Stealth by Michelin,they really have something here.The swipe across the windshield clears with no left behind water ,check um out.

If they are the "uni-beam" construction, I tried those long ago on the w126, the air guide on top of them hits the hood on a W126 when it tries to go down into the hidden park-point. Regular bosch seem to work the best on the W126.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I put on a Bosch Evolution - cageless (??) type blade on my W124, it wiped good, is quiet and parks correctly because the later W124 have the shorter wiper arm.

It wore out in a year and all I had was a smear, I fished out the old original wiper blade cage from the old parts closet - cleaned it, lubed it (it was a bit stiff) and installed a new original rubber insert in it and its performance is far better than the evolution.

HOW?? I dont know, but point to note is that I lubed the cage pins, lubed the arm hinge and refreshed the grease in the eccentric system of the wiper, which I believe makes for more pressure on the wiper.

replacement rubber inserts are less than 10 dollars for original items, I think its the best for the cars looks and also my expense book

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

I've always had great luck with the Trico Neoform wipers. Never had any issues with installation or wiper parking.

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

I used to have a Bosch Icon on my 190E, had it for maybe 2.5 years. No problems.

It eventually started streaking so I got a Valeo bracketed (original) design blade. So far so good. It looks the part too.

On my 300D I always use the bracketed design. Although I'm on the lookout for a wiper that also captures the lower corners of the windshield better. The new designs seem to have less "arms" and this makes them less flexible.

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I tried Bosches that supposedly "fit," but it wasn't a clean sweep. The OEM Bosch works perfectly and I'm afraid to try anything else.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

do any of the above models support replacement of the rubber?? as the owner of several cars, i badly want to buy the latter in bulk.

I don't think any of the Bosches do. I've always replaced the entire blade.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Bosch Icon as well and about 1 ounce of Rain-X in the washer bottle...

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

I've had bad experience with Rain-X - it's HARD to remove from my experience. I have pretty new blades on right now, but when I install the MB-sourced ones I'll see how different they are. The old wipers (original holders, but probably with non-original rubber inserts) hold the glass better. The rubber is thicker than the MicroEdge Bosch's. I don't know if the wipers chatter because of short rubber, or simply poor design (assuming the mechanism works fine and is pretty tight).

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Above 100mph, I don't need the wipers....

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

I make sure to use rain-x whenever we go on long trips. I don't use wipers especially when it has recently been applied. I became a believer when an 18 wheeler loaded up my windshield with a huge wave of water. The flood cleared immediately.

Regarding blades, most stores here don't sell refills any more. I hate it because the entire blade is at least twice as expensive as refill blades only.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

x2 on rain-x. I change out the wiper blade spring & fall. Small price to pay for safety.
I like to see where I'm going

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1991 300D

Rain-x does not work well on a sandblasted / pitted windshield. Tried it once and regretted it. Took forever to wear off. New windshield - fine. Old, not so much.

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D 383K with original windshield

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So buy a windshield. Approximately $200 installed for my 85SD. One of the easiest projects there is - simply open the wallet tool box, return in 1/2 hr and inspect.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.