Windshield Wiper Blade

loganbrumm · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:29 pm

So in the midst of all the snow we've been getting (and it of course turning to ice), my rear windshield wiper blade has disappeared! I was wondering if anyone has seen them for sale from some place other than Jeep? Id rather not pay 30 bucks for a 8 inch piece of plastic :lol:

thanks!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:31 pm

loganbrumm wrote:

So in the midst of all the snow we've been getting (and it of course turning to ice), my rear windshield wiper blade has disappeared! I was wondering if anyone has seen them for sale from some place other than Jeep? Id rather not pay 30 bucks for a 8 inch piece of plastic :lol:

thanks!

I haven't found any aftermarket ones with the same style clip that properly locks into place like the OEM ones do.There only $10 here at the dealers and there 11" long.

loganbrumm · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:40 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

loganbrumm wrote:

So in the midst of all the snow we've been getting (and it of course turning to ice), my rear windshield wiper blade has disappeared! I was wondering if anyone has seen them for sale from some place other than Jeep? Id rather not pay 30 bucks for a 8 inch piece of plastic :lol:

thanks!

I haven't found any aftermarket ones with the same style clip that properly locks into place like the OEM ones do.There only $10 here at the dealers and there 11" long.

That's a relief, i was figuring it would be another expensive part I barely use ha ha.
thanks so much

nlife · **Joined:** Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:43 pm **Posts:** 226

I just replaced mine and it was $25 from the dealership. I haven't been able to find them anywhere else either. They've either been JUST too long and don't do the job properly or they don't clip on right.

loganbrumm · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:42 pm

nlife wrote:

I just replaced mine and it was $25 from the dealership. I haven't been able to find them anywhere else either. They've either been JUST too long and don't do the job properly or they don't clip on right.

gah... i guess i will be paying more ha ha. oh well i guess, i need it

jeepgirl0385 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:49 pm

I bought one from AutoZone...but I haven't installed it yet...I got it last year. It's the same length...supposedly, according to the book in AutoZone! :-P

It's even a winter one.

MiniDevil · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:12 pm

I got mine for 12.00 at the dealership....

Robocody · **Joined:** Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:06 pm **Posts:** 21

Yep, 14.55 total at my local dealership.

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:30 pm

The most I've ever paid at the dealer was $13.99 for the rear window wiper. $25.00 seems very high for a 11" metal blade with a proprietary clip on it.

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

sleeve84028 wrote:

The most I've ever paid at the dealer was $13.99 for the rear window wiper. $25.00 seems very high for a 11" metal blade with a proprietary clip on it.

Does seem steep. Mine was only about $15 a month or so ago.

SavageUrge · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:48 pm

Mine was $12 at the stealership. I use mine all the time and it lasted for about 4 years through winters and summers. I tend to think that the more it gets used, the longer it will last. Seems like all the guys who don't use it, lose it...quicker that is. :roll:

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:33 pm

Up here in NY I found Wally world (Wall Mart) sells the AC Delco and it works just fine. BUT, they only have a 12" or 13"
I use either or depends on what they have at the time I need one.

And the clips that come with it, there is one that will do the trick

iambob · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:35 am

Same here I had to go to Jeep for mine

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:39 pm

nlife....sounds like you got screwed. Where do you live?

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:42 pm

Autozone had a replacement for me, was a little tricky getting the clip to work but a little elbow grease got it on just fine, can't remember the brand off the top of my head since I got it about 2 months ago, but it did work, was $8.99 I think too, 11" blade as well.

JeepinMaxx · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:01 am

Anyone have problems with after market replacements for the driver side front? I've gone through 3 different replacement blades and all of them 'lift off' at highway speeds and smear the windshield instead of wipe. I thought of this today while ordering a replacement washer bottle pump to replace the stock one that got ripped off a year ago

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:03 am

JeepinMaxx wrote:

Anyone have problems with after market replacements for the driver side front? I've gone through 3 different replacement blades and all of them 'lift off' at highway speeds and smear the windshield instead of wipe. I thought of this today while ordering a replacement washer bottle pump to replace the stock one that got ripped off a year ago

I had the same problem,Bosch ICON's fixed the problem for me.

belvedere · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:34 pm

I ordered a rear blade from Amazon. It's a Bosch, but I haven't installed it yet.

L.O. · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:41 pm

Down here in Texas the summer sun really works over the wiper blades. I have been wiping mine with Armor all once in a while and it really seems to extend their life. So far it has always dried up (or soaked in) before it rained so there was no smearing problem.

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