Wiper blades PIAA or rainx

I get rain-x wipers, but always replace them in may/june before the monsoons. Only go through one set a year though.

FWIW, I found the stock wipers I had pulled off the car before really using them to go with the PIAAs. Not sure why, but the stock work so much better than the PIAAs, which were really starting to pi%s me off. Anyway, thanks to the contributors to this thread...it didn't even dawn on me to put the OEMs back on...though it was a design flaw with the wiper arm not having enough tension on it or something.

I recently replaced mine with Rain X wipers and I'm in love with them. It's been raining a lot here in California, but I can see perfectly!

Silicon blades are the way to go. They last way longer and have a cleaner wipe which is why you don't see them at most retail locations.

Just installed the PIAA blades and they are significantly better than the OEMs in my opinion. They're quieter and no skipping.

The Nov. 2008 Consumer Reports found that only RainX Latitude, $17, performed better than average after 6 months

PIAA 95055 Super Silicone Wiper Blades are the best damn wiper blades I've ever used. Really recommend them.

Mine were crap from day 1...left a 4" drivers side streak on first use. Swapped in PIAA Si Techs...perfect since.

Don't buy Rain-x latitudes. The passenger side is too long (barely). They also changed the design so they don't work as good as I remember (on other cars).

Personally I gave the rainX latitude wipers a shot, but found that the top spoiler was way to big and made the wipers flop around while at highway speeds.