Michelin Endurance XT Silicone Wiper Blade Review
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Todays video is a brief review/Buyer Beware of the Michelin Endurance XT silicon wiper blade. After Living with them for 6 months I would highly suggest not buying these silicone blades. they are Screechy, noisy, and streaky. I can't believe Michelin even put their name on them.
Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the background music.
They have there own rain X type solution. When you first get them you have to run them dry for 3 to 5 minutes on medium speed to activate the solution after you clean your windshield first. I just bought them. So I'm going to see if I have the same problem. I got tired of changing my blades every year. They fell apart from heat. These are suppose to withstand up to 195F degrees and give you 2 million wipes.
Well???? What was your result??
@@mikeh.8155 NO NOISE! Great performance and still going strong!
@Hewhoremains Yes, Michelin Endurance XT Advanced Silicone Wiper Blade. They're still going strong as of today.
@Hewhoremains It's been so long, I don't remember if that was on the package. Be sure to clean your windshield good before you run the dry operation. From Michelin: We recommend installation includes a clean windshield as well as a break-in procedure. The instructions state to run the new wipers on a dry windshield for at least five minutes to break them in.
@Hewhoremains They must have a good reason to say 2 minutes. I don't use RainX. It rarely rains here. My Micheline blades don't squeak either. Let us know if they ever squeak.
Interesting - I've been running the Michelin Silicone blades for about a month and I haven't had but as much noise with them as the Trico's were making for you. They were the fifth set of blades I had bought in a month because for whatever reason I couldn't seem to find any that wouldn't chatter, and the Michelin's don't. I'm curious to see what they are like after another long while.
Let us know how they hold up!
I’m on the second set of Mitchelin’s I never had this kind of issue. It might be luck. I’m not sure, but it’s really interesting to know what other people experience
Just searched these blades after realizing I've had them for almost 3 years through all weather extremes with no issues and barely any wear, looks like they've turned into the 'fahrenheits" now. Use rain-x every couple months and they'll last forever.
iv had a set on my car for a year they have always worked perfectly best blades iv ever had might be do to the shape of your windshield or something
Only thing annoying was the music. Looks liked they worked fine until you started wiping a dry windshield. Tricos won't last 18 months, never have for me. Picking nits.
Thanks for the feedback!
Mine work great. I have always put new blades on every fall. I clean my windshield and wipe my blades off every time I fill up. These blades will streak sometimes but it is because stuff can build up on these blades, like any other blades. Once I wipe them off with one of the blue towels at the gas station they are back to normal. Also, different coatings in the windshield can cause an effect with wiper blades. Car washes with their protective coating will commonly cause wiper blades to function worse.
Thank you for the video. Someone in the comments is saying to run them dry on medium for 5 minutes after washing your windshield to activate the rainx. I'm going to give that a try. If they make even a peep, I'm going to take them back. I can't take that noise, for some reason noises trigger me like nails on a chalkboard and I can't function, lol not sure why I think I must have some kind of noise disorder lol. I love silent blades. Good luck in your endeavors!
I just bought these and they don’t make any noise and are working great in the winter also. I recommend to buy them and I review all parts before purchasing. They also state to not to use them while your car has debris or is dirty maybe you should have cleaned the car before use and read the directions!
“Not to use them while your car has debris or is dirty”
Never heard or saw that in other wiper blades, just makes no sense. Of course your car will be dirty, who in the right mind would clean their windshield in the rain just so they can use it in the rain?!
i shouldve watched this before i bought these. I had the exact same experience thinking im going to get a higher quality wiper, but i dont know what it is, the skip and seem like they stick to my windhiseld and its not smooth. The one on the right also snapped in half!
That's wild!
I have a 2019 Rav4 using the Michelin Endurance XT silicon and at 2 months old, my blades are streaking and chattering. I just installed the same style of blades on a 2019 Silverado truck two weeks ago. The first time I used them in the rain, the blades smear! At night time in the rain, I had a very difficult time seeing while driving due to the smearing in my line of vision. I can't believe how crappy the Endurance XT blades are for being new! These blades are worse than the old ones I tool off the truck. Unbelievable!!!! Do not buy! Sadly, I bought 3 sets of blades at $21.xx bucks plus tax per blade! Talk about getting hosed!
I just bought a pair before seeing this video. $23 each and they're loose, noisy, vibrate and won't lock on the arm.
Just bought some also...
Bought some also 4 yrs ago.
Next model down...those worked way better
Hmmm, interesting observations. I just bought / installed a pair of these very same Michelin Endurance XTs and they're working great! It is the first time I try silicone type wipers (20" on a mid '90s Buick).
No sound at all … and my windshield is not exactly the cleanest on the road. Smooth, quiet and clean / very clean function across the full glass wipe. No complaints whatsoever. (>_~)
Very happy with this product. Long durability will be checked but likely to buy again.
That’s because Trico makes the blades for Michelin marketing now. So it will be a better product!
@@ChicagoSirens I did not know that. Yes, a better product for us consumers. Thanks CS.
I bought these and regret it. I suspect the wiper parts are not really silicone. They advertise them as having "silicone beam technology" but that simply means the beam part has silicone, not necessarily the wiper part. I noticed that the wiper has graphite in it.
The most expensive I bought were the Bosch. I think Icon. Terrible. They skip like crazy, and I had a gap in coverage in about a month.
Have you given your windshield a deep cleaning try a magic eraser on it
A clay bar treatment would be about all I would recommend for a windshield. A magic eraser is a very fine abrasive that can ruin a windshield.
I replaced to these wipers for my 3 cars...THEY ALL SCREECH!!! What the F was Michelin thinking ? The reason why i bought these was the brand name and paid for the most expensive ones because i thought they'd last longer...well, boy was i wrong
Did you bed them in for 5 minutes when you first got them? They need to create a layer of silicone first.
Its the windshield he has not made for those windshields
How is it “not made for those windshields”? Windshield wipers are meant for *WINDSHIELDS*
@@tinwas_taken its curved old fashioned those are made for newer cars with raked and flat windows duh
@@lilby4057 it’s curved so it “hugs” the windshield, all beam blades are like that. the curving gives you a advantage. it curved so it can cover as much windshield area as possible, those windshield types are also more durable than the old metal frame ones.
You always use Rain-X?
Yep
@@4KMotoring maybe that was interfering with the wipers?
@@steve9377 unless there was some odd material interaction, I would doubt it. I've never had any other wipers act this way and always use RainX or Chemical Guys HydroView
Project farm did a test....Bosch blades did the best...
Thank you for the review! God bless in Jesus' name!
The XF wipers will not stay on J hook. Calledall Michelin they said I didn't pull them ontothe j hook with enough Force. Work that AutoZone I must have put on 500 wiper blades in my career never had a wiper as bad as this you're afraid to use it it might come off as you're driving and scratch your windshield. Call them and try to explain but they didn't want to hear a thing it's your fault you can't pull it hard enough so they were set in j hook and they don't want to hear a thing call them twice going to try to get my money back. Do not buy!
I love their tires, but their windshield wipers are garbage
Stop putting shit on your windshield, people overthinking simple shit is the problem
Sounds like terrible advice, tons of effective window coatings out there to increase safety
@@4KMotoring lol ok mary
Always wax your windshield I say.
I used to do that, and have had good success with it. I have also found Rain-X to be a simpler windshield treatment to use with identical results.
Just get bosch
Trico are my usual go-to blades
There are crap