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 enlarge | Brand: Bosch
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
List Price: $24.42
Buy New: $16.58
You Save: $7.84 (32%)
New (5) from $16.58
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 39
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 25.2 x 2.8 x 1.2
MPN: 422A
Model: 422A
UPC: 288510306014
EAN: 0028851030601
ASIN: B000IYDEOC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Well worth the extra cash January 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Icon's were my second attempt at the "contemporary" wiper blade design. I tried the Rain-X Latitudes first and their performance was laughable. These are a far superior product. They hug the windshield very well and are very quiet. At high speeds there is no chatter. I can't comment on their durability yet as mine are relatively new, but so far so good.
So far so good. December 20, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Fast shipping. Easy to install on my 2002 Chevy Impala. Look great. Wipe well. Kinda expensive but very nice.
 Glad that I Waited to Review October 23, 2007
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
At first I was VERY pleased with the 4 blades that I purchased last April. Now in October I am not so pleased. Initially, the blades did a great job with not squeeks. My van is garaged, but after several months the blades started to streak - stil no squeek. Now the driver's side blade is leaving a BIG streak - right at eye level. I thought that there was dirt on the blade, but I removed it and with a magnifying glass, there is a minute chunk of rubber out of the blade. I just switched the bad blade to the passenger side. Now I will go to the local parts store and buy new ANNCO Blades for 1/2 the cost. I can change the blades twice as often for less than what I paid for the Bosch - I just hope the squeek does not return. My bottom line - For a few months the Bosch blades are great- but after that it's all downhill. Once again - I am glad that I waited to review this product.
Amazon should specify two different blades required. October 21, 2007
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
You need an "A" for driver's side and a "B" model blade for the passenger side. The way the seller is listing these you'd never know !
Where the rubber meets the road... October 19, 2007
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
For more than 30 years, I've searched high and low for the perfect wiper blade. Being a little tiny bit obsessive about my car, one of the things I can NOT tolerate is a chattering, noisy, smeary, streaky wiper blade. Driving in the rain is hard enough without feeling like you're trying to look through a wax-paper windshield.
In the past, I'd put new wiper blades on my car two or three times a year and sometimes more, just to make sure I never had to deal with wiper smear or worse, wiper chatter. That sound is like fingernails on a blackboard to me!!
I'd also clean the rubber edge several times between blade changes, to keep the leading edge clean and free from debris and gooey tree gunk and junk. Due to my desire to keep the finest quality blades on the car, I'd only buy authentic Toyota blades for my 2003 Camry and then one day...
An associate at the local Toyota dealer talked me into buying the rubber inserts for the blades, rather than the whole blade assembly. For 20 minutes, I waited and watched as she fiddled around trying desperately to get the inserts into the arm assembly. Two days later (and 10 minutes of use later), while driving in a light rain storm, the whole thing came apart in pieces, scratching my windshield in the process. It was a Sunday afternoon (dealer was closed), so I drove directly to the auto parts store and told them I wanted the most expensive wiper-blade they sold. They took me to the Bosch Icon and said, "these are the best, but they're pricey."
I couldn't be more pleased with the quality and performance of this product. The two blades I bought for Cammie cost less than $50 which isn't THAT much contrasted against the frustration of not being able to see clearly through the windshield when it rains.
April 2008 UPDATE: I am on my second pair of Bosch Icons and I'm saddened to say that I am no longer "raving" about these things. While they're just swell for the first 60 days, they deteriorate quickly after that and become streaky and smeary. When I was buying wiper blades for my daughter's car, I asked the auto parts guy about the Bosch Icon. He replied, "I'm not that impressed with them either. They don't last long."
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