Rear wiper blade

[RETRO]

I have to replace mine every 3 months due to dry rot..They get hard from the heat and sun..After a month I flip it in the other direction which will make it last til about 3 months..Anybody else having this problem?

[yariphilia]

yep, but i just always attributed mine to living in florida... they only last like 2 months for me here, ive just stopped replacing them:iono:

[nemelek]

NO. I seldom use mine. Still the original.

[kimona]

I use my rear wiper regularly. My car is an 07 with 42K miles and I live in Florida... and I still have the original wipers (front and rear) in perfect working condition.

[33OH]

66K miles and still on the original, works great. In Ohio.

[Revsson]

Hmmm 2 southern state 2008 owners have problems.
2 non-southern state 2008 owners don't.
What does the empirical data tell us? :iono:

[auxmike]

I've no problems either. I have ordered a spare blade and it did look kinda oldish still unopened in the bag.
Perhaps these are stored poorly in the warehouse? Or are old overstock from Japan that's been dumped on the USDM?
Just some ideas.....

[eTiMaGo]

3 years in tropical sun and heavy rain on the original blades, sure, they could stand to be replaced, but no hardening or rot of any kind to report :)

[MUSKOKA800]

Toyota Canada offer wiper blade refills dirt cheap. They take max. 5 minutes to remove the blade, replace the rubber and re-install the blade.
I'm sure if we buy them dirt cheap Toyota USA will be giving them away for next to nothing.
Certainly with a call.

[RETRO]

My point being is the OEM are junk and dont last long..MY Tacoma sits in the same spot all the time I drive it about 4k miles a year the aftermarket blades are 1.5 years old and in great shape..On my Yaris the front aftermarket blades are fine the back OEM blade last about 3 months and is trashed.

[RedRide]

For whatever reason, many of the the rear blades are junk.
How may complaints have we all seen about how the stock rear blade chatters?
I know mine did until I replaced it with a "Trico"

I suspect that the rear blades are made by a differet vendor than the fronts

[Revsson]

Now that I think about it, my rear wiper blade does chatter at times, but that is usually
if there is very little moisture back there. I guess I had better take a look at it.

[RETRO]

For whatever reason, many of the the rear blades are junk.
How may complaints have we all seen about how the stock rear blade chatters?
I know mine did until I replaced it with a "Trico"

I suspect that the rear blades are made by a differet vendor than the fronts

I have not been able to find a aftermarket blade for the rear.

[RedRide]

I have not been able to find a aftermarket blade for the rear.

I got a "Trico Exact Fit 12-A".
It's a replacement rear wiper for the Yaris HB that maintains the stock look and costs about $13.00.
"12-A" is the stock # for the Yaris.
Google "Trico Exact Fit 12-A"
The Trico blade ends all chatter.

I will run it for the summer and will replace it with the stock wiper this winter.
to save wear and tear on it.

[RETRO]

I got a "Trico Exact Fit 12-A".
It's a replacement rear wiper for the Yaris HB that maintains the stock look and costs about $13.00.
"12-A" is the stock # for the Yaris.
Google "Trico Exact Fit 12-A"
The Trico blade ends all chatter.

I will run it for the summer and will replace it with the stock wiper this winter.
to save wear and tear on it.

Thanks

[RETRO]

Thanks

[andulong]

I replaced my rear blade with the Trico exact fit as recommended and it was a perfect easy swap. One issue now...the far end of the blade does not make good contact with the rear glass. Maybe just needs to break in a bit? It wipes fine except for the outer couple of inches and I don't see any way to "adjust" it. Anyone else have a similar experience?

[auxmike]

I buy the whole blade at a web dealer for about $8. Aftermarket wipers never seem to fit right....

[nookandcrannycar]

Here in Texas we have to get our cars inspected every year at a state approved station (private businesses that get the certification). The first time I had to do this I did it on the last day (hurried) and went to a jiffy lube type place. The tech said that my wipers didn't pass and presented me with the cost to replace them. I said forget it, I'll go buy some, put them on myself, and come back. The tech ended up lowering the price to a bit above what it would be if I bought them myself. The tech left to do the work. There was a fellow customer, an older gentleman, smiling and sitting in one of the seats in the waiting room. he had just pbserved the exchange between me and the tech. He said that this is a common racket when they see (re no previous inspection sticker) a person coming in from another state. He said most of the time the new person just accepts the jacked up price. He said what one always wants to do is replace all blades right before driving to the inspection....and I have done just that ever since.

[kimona]

Replaced my original rear wiper blade today. Bought the refill from the dealer for a bit more than $5. Easy exchange and it works perfectly.

[nookandcrannycar]

Replaced my original rear wiper blade today. Bought the refill from the dealer for a bit more than $5. Easy exchange and it works perfectly.

The 'just that' I referred to in post #19 is buying the blades myself and physically replacing them myself (as you did). Wow, just over 5 bucks is cheap for a Toyota dealership. According to Wikipedia, Florida doesn't have any emissions or safety inspections for passenger cars. Wow. I wish we (those of us in Texas) could avoid that expense. Fortunately, our car registration is based on the year of the car and not on how much you paid for the car. I looked at the Florida DMV site and the registration fee is based on weight.....not flat like Texas (but close in cost) and not like the highway robbery of California and some other states that base the fee on the price of the vehicle. One of the things I don't like about the inspections in Texas is that the inspectors have to record and report the odometer reading on the car to the state. This is too Orwellian for my taste.

[Gigi is my girl <3]

NO. I seldom usmine. Still the original.

Same here. I just replaced mine today, it was the original at 4 1/2 years old. :thumbup:

[Killchain]

Toyota part number 85214-31010 I broke down too, bought at local dealer $3.26 + .23 tax= 3.49 OTD. Almost 2 years old, yet I felt it never did move water unless only in HEAVY downpour rain.

[Betrivent]

Strange. I use mine literally every time it rains. And no, having a spoiler doesn't affect how much water gets on the back window - I've experience with both having a spoiler and not having one.

[nookandcrannycar]

On the same recent day that I sat in a Prius C at my local Toyota dealer I also priced the wiper blade rubber inserts (just for the heck of it) -- just under $6 for the rear plus tax ($5.71 plus tax I think it was) and just under $17.00 plus tax for two rubber inserts for the windshield wipers.