windshield with that, then rainx, you wont have that problem. that polish also removes the old rainx, so no build up.

sputnik

can't find wipers for the 2K on courtesy's site, guess i'll go with bosch (although the last few pep boys that i've gone to don't even carry the 26" for the driver's side)

Tanman

I used Anco's with rain-x for a while, but the anco's are cheap and fall out of the brackets easily.

Then I switched to PIAA silicones blades and they work pretty well. For the price, might not be worth it, but I got tired of having to rain-x every few weeks or after one or two hard rains. The PIAAs work well after a good base coat is applied (dry wipe for several minutes). Right after you wash the car, you have to redo the base coat and it sucks because stuff will get trapped in the early coats and leave smear marks on your windshield. But once the base coat is applied, it works great.

Also, if you're a big carbon-fiber fan, they look cool in CF. Otherwise, just seeing the little PIAA label looks cool.

dwapenyi

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I just use OEM That's it no rain-x or nothin' They wear out, I replace 'em. If there's rain coming and I know in advance I just take a wet napkin and wipe the dirt off the blades. Boom. Solid.

DW

Bob_Jaap

The NAPA Teflon refills are available form www.napaonline.com/

WIP602641 Driver's side $4.99
WIP601741 Passenger's side $4.29

If you are a AAA member there is a 7% discount if you enter NAPA's website from the link on the AAA website.

woosh

How much on avg does OEM sell for?

Slickone

When I use to use Rain-X, after a short period of time, it would make the wipers skip/hop badly, making me have to keep applying it very often. Anyone else experience this?

Highlander

Sometimes it seems that way to me too, but I always chalked it up to the frequent use my blades get here in upstate NY (and assuming the blades are wearing quickly). I seem to need blades every 6 months or so. The rain-x doesn't seem to last long either, but first few times - wheeeew, it's awesome! Anyhoo, I've just got some of the Amsoil stuff (Rain Clear) and I'm going to try that out.

BTW, whenever I get a car, the 1st time I need new blades, I always switch to the Anco's. Might try the Bosch next...