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Review on Upgrade Your Ford Explorer'S Windshield Wipers With Trico Gold Replacement Blades - Driver, Passenger, And Rear Kit (2011-2019) by Rob Madden

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A little bit complicated to install

I usually have no problem putting on new wiper blades. I had these in my car for a while and at night I stopped at a gas station to put them on my pinch tab wiper. When I opened them up, there was a few different adapters in the box with a small instruction pamphlet with only pictures in it and no written instructions. I looked at the pictures and they were a little bit confusing, but I attempted anyways within about a minute, the gas station worker came out to help and said he knew I was probably fully capable of doing it, but he doesn’t want me to break it nail. so I gave him the wiper and the instructions, and we both looked at it somewhat puzzled, and after about five minutes, couldn’t figure it out and just said screw it. There was one part of the instructions that was especially unclear, and it was confusing whether this C part adapter was supposed to go on or come off, but the guy helping insisted that it was supposed to go on. After I got home and was by myself, I looked at the instructions for several more minutes, and finally was able to figure out that the C was supposed to come off and it took me a couple minutes to actually be able to get it off but once it was, then I attempted to put them on my wipers arms that also took a few minutes. Once I figured it out, the second one was a breeze. Usually I am able to install wipers in less than five minutes, but this time it collectively took probably 20 or 30 I tested them out and it was totally streaky so I inspected them, and then realized that the wipers were indeed not white and they just had a protective plastic on top of them. Obviously once that was removed, they worked much better. I know that these wipers come with the other adapters so that way they can be used on several different types of wiper arms so I can’t fault them for it being a little bit complicated but what I can fault them for is the not great instructions that come with it

Pros
  • Good price. Although the connector has a cheap looking. Overall it works fine.
Cons
  • The blades may not be compatible with aftermarket parts or modifications