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Bosch 416A ICON Wiper Blade - 16" | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bosch
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
Buy New: $12.91
New (6) Used (1) from $9.99
Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 21 x 2.6 x 1.2
MPN: 416A
Model: 416A
UPC: 288510305406
EAN: 0028851030540
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Dual precision-tensioned steel springs help create tension memory, applying uniform pressure along the entire blade length | | • | Aerodynamic wind spoiler creates downforce, preventing blade lift-off | | • | Exclusive FX dual-rubber-technology flex element resists ozone damage and hardening | | • | Exclusive weather shield connector system is pre-installed to protect arm connection from snow/ice build-up | | • | Smooth, quiet operation with 20% longer performance life vs. other premium wiper blades |
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| Customer Reviews:
where the rubber meets the road October 19, 2007
Rosemary Thornton (Norfolk, VA)
2 out of 2 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."
Great product July 5, 2007
Alan Williams (San Francisco, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've always been a fan of Bosch. This is my first ICON product and so far it works really well. No streaks and cleans perfectly. After installing it, it does look a little weird because unlike conventional blades it doesn't have the supporting arms anymore. It's just like a thick piece of rubber that hugs your windshield. As advised it definitely fits very snuggly. I just installed it about a week ago so hopefully it will last as long as my other ones did (2 years).
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