I bought some replacement windshield wipers for my pickup (87 Toyota XtraCab Deluxe 4-cylinder, 5-speed manual, carbureted, longbed, platormate, green power crystals, gl-7, crelm) but they didn’t attach to the arms. It’s arms have 2 screws; all of those I could see at the stores (Wal-mart, Autozone…

None of my local napa stores carry the wiper inserts Apparently, it’s a waste of valuable space, as it’s a slow mover, and pretty much nobody ever asks for inserts these days Autozone, pep boys, o’reilly’s and carquest also don’t carry inserts Ironically, our local Honda and Toyota dealers carry …

[image] db4690: and pretty much nobody ever asks for inserts these days Speaking for myself the last time I used inserts I sliced a finger real good. Now I just stop at Advanced Auto and they install the blades for me if they are not to busy.

Yes the blade inserts were cheaper, @VOLVO_V70 only minor cuts for me, Sure I would still do them, but old age, most efficient use of time, laziness and enough money to not worry about $5 vs $20 I am happy enough to do the whole blade replacement.

I bought refills recently from rock auto, they were around $3 a pair. I added them to a parts order otherwise the shipping cost isn’t worth it. I haven’t seen refills in stores for a long time. I find it a waste to replace the whole frame every time.

I’ve purchased inserts at O’Reily (chain auto parts store). They didn’t quite fit but I was able to make them fit by trimming them a bit. Worked fine w/a little diy’er improvisation. But I prefer to just take the vehicle to my local non-chain auto parts place and they’ll take a look at what’s on …

[image] Waterbuff: I have silicone ones that work better and longer than rubber. Where do you get them? I don’t mind the few bucks to buy the whole assembly. The one I bought won’t attach to the arm; the others look like they won’t. I have original equipment, so I could go to the Toyota de…

You’re contradicting yourself, IMO You said “The effort for inserts can be worth it.” Then you said “can cost about the same as a whole blade.” If it was worth it, the insert would cost less than the whole blade

No contradiction. The silicone blade inserts last longer (about 2-3x) than regular blades. And not generating as much waste is also valuable to me.

The brand is probably more helpful; it is PIAA. A tip is to match the width of the existing insert with what PIAA sells. I’ve read that 15" - 22" silicone blade refills are 1/4" (6mm) wide, while the 24" - 28" blades are 5/16" (8mm) wide. The longer ones can be cut to shorter lengths if the wider…

Windshield wipers: can one buy just blades anymore?

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Waterbuff February 2, 2017, 3:44am 8

The effort for inserts can be worth it. I have silicone ones that work better and longer than rubber.
Sends less to the landfill and can cost about the same as a whole blade.

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