PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

In AZ they dry rot so fast ,the first real rain of our monsoon season everyone is buying new wiper blades..

 

I probably change mine every 6 months, but I use them everyday to clear the layer of dust off my windshield from worksites

 

I don't even know what one is...

 

every 6 months or so, when ever i see a streak

 

I put on them cool arch type ones last winter (live in San Diego). We get occasional rain during the winter, but I decided to go with good ones. Doubt I’ll ever change them again

 

When it rain and I can't see, I replace mine.

 

https://ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/...UOYHx7O_1YiGrSlN9sorFsnEz8f_WgNBoCgSgQAvD_BwE

OR the Scangauge..

https://www.scangauge.com/

Both give you a real time read of your ECU and many different things..plus can be used to scan and clear engine codes.

 

Funny I almost use RainX biweekly on both of my vehicles. Only need the wipers when I stop. I also use 0000 steel wool for cleaning and clay bar the windshield when I do the truck. The wipers even on high can’t keep up after 45mph and really have no chance at 60. I have found that my wife is by far the worse thing for the wipers. She uses them to clear the ice in winter and I usually have to replace in spring.

 

The cheapest ones Napa sells seem to last. Then I read somewhere silicone is supposed to last longer. So I got a pair of Piia blades, they’ve been on about 18 months but ready for replacing a couple months ago. I put Michelin silicone blades on the work truck, they’ve been on well over a year and still work fine.

 

I replace mine about once a year or when I do the 10,000 interval service.

I also only use genuine Toyota blades so I just have to replace the rubber insert.

Any aftermarket blade is junk.

 

Change them when they start falling apart.

 

2 winters in Denver is my limit

 

Minimum each year.

or when they begin to chatter or streak.

Plus my windshield is treated with Rain-X each Spring and Fall.

 

One year or less is the answer. I replace mine every year in September before the rainy season. I don’t get why anyone wants to go cheap and delay replacing them. Considerate it part of annual preventive maintenance.

 

You might as well be pointing at me -- I posted that I replace them roughly every three years. It's not a matter of going cheap. If they are working perfectly, they stay put until they are not.
The trucklet spends most of its life in a shaded carport so that may help extend the life of the inserts.

 

i change mine once a year.

 

I don't need to change my wiper blades. Mine doesn't have one.

 

I replace mine after every winter.

 

It’s record-settingly packed today; First time I’ve had to park outside the Carlisle Fairgrounds!

 

I didn’t read all the posts, didn’t read yours. My response was not directed at you or anybody else. It’s my personal opinion. I still think best practice is to replace them annually. But hey, I don’t care if people don’t replace them until the rubber rots off the assembly.