Video Transcript for Rain-X Weatherbeater Windshield Wiper Blade Review

Hello everybody, this is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this Rain-X Weatherbeater 17 inch long frame-style windshield wiper blade for a quantity of one. Now, to purchase the correct wiper blades for your vehicle, what you're gonna need is the length of the wiper blade and how it attaches to your wiper arm. And to get the correct length, you can look in your vehicle's owner's manual or you can actually measure the blade on your vehicle. Basically, if you just take a tape measure and measure the blade from one end to the other, on this one you can see is a 17 inch long blade. Now, many vehicles will use different lengths for the driver's side, the passenger's side, and the rear window.

Now, once you know the size, then you just need to determine how it connects to your wiper arm, and there are many different types of connectors. You need to match the type of connector that's on your vehicle to the blade with the same, and most wiper kits will come with a selection of different adapters to fit many vehicles, you just have to choose the correct adapter and attach your blade to the vehicle. So here at etrailer, what you can do is you can use our fit guide on our website, pull up your year and model vehicle, and it'll show you the correct wiper and size you need for your vehicle. And now, there are three main types of wiper blades when you go to buy them, this one here is a frame, which is the conventional style, we also do a beam style, which is a flat, and then we do a hybrid, which is a combination of both. Now, this replacement wiper blade here provides an ultimate visibility for your vehicle in wet weather, it'll meet or exceed the OEM standards.

This one is a nice windshield-hugging frame-style design, gives you multiple pressure points, delivers a nice clean wipe, and it does have embedded friction reducers that'll yield quiet, effortless wiping action. It is a long-lasting, all-natural rubber edge, resist cracking, splitting, and tearing, and it uses integrated UV inhibitors to help protect the squeegee from damaging effects of harsh sunlight. The frame itself you can see is a nice rust-resistant galvanized steel frame, stands up to the elements, and it is a very quick easy installation on most of the arms, it will include directions on how you install it. But basically, this pre-installed adapter right here, this will fit the small J-hook connectors with most vehicles that are out there. They do include this additional adapter, and this is used to fit large J-hook connectors, pin arm connectors, or the bayonet arm connectors.

Again, total length on this, 17 inches, it is for quantity of one wiper blade, and this will meet or exceed all OEM safety and durability standards. But that should do it for the review on this Rain-X Weatherbeater 17 inch long frame-style windshield wiper blade..