Silblade WB111S Premium Black Silicone Wiper Blade - 11"

Some of the guys in a Jeep club I belong to recommended these as the gold standard of wipers. They were not wrong. As soon as I pulled these out of the package it was obvious I was holding a quality product. They feel a little more sturdy and substantial than other wipers with this design and they have a nice powder coated finish that is sure to last without fading from sun, chipping, or rusting from winters.They perform equally well. I'm really particular about a clean clear windshield in the rain or when winter driving puts a film of nasty that cakes on the glass. I'm not sure how these will do in the winter, but we've had a ton of rain and they are a huge improvement over the Bosch wipers I replaced. They are quiet, and flex well to the window. The wrangler window is flat but I bought a pair for my wife's Hyundai Santa Fe, which has a curve notorious for wipers not fitting right on the passenger side, resulting in a big unwiped area. These solve that issue.Update 7/14I've had these wipers almost 3 years now and they look and work like new on both vehicles. We've had a couple bad winters in NY in that time and they show no signs of rust or wear. I do clean the rubber blades now and then when I give the windshield a good scrub. I wipe the blades several times until they don't give off black residue anymore.A few people I have recommended these to have complained that the wipers cause streaks on their windshields. Make sure the windshield is cleaned well. If it still streaks or is an older car, use a car buffer and a really fine polish to clean the glass. Windshields can get small etches that cause the streaking with RainX and other products like it. A car detail guy passed on the tip and seems to solve the issue for most people.

I've been using these wiper blades for a long time, not this particular set, but other ones that I have on my other daily driver... Yes, I read about these wonderful windshield wiper blades in a magazine that I have a subscription to...I don't know if it would be appropriate to use the magazines name or not, so to avoid any judgements I will not relate the name of the magazine. Only to say I have had 2 pairs of these on my 2005 Ford Mustang since it was new in 2005. If you do the math that works out to 2 pairs in 15 years. I really think I could have gotten more life out of them if I had been able to keep the frames of the blades from rusting... that posed a problem, but they were under warranty, so no problem!!! These blades are also almost the same, I suppose that as the times are changing and the price of manufacturing automotive parts has become more expensive some of the ruggedness of these blades has been changed. They are still as quiet as a mosquito sneezing, and they are still acceptable.But, ask me in 5 years if they are still on my automobile... that should not be too difficult to do if they are made in the likeness of their former product line... so if I did not know about these wipers already I might not have ever tried them. Thanks to whomever it was turned me on to these wipers, I can really enjoy my driving even in trying weather. Try some they are really no more expensive than the "cheaper" blades, non-silicone... in fact you will save money.

My wife is VERY picky about here wiper blades. She wants them to leave a streak free surface behind, and she wants them to work well in freezing weather. These blades fit the bill.We live in Baltimore, and we have had some weather lately that is very different. We have had it rain, sleet and snow in the same week that people were walking around with no jacket. No matter what mother nature throws at these they keep on keeping on. The windshield is streak free, the blades don't seem to freeze to the windshield as easily as those on our other car.I am going to order new ones for our other car, even though it isn't ready for new ones yet.When I bought these blades I kept the old ones I pulled off, just in case I wanted to return these new ones. I have now thrown the old blades away. I think I will be using the Silblade products for a long long time.Pros:They work well, keeping the windshield streak freeThe harsh winter weather does not seem to be having an negative effect on their functionalityInstall easily just like all the other wiper bladesCons:N/A