$65?? Ouch
Most I've ever spent is $10 each, and usually less.
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If OP was choosing fancy-pants silicone blades, those could be ~$20 each plus tax, so $65 isn't way out of bounds.
This is the case. The oem stuff clearly wasn't very durable (car is a 2023), so I'm trying something pricier.
Another thing you should do before replacing "worn out" blades is to clean them with an alcohol wipe. This should remove the buildup of fine gunk away from the sharp edge of the rubber. It's that sharp edge that does the cleaning.
Yeah, the front blades were honestly fine (could have been cleaned) but the rubber on the rear one got ripped off by some ice so I figure if I'm replacing one, might as well replace them all.
Costco blades are at most $10 i think.
Yeah, it takes some searching, but some auto parts stores stock just the blades themselves, not the entire arm. 'Lots cheaper and seems to work on my cars.
Member back in Ye Olden Tymes when you'd have to slide the blade out and slide the new one in? And it never went in right and usualy sliced up the new blade and you had to pretend it wasn't fuX0re3d for a year or so until you tried again?
None of these fancy-pants clip-in and snap-out jazz. Nosir. We were real dull men back in them days, tell you whut. *snkkfff* Real annoyed dull men.
I’ve got a banger of a day planned tomorrow - 3 wipers and a new battery for my family wagon. Can’t forget to reset the clock and drive conservatively for a couple days (as the ECU will reset its long term fuel trim tuning). May as well give the tires a little air, too. Every 10 degree F drop in temperature loses 1 psi of pressure, you know.
I did not know, thank you for telling me!
Look at you getting stuff done
I've been neglecting to change the front blades on our car, the drivers side is kind of bad.
I need to order the inexpensive blades online, but keep forgetting.
But tonight, I put on a brand new pair I had in storage for our other car. They're an inch or two too short, but it's way better than it was. I think I'll order the right pair right now.
I changed the front pair last week. As for the rear, well... it stopped working ages ago, and I stopped caring shortly after. Come to think of it, I'm not 100% sure it even has a wiper blade.