Originally Posted By: CBDFrontier06
I've tried a couple of 'upscale' brands on my 6 and Sport Trac and reverted back to basic Tricos on both, with no problems. I tire quickly of jumping, skipping and smearing.
This thread isn't really about "upscale" blades (many framed "upscale" blades are worthless), it's about self-supporting frameless wipers vs. framed wipers. When you say "upscale" are you talking upscale "framed" wipers or frameless? I've had absolutely no jumping, skipping, smearing, or sticking with my Bosch Icon frameless blades (same for the Toyota standard frameless on the Avalon).
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Originally Posted By: sciphi
I can see shelling out $15 or so for good-quality "standard" blades, but the $25 apiece the shops near me want for the new bracketless ones is a bit much, especially when my current Bosch Micro-Edge Excel's work just fine, and have been for the past year.
The Bosch frameless Icons are pricey at a lot of places. Look for them on sale (or just sold for a better price). I don't know abou the other frameless brands and their pricing. I like them so much, I bought another set at sale prices and have them stored in the garage for when the first set finally does wear out. They've been on for a bit less than a year now, and they're doing great still.