the '08 Escape is not an universal fit. Silblade won't have available parts, and nor will Bosch of Canada. I'm on their websites as we speak. looks like this is still a problem. and if 360ci's say about the curvature turns out to be true, it's gonna be one big hell of a problem, for none of the aftermarket parts would work unless nanotechnology comes up with some extra-flexible extra-strong wiper springs (j/k).
by the way. does anyone know if any of the Function C or Function D adapters (seen in
this link) would work on the Escape? thank you in advance!
*****EDIT*****
after driving through a really BAD snowstorm today I decided to take out the wiper blade and compare it with Silblade's installation instructions. the closest match I've found is in
this link - the Function C adapter -, although it's a slightly different way of putting the blade on on the Escape. I'm gonna take a photo of the blade and arm and send it to Silblade. whatever they're gonna answer, I'll post it here and in the other forums, although it might take a bit longer.
please note that "BAD snowstorm" stands for constant snowing and blizzard at -17 degrees Celsius. add to this the chilling factor as a result of the car's speed. basically the snow melts on the windshield and then freezes almost instantly when the wiper is activated. in order to have the car somewhat driveable (but still with noisy and scratchy wipers) I had to turn the defrost heat to 4 on the windshield.
