dont use rainX latitude.

worst blades i ever had. gave 'em back in a day.

JB

 

Sounds like something on the windshield. I've used the OEM blades on my car for 10 K miles, and still counting, with no issues. (Granted it's not a daily driver so it doesn't sit out in the elements much. ) If a thorough cleaning and new blades won't fix things it could be the spring arms at which point I'd have the dealer take a look at the problem.

 

PIA, easy to install and work great....

 

sometimes if you take some damp paper towel and clean the wiper blades that can actually solve the problem, as they can get a build up of crud on them. It has worked for me.

 

Bosch Icon as well. Pricey but not as painfully priced at Kragen. I've swapped almost all of our rides over to these things and couldn't be happier. That said, I never drive the Porsche in the rain

 

I put Rain-X treatment on all my vehicles at least twice a year. When it rains the water sheets off and wipers are hardly used. In the summer, the bugs are very easy to remove with just a spray of water and wipe with a cloth.
I also put rubber silicone on a paper towel and wipe each blade to keep them pliable.

 

I won't use anything but the PIAA Super Silicone blades we sell. They deposit silicone into the glass with use. After time in most cases you don't even need to use them when it's raining. I use no "Rain-X" type products at all and water beads and runs off my windshield in its own now. And, since they are silicone and not rubber they can be cleaned with alcohol without fear of stripping them.

Quick story. I got behind a truck carrying road tar in a construction zone once and got tar thrown all up the front of my truck, windshield included. After having to use straight Lacquer Thinner to take it off they still did this when sprayed off. I'm sold.

 

I use Aquapel Glass Treatment (along with Trico NeoForm Beam Blades). Its a great set-up. The Aquapel treatments last 6 months and the rain rolls right off. It looks like the pictures in the post above mine except the whole windshield beads and you can't see the wiper lines like above. Above 45mph, you don't really need the wipers at all. Aquapel + NeoForms is the best set-up I've ever had - got both online.

 

Has Anyone tried Valeo wipers?

 

The OEM wiper is fine. The key is to change to a new one often, at least once a year or before a rain season. It is not expensive, so stock up a few in th garage. Sometimes the original windshield wiper blades that came with the new car (especially if the new car has been sitting in the dealer lot for months) are shot due to prolong-unuse under the sun, rain, dirt, etc. So, it is not a bad idea to replacing them with a new set upon purchasing the car.

Another tip I've learned is to clay bar the windshield, again at least once a year or before a rain season. Get the cheap clay bar kit like the Turtle ICE Clay Kit from our local auto store. Clay the windshield carefully (when claying, use lots & lots of lubricant that came with the kit), and we would be surprised how much dirt is actually on it that couldn't be cleaned by those spray-on windshield cleaners.

With a clayed-ly clean windshield and brand new wiper blades, it should work just fine.

With best regards,

 

Have you tried using Rain-X treament? (not the blades) Most of the time, you won't even need wipers with that product.

 

doesnt matter what kind of car always go with oem.....i use rain x hardly use wiper

 

I second the silicone ones, i've been using them for about two years now and they work great.

 

"Invisible" contaminants abound in the air and can leave a nice haze of muck, sort of like what you will get on your glass while driving after the first-season's rain... just more subtle. Ya gotta get it off there (or the wipers won't move the water properly), and in spite of the low mileage, you'd be surprised how much accumulates.

For me, I like to use "Invisible Glass" as a cleaner once the glass is truly clean. I've used the RainX products for years, with great results applied every 6-8 weeks in the fall & winter months. I hear the Aqua-Pel is a great option, but have no personal experience with it. As far as alcohol not being good for wiper blades, Trico for years included little "wet-nap" type of cleaner packets w/alcohol for the rubber blades. I would say that overall a big key with this issue, just like any other with a car, is preventative maint. (clean glass, clean wipers, and untorn/undamaged blade rubber)

Those who can afford to drive a Porsche should not be blinking over the prospect of replacing the blades regularly as needed.

Once the blade starts exhibiting ANY tears or compromise to the blade, it's time to replace it, period. People think that they are getting away with milking it for all they can... until they find themselves in a storm they didn't expect and score their glass with a nice etched arc when part of the rubber blade lets loose from vigorous, sudden use. So what they thought they were saving (say 40.00-60.00 for a pair) turns into a hundreds-of-dollars replacement for the entire windscreen.

Not very wise. IMHO.

 

BTW, trico recently purchased PPG (who make the majority of OEM windshields and who makes aquapel) and now aquapel is called Trico View Glass Treatment. (same stuff, different name) Their claim that it lasts 4-6 months is absolutely and honestly true. I garage keep my vehicles so I have no problem getting 6 months (usually 8-9 months) out of one application. At about 45mph and faster, I rarely use my wipers. The stuff is amazing.

Also I agree with preventative maintence of the wipers too - especially this time of year because the sun and heat does the most damage to them in the summer. THEN you go through the bug season which starts working the dried out rubber, weakening it. Then if you live anywhere north, the freeze and friction of ice will surely tear them up. Better safe than sorry and let's face it, up here in the north its gonna get too cold soon to be messing around working on your car, so now's the time.