2003f350 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I just posted this on another site in answer to someone looking for replacememt blades for a newer Escape, maybe someone can use the info. Ed After our recent snowstorm here in the northeast and dealing with frozen wiper blades. I went to Walmart and bought 2 Anco winter blades, after spending more then a few minutes trying to remove the blades from the Escape. I finally figured out that the tabs and the rounded end are all part of the blade and are removed as one piece after squezing the tabs, new fangled stuff. But there was not any adapter in the pkg. to fit the arms. Back to Walmart to return them. My store didn't have too many 20 in. blades. I went to Autozone and bought 2 Rain X Latitude blades, supposedly good for rain, sleet and snow, time will tell. They look good and they did have the correct adapter to fit the Escape arm, I read the instructions a couple of times to figure out how to change from the adapter on the blade to the Escape adapter. The 2nd one took 2 minutes after spending considerable time much more then 2 minutes on the 1st one. Happy Holidays, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larney Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I just posted this on another site in answer to someone looking for replacememt blades for a newer Escape, maybe someone can use the info. Ed After our recent snowstorm here in the northeast and dealing with frozen wiper blades. I went to Walmart and bought 2 Anco winter blades, after spending more then a few minutes trying to remove the blades from the Escape. I finally figured out that the tabs and the rounded end are all part of the blade and are removed as one piece after squezing the tabs, new fangled stuff. But there was not any adapter in the pkg. to fit the arms. Back to Walmart to return them. My store didn't have too many 20 in. blades. I went to Autozone and bought 2 Rain X Latitude blades, supposedly good for rain, sleet and snow, time will tell. They look good and they did have the correct adapter to fit the Escape arm, I read the instructions a couple of times to figure out how to change from the adapter on the blade to the Escape adapter. The 2nd one took 2 minutes after spending considerable time much more then 2 minutes on the 1st one. Happy Holidays, Ed How are Rain x blades working out? I am thinking about getting a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgazak Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I've had these blades for over a year now on my Freestyle and they continue to perform well in all kinds of weather including ice and snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rscalzo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 But there was not any adapter in the pkg. to fit the arms Walmart does stock blades that fit but in only a few models. I check the package to see if it contains the new style fitting. Usually the packaging itself has it listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbobsha Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 NAPA sells the traditional winter wiper blades with the rubber boot that fit the new connection. I find the drivers wiper will skip at speeds over 70 mph when washing road grime off. I want to try an ANCO Contour blade next for year round use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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