no squeak Wiper Blade for 04 Dodge Caravan

I live in N Texas and not a lot of rain here most of the year. When we do
get rain the wiper blades on our van make a terrible noise except when we
have a very very heavy rain.

I'd appreciate any information/ideas on a manufacture and vendor for no
squeak wiper blades for an 04 Dodge Caravan.

TIA

i assume you've cleaned the blades themselves with Windex or some sort of
glass cleaner, and they are making proper contact with the glass?


"NotMe" > wrote in message
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> I live in N Texas and not a lot of rain here most of the year. When we do
> get rain the wiper blades on our van make a terrible noise except when we
> have a very very heavy rain.
>
> I'd appreciate any information/ideas on a manufacture and vendor for no
> squeak wiper blades for an 04 Dodge Caravan.
>
> TIA
>

On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:19:06 -0500, "NotMe" > wrote:

> I live in N Texas and not a lot of rain here most of the year. When we do
>get rain the wiper blades on our van make a terrible noise except when we
>have a very very heavy rain.
>
>I'd appreciate any information/ideas on a manufacture and vendor for no
>squeak wiper blades for an 04 Dodge Caravan.
>
>TIA
>

I have had great luck with the premium blades on my Caravan:

Trico NeoForm
http://www.tricoproducts.com/replace...ent.aspx?ID=21

Bosch Icon
http://www.boschautoparts.com/WiperB...ages/Icon.aspx

RainX Latitude
http://www.rainx.com/Products/Wiper_.../Latitude.aspx


The common thread between all three brands is the "beam blade"
engineering, plus a quality blade compound. They don't come cheaply,
but are worth the investment. We don't get much rain here either, but
when it comes, it's a major problem. Many extremely heavy storms hit
in the local mountains also. They ususally don't last long, but they
are intense at times.

The blades I found to be the best are the TRIPLE EDGE SILICONE WIPER.
Wal-Mart carries them. I have them on my PT Cruiser and my wife's
Alero.

Other blades would shudder across the window in a light rain. These
blades don't. And the good part is, they're guaranteed for life.

"rob" > wrote in message
ng.com...
>i assume you've cleaned the blades themselves with Windex or some sort of
>glass cleaner, and they are making proper contact with the glass?
>
>
> "NotMe" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I live in N Texas and not a lot of rain here most of the year. When we
>> do get rain the wiper blades on our van make a terrible noise except when
>> we have a very very heavy rain.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any information/ideas on a manufacture and vendor for no
>> squeak wiper blades for an 04 Dodge Caravan.
>>

Short of Vaseline (which I *know* won't help from pranks as a kid) I've
tried all sorts of 'stuff' nothing works well or consistently.

"Master Sergeant" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:19:06 -0500, "NotMe" > wrote:
>
>> I live in N Texas and not a lot of rain here most of the year. When we
>> do
>>get rain the wiper blades on our van make a terrible noise except when we
>>have a very very heavy rain.
>>
>>I'd appreciate any information/ideas on a manufacture and vendor for no
>>squeak wiper blades for an 04 Dodge Caravan.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>
> I have had great luck with the premium blades on my Caravan:
>
> Trico NeoForm
> http://www.tricoproducts.com/replace...ent.aspx?ID=21
>
> Bosch Icon
> http://www.boschautoparts.com/WiperB...ages/Icon.aspx
>
> RainX Latitude
> http://www.rainx.com/Products/Wiper_.../Latitude.aspx
>
>
> The common thread between all three brands is the "beam blade"
> engineering, plus a quality blade compound. They don't come cheaply,
> but are worth the investment. We don't get much rain here either, but
> when it comes, it's a major problem. Many extremely heavy storms hit
> in the local mountains also. They ususally don't last long, but they
> are intense at times.


I managed to speak to someone with Bosch support. Lot of good official
information and some very interesting personal recommendations. I usually
replace wiper annually as part of a preventative PM program but understand
the Bosch Icon wipers should last 18 months to two years under the same
plan. I expect the time limit has more to do with environmental degradation
of the rubber than design considerations.

Called the other two and waiting on a response.

Will post the response and my resultant experience.

Thanks.