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16" wiper blades, anyone use them?

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Old 12-07-2010, 06:53 AM
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Stock blades suck, looking at removing the wiper arms and turning them a bit so the rest a little hight up the windshield. Then putting on some 16" wiper blades in place of the stock 15". Looking at 16" because I cant seem to find better quality wipers in the 15" size. Anyone try this yet?
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If the stocks are 15s, i think 16s would work fine...looks like enough room for them without hitting anything. I was just trying to find winter blades today for mine and nobody had em. Maybe i'll give 16s a shot.
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I have one more place to try for 15", if that doesn't work I'll get 16" and try them. I think I will still try and rotate the wiper arm a bit to see if I can get it to rest higher up the windshield. The stock set up is horrible in the -30 Canadian winters.
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I found Rain-X blades at Advance Auto Parts in 15 inch. They are great with heavy rains, I have yet to have to deal with the winter weather though. Soon.
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i have 16's on mine and have no problem
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Originally Posted by iggy
i have 16's on mine and have no problem
perfect....thats what i wanted to hear......thanks
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Originally Posted by iggy
i have 16's on mine and have no problem
x2.Rain x blades. do a good job cleaning the bugs off as well.
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Just replaced my stock ones with 16's. They work fine.
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Yup. I had 16" on mine. Swept the paint at the top of the windshield a little bit, but it wasn't a problem.
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I've used 16" Rain-X Latitudes at one point. They fit great.


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