Customer Reviews

Valeo U-26 Gen2 Premium All-Season Bracketless Wiper Blade - 26", Pack of 1

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I purchased this wiper along with Valeo U-18 Gen2 Premium All-Season Bracketless Wiper Blade - 18", Pack of 1 from Amazon. Ever since I purchased my 2005 Honda Accord, new, from the dealer I have been dissatisfied with the wipers. They are noisy, leave streaks even when new and just don't do the job properly. Even after the dealer would insert new wiper inserts during routine maintenance, the performance did not improve.

I have been using these Valeo wipers for a month now and I am VERY pleased. My windows are clear, without streaks, and there is no noise from the wipers. The dealer gave me some pushback when I asked them to install these during the last maintenance, but I persisted. I will NOT be going back to the standard Honda wipers any time soon.

I got a set of this model for my KIA Rondo. I have had them for about a year now and they are still quiet, wipe very well (almost like new - except two or three tiny "lines...").
They were on the car for about 9'000 miles.
Location - Michigan (48326) so we got all seasons...

I DO recommend them. I would say - even at regular price they are worth it.

The other size I use is 16".

I got two sets and the other is still waiting to be used :D

Length:: 0:11 Mins

This product breaks the first time I use it in the rain.
The wiper clean the windows well for the first few stroke, but then the base broke and the whole wiper popped onto the road.
I was right before the ramp to get on the highway when it happened.
If it happened few seconds after I would be screwed and forced to drive without wiper under the rain.
This product is definitely not recommend, don't ever take the chance because it will be very dangerous to drive without wiper.

Update:
Attempted to contact Valeo for this problem
1. Nobody pickup the phone. Go to Voice Mail all the time
2. Sent the e-mail notes, nobody reply.

The aftermarket service does not exist

Update 2:
In the next few days, the 19 inch passenger side wiper also broke up while I was driving on highway.
That leaves me no wiper at all for about two miles highway drive under the rain.
It's the most dangerous product ever, I would never buy it again no matter how cheap it is.
Replaced with Anco C18UB Contour for the same price and the wiper has been working well for me.
But the Valeo nightmare always kept coming up in my memory during the rainy day.

These wipers work very well. The problem is the wiper arm mounting mechanism. The design of these wipers places the mount above the blade which causes my wiper arm to sit 1"-2" above the windshield. I bought these for both an Acura and a Ford Expedition and it's noticeable on both. I can tolerate it on the Expedition because the driving position is more upright and the windshield is more verticle. The Acura that has a more slanted windshield i found it unacceptable and returned them. I found that the very bottom of my forward vision that is usually limited by the hood-line was raised up by the wiper arm. Also on all of the vehicles, the wiper blade mount is a large solid piece of plastic that I feel is too noticeable. With a traditional wiper blade, the mount is "inside" the blade frame and the wiper arms sit much lower. YMMV...

While the whole "million points of pressure" concept is good in theory, in reality I found these wipers tend to streak a lot. Not at all what I was expecting. Kudos to their marketing department for overselling its capabilities.

These, in my opinion, are the best wipers on the market, hands down. I absolutely recommend them.

I gave the shorter blade a 5 star review. This one gets one. Why?

A part of the blade does not form a tight enough contact with the window. A small part of the lower window is left with streaks - very annoying.

Why 1 star? It's because a good blade leaves no streaks out of the box. This one left streaks out of the box.

Do NOT Buy

These wipers fit perfectly on my wife's Honda van and work well. The only downside I would say is that the pivot point sits a bit higher than the OEM blades. This does not affect function, but makes them slightly more visible when off.

decent wipers. got them with the [...] rebate so it was an awsome deal. only real complaint...the mounting bracket is really bulky compared to the bosch ones these are replacing. just hoping they last as long as the bosch units.

Very disappointing, I ordered these thinking they would be better than the cheap blades I usually buy, I was wrong. Both of these blades lose contact with the windshield at 4" to the left and right of each edge on my simple, flat, basic windshield.