Windshield wiper blades (suckage)

[MikeD1]

I've tried a bunch of different aftermarket brands & they all suck.

For the Hellcat I stick to the original, old school Bosch metal frames & just get the raw blade inserts.
Takes a few min. to thread them in, but worth the effort IMO.

 

[1971demon]

I've tried a bunch of different aftermarket brands & they all suck.

For the Hellcat I stick to the original, old school Bosch metal frames & just get the raw blade inserts.
Takes a few min. to thread them in, but worth the effort IMO.

My cats...vipers...prowler...or benz all have originals

 

[BULL]

I'm giving Scrubblades Black Edition a try.

Dual blade, silicon, ceramic coated

~$25/blade when ordered online

They seem to have very good reviews, by allegedly independent people, and by supposedly a "small" independent company.

 

[BULL]

https://www.scrubblade.com/

 

[vortecd]

Hellcats only come with wipers from the factory because of some federal law. If you need wipers when driving such a car, then you are doing it wrong. Kittys should never be out in the rain.

I didn't buy my car to let it sit in the garage so it will see rain, not snow. If there is only one day in the week calling for rain I may not drive it to keep it clean.

 

[vortecd]

I bought some Bosch ICON after doing some research of what were good for the Jeep in 2024. Liked them so much replaced the Hellcat and Challenger with them also in 2024. So far still work like day 1 with the Jeep and Challenger seeing snow also. Would buy again

 

[BULL]

I bought some Bosch ICON after doing some research of what were good for the Jeep in 2024. Liked them so much replaced the Hellcat and Challenger with them also in 2024. So far still work like day 1 with the Jeep and Challenger seeing snow also. Would buy again

They were on my short list but don't utilize silicon rubber, so I went looking for others. (They do use a "hybrid" rubber??)

 

[vortecd]

They were on my short list but don't utilize silicon rubber, so I went looking for others. (They do use a "hybrid" rubber??)

yeah maybe? I just searched what people were happy with and saw these a lot so bought them

 

[vortecd]

Actually they were bought for the Challenger in February of 2024 1st then went on Jeep in June after windshield was replaced followed by Hellcat

Still need to get the rear one for Jeep maybe next winter being it won't be driven a lot in the summer

 

[jroyk]

I bought some Bosch ICON after doing some research of what were good for the Jeep in 2024. Liked them so much replaced the Hellcat and Challenger with them also in 2024. So far still work like day 1 with the Jeep and Challenger seeing snow also. Would buy again

I put fresh ICONS on the Jeeps every late fall.

 

[45-70govt]

I didn't buy my car to let it sit in the garage so it will see rain, not snow. If there is only one day in the week calling for rain I may not drive it to keep it clean.

Some guys like you drive and truly enjoy your car. I'm of the verity that seems to just collect garage ornaments to make me giggle when I look at them in the safety bubble of my garage. My friends joke that I will not take any of my cars out if there is even a chance of rain over northern Afghanistan. OCD is a blessing and a curse.

 

[1971demon]

https://www.scrubblade.com/

hell...I'll give em a try...nothin else works

 

[Bobo]

Hellcats only come with wipers from the factory because of some federal law. If you need wipers when driving such a car, then you are doing it wrong. Kittys should never be out in the rain.

I took mine (super stock) to Road Kill Nights in Pontiac Michigan in 2023 and it was a torrential down pour all the way home!!😡
Was literally like driving a boat the entire way home with water covered roads and drag radials on all four corners!!
Pulled over and waited the worst of it out at a large gas station under the canopy for about an hour because it was definitely NOT safe!

 

[Catless]

I don't remember the details but I was able to order the exact replacement blade insert but matching up the insert. I don't replace the whole wiper blade assembly like they want to sell you. Aftermarket blade assemblies in general suck.

 

[BULL]

After receiving the Scrubblades, I can say that I'm NOT impressed with the quality of the mounting components. I can't speak to the quality of the blades themselves yet.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Are my OE blades from '18 still good? No idea, just like I don't know if the horn, cruise control, nav, and a few other things on the car works or not.

Come to think of it, my '17 Ram 3500 also has its original blades, and it has been driven in rain and snow quite a bit.

 

[MikeD1]

Are my OE blades from '18 still good? No idea, just like I don't know if the horn, cruise control, nav, and a few other things on the car works or not.

Come to think of it, my '17 Ram 3500 also has its original blades, and it has been driven in rain and snow quite a bit.

They are likely 'dry rotted' by now & will rip apart or smear like crazy if you do need them.
Funny you mentioned the horn, went to use mine & it was in-op ! Relay was bad & it's back working now, but I don't use it often & have no idea when the relay blew. I do periodically cycle thru the Nav, cruise, modes (to exercise the adj. shocks etc,) just to verify it all still works. Guess I need to add the horn to the routine

 

[DaveB]

Totally agree with everyone on here regarding aftermarket wiper blades. I'm not sure when the "linguini blades" became in fashion....you know, the floppy ones with no frame behind them. They might be ok for rain, but for the weather up here...cold...they suck. And often when you go to the parts store there are only those floppy ones available. I've been buying the cheapest blades I can find at Canadian Tire (Canuck hardware store) because they have the old school metal frames with several pivots to distribute the arm force across the whole blade. They actually hold up pretty ok. (this is for my truck...the HC blades are like new as they only get used after a car wash, LOL)