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Recent wiper blade designs and implementations totally suck.
They need to use much better “rubber” to make them last and last.
Legerdemain in cooking the books, how artful—and dishonest.
Bring in Tommy Boy
Silicone is the best, bit they aren’t cheap enough.
Tariffs
#4...nice. My first thought.
What brands use silicone?
Thanks for mentioning that. I thought it was just my isolated problems.
BUILT IN TO WEAR OUT FASTER
BLADES USED TO COST ABOUT $7.
PAID $20 2 weeks Ago....PER BLADE
Raybestos, Reese and Hopkins are a little concerning, especially Raybestos. That’s like a 50-60 year old company for brake parts. That leaves Wagner and Bendix and they don’t have as full a line as Raybestos.
Reese, Draw-Tite and Hopkins are all trailer/towing related and good brands. Anco and Trico are good old old brands and covers a good chunk of wiper blade makers.
Cardone is one of the better re-manufacturers.
U R correct.
It’s a TOTAL scam.
I have a ~5 yr old car that has been sitting in a climate controlled garage for most of those years.
Its rear wiper is shot.
Unbelievable.
Ironic.
I would not draw any comparisons to Tricolor. The significance of that particular failure is that it reflects the success the Trump Administration has had in getting illegal immigrants to go home. Unfortunately for TriColor, that was a substantial segment of their customer base. As they go back, they either take the vehicle to Meioco for scrap and parting, or they abandon it in the US on their way out. Either way, they stop paying Tricolor.
That’s a good number of the who’s who automotive parts manufacturers.
Since First Brands is not a public company, they are not subject to Sarbanes-Oxley, and do no have to file a 10-K with the SEC. Their accounting could be anything.
Rain-X and Michelin do. You just have to look at the packaging because only some are.
Bosch
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