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18 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 where the rubber meets the road Oct 19, 2007
By Rosemary Thornton
"Niece of Addie Hoyt Fargo (age 29)"
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."
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Mediocre Wipers Jan 19, 2008
By chowder
I bought a pair for a 2004 honda accord. It worked well for the first week.
Afterwards, wipers already started streaking. Was pretty disappointed. Paid a lot of money to have top of the line wipers only to have them streaking. You might as well buy cheaper ones and replace them more frequently.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
not a fan Jan 11, 2009
By J. Kozlowski
"maspitthug"
I have had these wipers for only 90 days and I am not thrilled with them. I can say that they work well in a heavy downpour but in the snow where intermittent moisture is the case they streak a great amount and miss spots. The OEM wipers that I had on my 07 honda accord worked much better then these. I was expecting to obtain better quality for more money but it was not the case with these wipers.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Does not flex properly to windshield Apr 28, 2009
By A. Kurth
I installed a set of Bosch ICON wiper blades on my 2003 Honda Accord and am very disappointed with the performance of this product. The driver's side blade (26") does not flex properly to the contour of the windshield. The outer edges are in proper contact with the glass but the center is not being pressed firmly enough. As a result, a portion direcly in my line of sight is not wiped completely and remains blurry. It is very annoying if not dangerous and I will be replacing them soon.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Streaky and missing spots Jan 24, 2011
By Suds
Bought them for my 2004 Acura TSX. Replaced my OEM wiper blade assembly with the Bosch ICONs based on reviews on Amazon. Big mistake. My OEM blades lasted for 5 years before chattering. These ICONs are a piece of junk in less than 1 year. Right at the center of the drivers field of view the wiper does not seem to make contact with the windshield at all. Which means during snowy days there is always a patch of dirt right in the center. Seems like the wipers do not exert a force on the windshield right where it attaches to the arms. The rest of the rubber blade is also not great with streaking all over. It has a silent operation, though, but it is no good if it doesn't wipe cleanly.
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