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Bosch icon wipers vs Rainx Latitude wipers

Discussion in 'Product Reviews' started by boloson, Feb 1, 2018.

  1. Feb 1, 2018 at 10:21 PM
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    boloson

    boloson [OP] New Member

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    Just wanted to give u guys a review of my recent purchase. My Oem windshield wipers were skipping bad & needed replacement so did a little googling & the top 2 wipers came back as Bosch icon & Rainx wipers respectively. Needed them right away since snow was coming so went to the local Walmart & they didn't have Bosch so went with the Rainx. Got home & installed the driver's side with no issues. Started to install the passenger side & noticed that 1 of the plastic tab on the wiper was loose. Upon closer inspection it was clearly broken. Returned it & got the same Rainx wiper & went to install it in the parking lot & the same plastic tab was also broken WTF??? That's 2 brand new Rainx latitude wipers both broken in the same spot.

    Ended up returning both wipers & purchased the Bosch icons from Amazon. Had Bosch on my previous Camry & loved them. Installed the Bosch & noticed that their plastic tabs are shorter & felt more robust compared to the Rainx. The Rainx wipers were stiffer & when laid on the glass, the blades were not flat. Bosch wipers felt more flexible & were completely flat against the glass. Just used it in the rain & smooth as butter. The Rainx were about $4 to $7 cheaper but don't think I'll be buying them again. Both wipers came with detailed pictured instructions & both comes with universal attachments. According to the Rainx site, our truck uses 26" & 24" wipers while the Bosch uses 26" & 22" but I ended up using Bosch 26" & 24" (OE) & works perfectly fine.
     
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