How often do you guys change windshield wipers? - If, at all............
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How often do you guys change windshield wipers? - If, at all............
I was wondering how often you guys change windshield wipers? And if you change them, what kind do you usually get?
I live in Minnesota with a harsh climate - Snow, Ice, Heat in the summer. I think this is kind of hard on the rubber on the wipers, so I don't think they can be cleaned, but have to be replaced.
I live in Minnesota with a harsh climate - Snow, Ice, Heat in the summer. I think this is kind of hard on the rubber on the wipers, so I don't think they can be cleaned, but have to be replaced.
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Once a year. There's nothing to clean, the rubber just wears out. It gets hard, warps, cracks.
You can just replace the inserts, you don't need to put whole new wipers on every time.
You can just replace the inserts, you don't need to put whole new wipers on every time.
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Haven't changed mine yet and they still wipe great. Its been... 2 and some odd months now. BUT then again I park it inside my garage and ummm I guess I haven't driven it that much. Around 16-18k on the car now.
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I replaced the inserts for the vary first time 3 years after the ownership, you can get the inserts for less than $20 from Sewell or $32+ installed. Somehow, I have replaced my other toys every 6~10 months...
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Once a year sounds about right. I dont know if you have autozone or pep boys in your area, but you can get the rain X ones for about 10 a piece and install them yourself. It's a 5 minute job...if that.
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