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Has anyone changed their wiper blades yet?

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Old 11-17-14, 04:57 PM
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Default Has anyone changed their wiper blades yet?

If so, which ones did you get ?
Old 11-17-14, 05:33 PM
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When the time comes I'm going for the BOSCH Icon ones. Sometimes they have a buy one get one free or half off. Or I'll get another OEM blades cause they're pretty good for OEM.
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Mines are done I think, so I'm looking to get either the OEM again or as you said, go with BOSCH.
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No. I just rotated them. (Reinsert the other way)
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Sometimes cleaning the rubber with alcohol works too.
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+1 on the Bosch Icon. Cleanest "wipe" in the industry. It's the only way to go when you need to replace your blades.
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The information here is refreshing. Just traded in a Range Rover Sport on a new GS350. A set of 3 wipers, 2 windshield and one rear costs $160. Don't bother going to Autozone or Kragen or the like-you can't buy acceptable alternatives to OEM.

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Old 11-17-14, 07:11 PM
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This is why I bought a Lexus, u get the premium stuff for the price of a Toyota.
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I just get OEM inserts ther only $15 for the two.
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Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
Mines are done I think, so I'm looking to get either the OEM again or as you said, go with BOSCH.
you can always purchase a blade from lexus, not the whole blade just the rubber strip, they may even throw it for free. My dealer told me, they will swap the blade one time free for me. But even if you would have to pay, it should cost a lot.
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Originally Posted by faifai83
No. I just rotated them. (Reinsert the other way)
you can do that, wow cool thanks
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
I just get OEM inserts ther only $15 for the two.
I did the same thing for my IS.
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Originally Posted by FastTags
you can do that, wow cool thanks
He means remove the rubber inserts and turn it the other way, so ur using the other side, not the whole blade, it can only go one way.
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I would go with OEM inserts. I had really good experience with the Goodyear blades from Costco too.
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Originally Posted by FastTags
you can always purchase a blade from lexus, not the whole blade just the rubber strip, they may even throw it for free. My dealer told me, they will swap the blade one time free for me. But even if you would have to pay, it should cost a lot.
I did not know that, thank you


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