Anco wiper blades called a CR best buy

Even the OEM ones don't seem to last as long these days.


http://www.freep.com/article/2008100...810070338/1014

For a streak-free windshield, Consumer Reports recommends a wiper made
by Southfield-based Federal-Mogul Corp.

The magazine tested and ranked 15 models of wiper blades for its
November issue, and Federal-Mogul's Anco 31 Series model offered one
of the best values.

The Anco ranked third in overall performance, with wipers from Valeo
and RainX taking the first two spots.

But Anco was one of two wipers to be named a Consumer Reports Best
Buy. The Anco model costs $7 a piece for an 18-inch wiper and $10 for
a 24-inch wiper, compared with $9 and $15 for the top-ranking Valeo
model.

Consumer Reports, which had its staffers test the wipers on their
vehicles, suggests drivers change their vehicle's windshield wipers
every six months, when even many of the best models started to leave
streaks.

Jewel Gopwani

> wrote in message
...
> Even the OEM ones don't seem to last as long these days.
>
>
> http://www.freep.com/article/2008100...810070338/1014
>
> For a streak-free windshield, Consumer Reports recommends a wiper made
> by Southfield-based Federal-Mogul Corp.
>
> The magazine tested and ranked 15 models of wiper blades for its
> November issue, and Federal-Mogul's Anco 31 Series model offered one
> of the best values.
>
> The Anco ranked third in overall performance, with wipers from Valeo
> and RainX taking the first two spots.
>
> But Anco was one of two wipers to be named a Consumer Reports Best
> Buy. The Anco model costs $7 a piece for an 18-inch wiper and $10 for
> a 24-inch wiper, compared with $9 and $15 for the top-ranking Valeo
> model.
>
> Consumer Reports, which had its staffers test the wipers on their
> vehicles, suggests drivers change their vehicle's windshield wipers
> every six months, when even many of the best models started to leave
> streaks.
>
> Jewel Gopwani


And yet I get better results every time with Tryco. Go figure.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> And yet I get better results every time with Tryco. Go figure.

My Tripledge silicone rubber wipers are 15 years old and are as good
as new, meaning they don't wipe very well. But that's OK because I
live in sunny Phoenix

Thus spake "larry moe 'n curly" > :

>
>
>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> And yet I get better results every time with Tryco. Go figure.
>
>My Tripledge silicone rubber wipers are 15 years old and are as good
>as new, meaning they don't wipe very well. But that's OK because I
>live in sunny Phoenix

Where, IIRC, I10 has 30 ft high pillars with signs pointing to them
that say something like "flood escape route". You know, for the
biennial "Phoenix Creek becomes Phoenix River torrent".

Dillon Pyron wrote:

> Thus spake "larry moe 'n curly" > :


> > My Tripledge silicone rubber wipers are 15 years old and are as good
> > as new, meaning they don't wipe very well. But that's OK because I
> > live in sunny Phoenix
>
> Where, IIRC, I10 has 30 ft high pillars with signs pointing to them
> that say something like "flood escape route". You know, for the
> biennial "Phoenix Creek becomes Phoenix River torrent".

I'm closer to I-17.

There are typically 30-40 days of rain here each year, but about 28 of
them are storm days, and we don't have anything close to the drainage
capacity that a place like Chicago does. The last big floods here
occurred in the 1980s, when 100-year floods occurred two years in a
row and wiped out all the bridges across the Salt River, except for
one in Tempe built in the 1930s as a New Deal make-work project.

Ashton Crusher wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:13:18 -0700 (PDT), "larry moe 'n curly"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>>> And yet I get better results every time with Tryco. Go figure.
>> My Tripledge silicone rubber wipers are 15 years old and are as good
>> as new, meaning they don't wipe very well. But that's OK because I
>> live in sunny Phoenix
>
> So the silicone doesn't make a very good blade?? I've had silicone
> radiator hoses and they last forever.

I don't know about Tripledges but I've actually *worn out* a set of PIAA
silicone blades. I love 'em. Every other blade that I've tried gets
hard and won't flip over long before the edge wears out.

nate

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Odd that even silicone blades will hold up 15 years in the PHX sun. Your
vehicle must not sit outside like mine here in Tejas, and you certainly
don't use them as much as our 40+ inches of rain requires.

I was happy to keep my OEM silicone blades in place for 5 years until I
noticed the micro-abrasions in the windshield being caused by accumulated
particles embedded in the old blades. So, now I replace the blades every 18
months, and hope something breaks the windshield to justify getting a new
one without the micro streaks, which are obtrusive driving at night.

Vic

"Ashton Crusher" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:13:18 -0700 (PDT), "larry moe 'n curly"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>>> And yet I get better results every time with Tryco. Go figure.
>>
>>My Tripledge silicone rubber wipers are 15 years old and are as good
>>as new, meaning they don't wipe very well. But that's OK because I
>>live in sunny Phoenix
>
> So the silicone doesn't make a very good blade?? I've had silicone
> radiator hoses and they last forever.

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:25:05 -0500, "VideoVic46" >
wrote:

>Odd that even silicone blades will hold up 15 years in the PHX sun. Your
>vehicle must not sit outside like mine here in Tejas, and you certainly
>don't use them as much as our 40+ inches of rain requires.
>
>I was happy to keep my OEM silicone blades in place for 5 years until I
>noticed the micro-abrasions in the windshield being caused by accumulated
>particles embedded in the old blades.

Um, Oooooooops! There's a reason for the annual changes...

> So, now I replace the blades every 18
>months, and hope something breaks the windshield to justify getting a new
>one without the micro streaks, which are obtrusive driving at night.

Get some glass buffing compound and you might be able to polish
those scratches out. It's made of Cerium Oxide or some really fine
abrasive in a carrier paste, and you use a powered pad buffer and a
brand new pad.

It's probably cheaper to buy the buffer and the compound once (and
stop following gravel trucks that close!) than to pay a lot more every
year for low-deductible glass coverage on your car insurance.

--<< Bruce >>--

A good reason to clean your wiper blades when you wash the car. You
do wash the car don't you? hehehhe

Jack

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:25:05 -0500, "VideoVic46" >
wrote:

>Odd that even silicone blades will hold up 15 years in the PHX sun. Your
>vehicle must not sit outside like mine here in Tejas, and you certainly
>don't use them as much as our 40+ inches of rain requires.
>
>I was happy to keep my OEM silicone blades in place for 5 years until I
>noticed the micro-abrasions in the windshield being caused by accumulated
>particles embedded in the old blades. So, now I replace the blades every 18
>months, and hope something breaks the windshield to justify getting a new
>one without the micro streaks, which are obtrusive driving at night.
>
>Vic
>
>"Ashton Crusher" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:13:18 -0700 (PDT), "larry moe 'n curly"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>
>>>> And yet I get better results every time with Tryco. Go figure.
>>>
>>>My Tripledge silicone rubber wipers are 15 years old and are as good
>>>as new, meaning they don't wipe very well. But that's OK because I
>>>live in sunny Phoenix
>>
>> So the silicone doesn't make a very good blade?? I've had silicone
>> radiator hoses and they last forever.
>

"VideoVic46" > wrote:

>Odd that even silicone blades will hold up 15 years in the PHX sun.

Which blades that are silicone based are worth buying?