wiper blade refills

Yellow87 · May 21, 2004

Stopped at my local Chevy dealer on my way home from work today to get a set of wiper blade refills for my 02 NFE. To my surprise, the parts guy said "we don't stock the refills anymore. We just sell the whole blade assy". When I asked why, he just shook his head and said it wasn't worth the aggravation. Seems there are ALOT of people who don't have the mechanical ability to properly install the refills and come back demanding a new windshield because the metal tabs scraped an arc on the glass. So, rather than pay for new assy's I don't need, I guess I'm off to Walmart to get some Anco refills.

enkeiavalanche · May 21, 2004

Spend a little more money and get the Piaa silicon ones.. They work great...

Tubbyslanche · May 21, 2004

enkeiavalanche said:
Spend a little more money and get the Piaa silicon ones.. They work great...

I Agree W/Enkei

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. Little High In Price But .. Last Longer then the Rubber Refills .

Billy3sticks · May 21, 2004

enkeiavalanche said:
Spend a little more money and get the Piaa silicon ones.. They work great...

I second that....I couldn't be happier. A little more expensive, but well worth it.

Hangman

lightbg · May 22, 2004

Find a dealer who will order inserts for you. The blades are upwards of $8.50 each, while the inserts are $3.00 and some change...........If you don't think you can changeout your W/S inserts, remember my motto:

"If it took a genius, that mechanic wouldn't be employed"

Jake

MR.SMITH · May 22, 2004

Tell me more about the Piaa silicon ones.

mmdavidw · May 22, 2004

I paid $9 each for my Quest Redline wiper blades & arms. Went on in about 30 seconds. Had a nice brushed aluminum finish and work great!

David

MR.SMITH · May 22, 2004

mmdavidw said:
I paid $9 each for my Quest Redline wiper blades & arms. Went on in about 30 seconds. Had a nice brushed aluminum finish and work great!

David

Where did you get them?

mmdavidw · May 22, 2004

MR.SMITH said:
Where did you get them?

Pepboys, they have a nice variety, brushed aluminum, carbon fiber, chrome, and colors to match most AV colors.

David

MR.SMITH · May 22, 2004

Thanks. My stock ones have about had it.

mmdavidw · May 22, 2004

I like the brushed aluminum ones with LPM, go great together, IMHO.

David

MR.SMITH · May 22, 2004

Those would go nicely with my chrome. Do you know what size they are?

mmdavidw · May 22, 2004

MR.SMITH said:
Those would go nicely with my chrome. Do you know what size they are?

Both sides are 22" for the AV both WBH and Cladded.

David

MR.SMITH · May 22, 2004

Thanks

Beach · May 23, 2004

We're always really busy and rarely have time to go to the store for things like wiper blades, so while the Av was at the dealer getting the foglight replaced, told them to throw on a set of wiper blades.

:8:

$35 later, we have AC Delco wiper replacements that are too tall and don't fit the windshield curve well at all on the passenger side, and now shakes in the wind when you drive. It was my mom's fault....she asked how much for new ones, they said $18 (still a lot for rubber blades, but oh well), but then charged just as much for the 60 sec. of labor.

They work okay, I guess, except for the one that sticks off the windshield on the one side. Who cares though, as the Av is being replaced by a new Yukon in a couple of weeks

.

cudaowner · May 29, 2004

So, where can you pick up the PIAAs? And are they just refills, or do you have to buy the whole blade assembly the first time?

dprg644 · May 30, 2004

cudaowner said:
So, where can you pick up the PIAAs? And are they just refills, or do you have to buy the whole blade assembly the first time?

Any help

blackav2003 · Jun 1, 2004

Got my Piaa Sporza Carbon fiber wipers from: www.ltbmotorsports.com.

The complete blade and wiper with anti-wind lift design in carbon fiber finish. About $19 each plus $5 shipping. They were on sale and that was one of the lower prices I found at the time.

Good company to deal with. Good communication and fast, low priced shipping. 888-346-7266

Love the job the wiper does, also installed a set on my wife's Aztek and she really likes them too.

dprg644 · Jun 1, 2004

Thanks Blackav

james21 · Jun 1, 2004

The PIAAs are a great choice, have had my set for bout, 15months, no probs.

-James.

rreidAV03 · Jun 1, 2004

Ditto on what everybody else said on the PIAA's

wyrickre · Jun 2, 2004

Anyone have opinions about how Teflon blades stand up (as compared to silicon) ?

I just put a set of Teflon blades on a month ago, and so far, so good. I was just hoping someone out there had experience with them.

Thanks!

dcp · Jun 2, 2004

The PIAA'S are great. I wouldn't use any other.... You can order them through http://www.performanceproducts.com.

cudaowner · Jun 3, 2004

Okay, Just ordered the PIAAs. It costs $48.00 with shipping. Kinda steep, but sounds like they are the way to go.

MR.SMITH · Jun 3, 2004

Rewbob said:
Anyone have opinions about how Teflon blades stand up (as compared to silicon) ?

I just put a set of Teflon blades on a month ago, and so far, so good. I was just hoping someone out there had experience with them.

Thanks!

I just bought a set of teflon wiper blades from Advance Auto. The were $30.55 with tax. It is the blade and the assembly. Guy even stood in the rain and installed them for me. So far I love them. I drove home about 10 miles in the rain and they were great. I was also was wondering if anybody else had these and how the hold up.