wiper blades, why cant i find the right ones??

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wiper blades, why cant i find the right ones??

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so how come now when i go to the auto parts store, they all have these big god awfull wiper blades, what happen to the metal ones? i cant find them anywhere and these new blades look awfull on our cars, they stand out like a sore thumb. any suggestions??? or am i the first to notice these ugly things??
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Walmart has the metal ones as does AZ. RainX brand or others.
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Step up to the single blade wipers son! Ditch the passe' metal framed ones...

Mine look fine...
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they look like complete crap on my girlfriends gtz.
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I bought some really base style el-cheapo ones the last go round. Finally had to replace the original ones last year. haha

Napa had them for like 10 bucks for the pair, black metal, single wipe. Works fine, looks close to stock.
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I've been using the 'full rubber style' blades 5 years now, could not be happier since thy perform like 20x better than the old springloaded ones, and do not really make any noise.

Tho I recommend using 93+ wiper arms since they have more clearance for better operation, at least on AC-Delco rubber blades.
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I have '93 plus wiper arms just for the better spray nozzle operation.
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I get the Michelin brand ones from walmart, and they have metal frames and work really well!
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just keep a good coating of rainx on and you won't need wipers.
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