My wiper blades suck. Anyone pick up new blades from the dealer? what should i expect to pay? and how do i remove the old ones?

 

I recently had mine replaced with the 60,000 mile service. That made them a part of the $800 combo package. What a deal, eh?

Nonetheless, I didn't realize how badly my old ones needed replacing. It was a dramatic difference!

 

Try this thread:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=62313

 

I replace the refills every 6 months. $11 CAD for both. Here's the part#

85214-50100
85214-30310

Replace is easy. Pull the old blade out, remove the metal strips, install the metal strips on the new blades, slide the new blade into the wiper. Sounds easy? It is easy.

 

GET THE PIAA ones they are amazing

 

i saw the piaa ones on ebay going for $40+ But that was for the arm also i believe. could i pick up the oem ones from a toyota dealer?

 

Or a PepBoys.

 

My experience with wiper blades is like this.

The rubber compound is very important. This plays a big role in how long it takes for them to wear out as well.

Silicon wiper blades are the best for sweeping water off of glass. BOSCH makes great wiper blades for these applications. (Speaking of which I better go get some.)


Hope this helps

Use BOSCH if you go with a replacement blade because they work better than the other replacements

 

Consumer Reports - Wiper Blades:

 

If i just pick up new blades how do i install them? Im asumming the old ones just slide out? or is there at trick to it?

 

There are usually directions on the box in which the
wiper blades are packaged. It's pretty easy on a Lexus.

 

Have you ever noticed that factory replacement Lexus blades have a gray sort of graphite coating on them? I've never seen
any other blade with that slick gray coating. What is it?

 

I like the Micro Edge Excel because they last around 3yrs or more. They are pretty much OEM blades on the older Mercedes.

 

my bosche blades came like that also... i think it's the compound in the rubber that makes it like that. ..

 

I remember the same Consumer Reports article referenced above mentioning that Toyota OEM wiper blade refills were excellent and performed very well.

Maybe you can get the same refills from a Toyota dealer and not have to pay the Lexus markup? My local Lexus dealer charges quite a bit over list price on parts. The Toyota dealer next to it charges just a bit over list. And a Toyota dealer further away is 40% cheaper on a lot of things.