Wiper blades Trico or OEM Volkswagen

I stuck to OEM for years but recently tried the Trico Asian Fit and I was surprised how well they held up. I drive a lot and can’t stand noisy and ineffective wiper blades.

Trico Sentry blades fall into a good performance vs. price area for me.

I've had similar experiences and found the Trico Flex to be the "sweet spot" of performance, cost and availability.

I just bought the Tricos from Rock Auto. Fit perfectly. Snap. Done.

I buy Trico ExactFit or Trico Force from RockAuto. They are very affordable and have performed pretty well for me so far.

For winter, I tried Trico Ice.and they are awesome.

I've since switched to Trico Force, and I've been very happy with them. They work great and last me between 18 and 24 months.

At 5,000 miles I replaced the factory 4Runner blades with Trico Neoform beam blades (a B grade wiper in my book) and they still perform like brand new blades 10,000 miles later, including having been in the Florida heat followed by Connecticut ice, snow, and salt slurry.

My stock ones clean well, but they squeak like none other.

What is your recommendation for winter blades? Already tried Trico Ice since they worked well on my other car but on the R they skipped and chattered.