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I like PIAA wipers. Outmotoring.com has a good price for them.

 

I've been a fan of the Bosch Micro Edge type.

 

I use Bosch Icons - because they're pretty (they look VERY clean on the car) and work OK - if I was more interested in function than form, I would use PIAA probably.

 

Tripledge silicone blades. They come with a lifetime warranty. $4.99 shipping on replacement blades and no returns of the old blades.

 

I bought Rain X and they are fantastic !!

 

I love my Silblades.

 

I got some of the Bosch Micro Edge's when the stockers crapped out at like 12K miles.

So far so good... 26K now. They do whistle when at the top position on the highway but its alright lol

I tries the 'frameless' RainX ones, but they look rediculous...ill stick with the good ol tiny metal framed ones

 

Is your MINI your daily driver?

 

Hehehe. That's why I asked. 35 bucks for wipers seemed steep. However, 5-6 years and still going strong appears to be worth it.

Thanks.

 

i had the same exact problems with factory wiper blades for the past year or so. and just recently i decided to change them. i bought me some PIAA sporza silicone blades and from the posts ive read so far, they're pertty amazing. i havent had the chance to try them out yet, but im sure by this fall season ill be using them frequently. i got mine from mossmini

MossMini.com - Parts & Accessories for Your BMW Mini Cooper

 

Hmm, I've been thinking of picking these up as I have a set of the Rain-X wipers that I used for one 100km highway trip and hated them so much that I am back to my stock wipers with a new rubber insert from 2 years ago. Now that is definitely worn and I need to replace that... My boyfriend (Sideways on MA) uses the same Rain-X ones with success, but they keep lifting off the windshield for me at highway speeds... not on his Cooper though at the same speeds... weird!

$35 isn't too bad for the PIAAs as the Rain-X were $40 bucks Canadian for the set at WalMart... :frown5: (and they've been in my boot in the package for over a year :mad2

 

Ordered new wipers today

Finally have to change the wipers on our 2007S. Factory warranty has expired so time to go aftermarket. There are so many different choices available so I did a Consumer Reports search and came up with Valeo 600s as the best wiper with 900 series about mid-pack. Went to the Valeo site and found out that the 800 series is OEM for European cars which are imported to the states. So I figured that was the ticket. Ordered a set from Amazon today and to my surprise the set comes with both 18" and 19" blades, perfect. Hopefully they will have the correct curve for the windshield and will last and perform well.

 

My Silblades are still working great after 5 years.....coming up to 6 years this summer.

 

i will just repost what i wrote on NAM as it was pretty decent.

Unless the blades were specifically tested on a mini cooper... to heck with consumer reports. (does help with blade quality though)

I have used Bosch blades on every car i have owned since 1997... long life and great quality...

HOWEVER:
the actual blade holder type (refer to as a beam) needs to be matched to the windshield.

The Evolution/Icon single beam style works great on a windshield that doesn't have any sharp curves(like the mini does, but i still bought the evolutions).

Also the Evolution has a little flutter at rest "above legal speeds" but clears the windshield well. ;-)

I will try the Bosch Excel + next year just to see if the non-beam style works better on the passenger side edge of windshield.

 

1+ for the PIAA's with original set of silicone inserts 2 + years.