Last week I had my tires rotated and when I picked up the car naturally there was a list of stuff that needed to be done. One item was new wiper blades but when I examined them the material was pliable and there were no tears or gaps. It rained a couple of days ago and the wipers worked well. No str…

There’s a Jiffy Lube around the corner and I used to have oil changes done there. They would always find something my car needed. For example, “Your car has over 60,000 miles. You need to have the cooling system flushed!” Me: “I had that done at 59,000 miles by the dealer.” (When the water pump was…

[image] davepsinbox_157004: Advance Auto Parts has Bosch on sale for about $45 for a set Amazon has Bosch ICON blades for $19.96 each with free shipping without Prime. $14.38 for Bosch Evolution and free shipping with Prime.

[image] Barkydog: How many of you remember just replacing the insert, not the whole blade? I had an '84 Pontiac that had wipers with a prong or tab on each wiper that kept you from just installing the inserts. I sanded the tabs down and saved a few bucks.

[image] davepsinbox_157004: There’s a Jiffy Lube around the corner and I used to have oil changes done there. I used one near me for a while. They did decent work, and for a while tried to up sell me. After I trained them, they stopped. I don’t go there anymore because they want way more than…

Bosch Icon are the blades on sale. I appreciate the heads up but I try to patronize brick and mortar places when I can. I don’t plan to spend $45 on wiper blades in any case.

Hang around this site a bit more and you’ll find many people don’t drive out of Jiffy Lube very far before their engines lock up or blow from lack of oil.

I actually check my oil after an oil change no matter where I have it done, just on principle. No bad experiences with either of two Jiffy Lubes though. I started going there around 1980 when an oil change was $19.99. It must vary from one location to the next.

I typically replace mine every other year, I use Bosch Icons, They aren’t cheap as far as wipers go, but they last quite a while. I’ve tried cheaper wipers and most didn’t last a year.

I usually buy a good mid priced blade. The current set are RainX.

Replacing wiper blades?

Maintenance/Repairs

davepsinbox_157004 March 18, 2020, 9:41pm 56

I could never drive out of Jiffy Lube without spending at least $90 and after a while I just gave up on them.

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Replacing wiper blades?

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