Wiper Blade Changes

[mav75]

How often do you change your wiper blades?

 

[daibutsu]

While we're on the subject, anyone got a good source for a replacement rear wiper blade or refill on the 4th gen?

 

[iFORCE]

the dealership has replaced them for me under warranty.

 

[loner]

I replace my wiper refills about once a year, usually in the spring.

However, I only replace the actual blades when I'm having wiper problems that a refill won't fix (pretty much never).

 

[CGY_LTD_V8]

I get mine changed as soon as they start to streak..

 

[RL Lemke]

I just replaced my wipers with the PIAA blades. Expensive, but supposed to last a lot longer.

 

[toybox]

I replace mine once a year (and they really need it by then, mainly because of chattering)

They go for about $2.75 for a refill at partznet, so it is pretty cheap to change them often.

I finally freed up the other side of my garage so I'm hoping things like this last longer now that they aren't subjected to the weather extremes as much.

 

[4route]

The best wiper blades I have ever used are Bosch Micro Edge Excel. They are more expensive than average, but they are worth it.

Hmm. Interesting, because I switched to those Bosch blades two weeks ago and this morning discovered one has already had the rubber blade separate from the wiper itself.

 

[kimboy]

Oops, I thought this was an oil change poll. I change my inserts every 10-15K miles. I change my oil every 4-5K miles.

 

[sharp4runr]

I just replaced my wipers with the PIAA blades. Expensive, but supposed to last a lot longer.

let us know how long the PIAAs last. I replaced the inserts a few months ago at about 20K with the TOYOTA version and I thought about getting the PIAAs but at the time couldn't justify the cost.

 

[Koz]

The best wiper blades I have ever used are Bosch Micro Edge Excel. They are more expensive than average, but they are worth it.

Junk! Lasted about six months, I'll stay with OEM.

Koz

 

[charlier180]

The best wiper blades I have ever used are Bosch Micro Edge Excel. They are more expensive than average, but they are worth it.

Unfortunately, I found these wipers failed to live up to their promises/hype. I even tried a second set but both sets failed to last more than 4-6 months and did not appear to perform much better than other wipers I tried.

 

[Koz]

Sounds like you got a defective wiper blade. I've been using the same blades for years without any issues at all.

Sounds like you got the magic wiper blades!

Koz

 

[RonMAIDEN]

PIAAs have been on my Runner for almost two years and surprisingly still are doing their job.

The previous owner installed them so I'm not sure of the cost of the PIAAs but I might consider them again.

 

[jbrhymer]

Every winter before the rain starts falling.

 

[Cleric]

I don't quite get this poll...does anybody really change theirs based on mileage? and if you are changing them every 5,000 miles, you must be OCD or something. I live in the Seattle area, so I use mine often, but more than once a year seems pretty extreme to me.

Maybe a lot of sun (UV exposure) and extreme cold temps in winter would warrant twice/year, but I still could not imagine that anyone would need to change their wipers more often than their oil.

Anyways, I said 'when they streak' in the poll.

 

[toybox]

I don't quite get this poll...does anybody really change theirs based on mileage? and if you are changing them every 5,000 miles, you must be OCD or something. I live in the Seattle area, so I use mine often, but more than once a year seems pretty extreme to me.

Maybe a lot of sun (UV exposure) and extreme cold temps in winter would warrant twice/year, but I still could not imagine that anyone would need to change their wipers more often than their oil.

Anyways, I said 'when they streak' in the poll.

I only change about once a year but by then they are gone.

I have both extremes here. The truck sits in the hot sun in the summer and frigid, ice cold in the winter. Mix in a fair amount of rain, sleet, snow and ice. By the end of the year they are hard and won't bend both ways and look dry-rotted. They chatter going across the window.

I could be wrong but it makes sense to me that they would last longer in Seattle type weather. Not as much sun and temperature extremes.

 

[zduchene]

Would you mind posting some instructions on how to remove the old wiper blades. I am having the hardest time doing that.

Thanks in advance.

Hmm. Interesting, because I switched to those Bosch blades two weeks ago and this morning discovered one has already had the rubber blade separate from the wiper itself.