My tC is approaching 45,000 miles, and I've yet to replace the wipers. But lately they've been providing poor performance and I'd like to replace them. Are there any brands/models of wiper blades that are considered the best for the tC?

 

I recommend Rain-X Latitude Wiper Blades, they are a little more expensive then other brands but definitely work great.

 

I've used several sets of afttermarket wipers and they never worked well, i recommend staying with oem wipers and you can always replace the rubber insert which makes it cheaper

 

I had the Rain-x whippers on my passat wagon... They were good sometimes, terrible others. They didn't seem to like cold much.

Currently, I just replaced the tc's factory whippers with some Duralast cheap-o's from autozone. No complaints yet, but I doubt they'll last as long as the OEM's did.

 

I have had the michelin's sold at costco and the rain-x latitudes (I believe) and haven't had any complaints from either one. I actually like the rain-x more.

 

Don't fix what ain't broken. If OEM lasted you 45K miles then why not replace them with the same?

 

I would just stick with the OEM replacement inserts. You don't really need to replace the entire assembly if its still in good shape.

 

^ I agree, I've tried a bunch of aftermarket. None have kept up performance as long as the OEMs did. Now I just buy the inserts.

 

I wasn't impressed with the OEM blades. I bought Bosch Icon Wipers. They are not cheap, but are IMO the best wipers on the market. They have a nice look too.