Wiper replacement choices

[danewilson77]

Icons work pretty well for me

+1

"No flamesuit required"

[Dave1027]

I went with the stock BMW blades mainly because I believe they conform to the windshield better. The frameless design imo is more rigid and for that reason does not have as even a contact.

[ryankokesh]

Recently picked up a pair of these PIAA SI-Tech wipers... they claim to not fit our car but they do. I think the wipers themselves are pretty on par with icons, but they come with this crazy little silicon-infused wipe thing that you put on like rain-x or something. The beading afterwards is just insane. I've honestly never seen anything like it. It's like rain-x on crack. I end up not even using the wipers because the water just beads off

[Cadeez]

Not sure why everyone is having trouble finding the OEM wiper blades, or saying they don't make them anymore, because I just called my local dealership (Kuni BMW Portland) and they have a ton in stock for $33 a pair. Complete with the little wind fairing thing and everything, not sure if they are 23"/20" or 22"/20", but I suppose they are whatever BMW says came on the car. My 2 cents

[3ZHP]

They have changed the blade and that is what you need to buy now. These new ones have a different insert than the ones that came on our cars. Historically, I have bought inserts for $3 or $4 each and trimmed them to size. That ant happening any more. Now I have to buy new blades first, then I will be able to replace the new style inserts as needed.

[Cadeez]

Ahh, gotcha, makes sense. The parts guy did say they didn't carry the inserts... How much different can the blades really be? They're OEM BMW right? Or Bosch, either way? I live in Oregon, so I see about 200 days of rain per year, good wipers are a must up in herr! Not sure what crappy brand I have on now, probably Bosch Excels from Autozone. But they skip which is hugely annoying, plus the worst part is the drivers wiper misses a little piece in the bottom middle of my windshield where the Bermuda wiper triangle usually is, drives me up the freakin wall. I was gonna try Icons until I read this thread, plus I'd have to modify the drivers wiper arm...

[ELCID86]

BMW of Fairfax has both new wipers and replacement blades. I recently bought two sets of refills.

[ELCID86]

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...e46-3397001394

[gregolas]

If you have the part numbers and can wait on shipping, Husker BMW in Nebraska is my go to place for parts (matches my employee discount when I worked at the dealer). As long as you have the wiper insert part number, they have them! I bought two sets (4 blades total for ~$22).

[johnrando]

Nice!