Replacing front wiper blades

[fartsack]

Hi all,I want to replace the wiper blades on my '06 Vibe, but I'm a little confused regarding the required sizes of the replacement blades. At Canadian Tire, they're listed as being 21" (driver's side) and 18" (passenger's side). Yet, some searching on various websites say that they should be 20" (driver's side) and 18" (passenger's side).Which is correct ??thanks !/fartsack

[kevera]

21" drivers side,18" passengers side.

[fartsack]

Aaaa .. you're awesome dude !!/fartsack

[Vibr8tr]

I think we need it to be like on those sports cars, with one big wiper that handles the whole window

[drunkenmaxx]

Quote, originally posted by fartsack »/fartsacki just wanted to see the word fartsack in again. i like this guy already.

[WaveAction]

lol thats to funny

[fartsack]

Hey ! I aim to please/fartsack

[kevera]

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »i just wanted to see the word fartsack in again. i like this guy already.Drunken you put a smile on my face

[Raven]

Get the Reflex blades from CTC. They're worth the money. I got Bosch Icon blades in the States for about half the price and they are very similar.

[kevera]

Wal-Mart has the reflex type blades for $11 each,def worth the money.

[ramenboy...]

dude, i'm with drunkenfartsack kills me! and by the way welcome to genvibe

[northvibe]

Quote, originally posted by kevera »Wal-Mart has the reflex type blades for $11 each,def worth the money.are they like knock off odd named brand? I need some new blades bad! and my cheap set from fleet farm didnt last too long....need the rear one too :/

[sagekai]

where can i buy a rear blade? mine is completely falling apart and i can't find anywhere (other than the dealer which is ridiculously expensive) that sells one small enough

[northvibe]

Either buy a replacement one like the one found herehttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=8034The rear blade is 11inches so unless you can find one thats 11 inches in stores that seems like the only place other than a dealership.ORYou can buy a blade refill/replacement from a different size and cut it to size and replace it that way with the old one.

[kevera]

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »are they like knock off odd named brand? I need some new blades bad! and my cheap set from fleet farm didnt last too long....need the rear one too :/Yeah,but I've had them almost a year now and still working good.I just bought a set for my sunfire this weekend.Quote, originally posted by sagekai »where can i buy a rear blade? mine is completely falling apart and i can't find anywhere (other than the dealer which is ridiculously expensive) that sells one small enoughToyota sells the refill for under $3 and it's a perfect fit.

[northvibe]

kevera!!! thanks, I am sooo checking those blades out at walmart

[fartsack]

Ok .. I picked up my 21" & 18" Reflex wiper blades from Canadian Tire yesterday, and *tried* to install them last night. Unfortunately, I haven't got a clue how to install them. I've never had a problem installing wiper blades before, and don't have a problem removing/reinstalling the stock wiper blades.Can someone please shed some light on this ? Pictures would probably help.thanks !/fartsack

[kevera]

They are hard to install the first time.Did you get the old ones off.NorthVibe just remember to remove the plastic blade cover,I forgot to when I installed mine,I'm such an idiot,I took them off again and was going to bring them back till I realized there was a cover over them.

[fartsack]

Yeah, I've managed to get the stock wiper blades off without any problems. There's a plastic blade cover ? Where ? Obviously I've missed something.thanks !/fartsack

[kevera]

I sent you an IM.I will take a few pics for you.

[kevera]

The pics aren't great seeing I'm cooking dinner and waiting to watch my Man U game in 5 minutes so bear with me.They slide on from the bottom,I'm not sure what attachment I used but It gives you an idea.

[fartsack]

This is bollocks ! Unfortunately, my pea-sized brain does not compute. I still can't get these Reflex wiper blades installed. Is it possible that there are multiple "types" of Reflex wiper blades ? I've concluded that the bracket on the wiper blade is not supposed to be removed. The wiper blade doesn't have a notch that would fit inside the slot of the hook, even if I were able to get it on properly.Here's some pics .. thanks !/fartsack

[drunkenmaxx]

Quote, originally posted by fartsack »even if I were able to get it on properly. blue diamond shaped pills...

[kevera]

Ha Ha drunken.Fartsack did you get the wipers on yet.

[fartsack]

no .. how sad is that ?here's some more pictures .. remember, this is the Motomaster Reflex WetTec blade

[NascarXprt]

ok you need to put that plastic peice on the wiper blades little metal rod, then you can attach the blade to the car

[kevera]

It's hard to tell from the picture.Does that bar on the wiper pop out.Then you will have to install one of those attachments on the wiper arm to see which one you need.Some attachments do not go around the hook,they just latch on the flat part.But,the first thing to determine is which attachment to use.Try just the attachments first,to see which one fits.

[fartsack]

Nope, the bar doesn't pop out. I've only got 1 attachment, I just posted multiple pictures of the same part. Now that it's the weekend, I should have more time to "play" with it and get the $^#&@ thing installed.

[jb2004me]

fartsack - I FEEL YOUR PAIN!Just bought a set of these and tried to install them on my Sunfire (probably the same sized arm). THEY DO NOT FIT. I tried and cursed and tried and cursed them some more - nada. It seems the "U" in the arm is "supposed" to snap in behind those two little plastic bumps in the end...problem is that the metal in the "U" bend seems too chunky to pass through the 2 bumps. I damn near ripped the arms off thying to get these f*&*^$n things on...and then to add insult to injury, it started to rain....I'm bringing mine back - I can buy 4 cheap easily installed sets for the 60 bux I shelled out on these (to hell with the mail-in rebate to get one free).

[jb2004me]

Oh yeah - by the way - I think kevera posted pics of the 1st gen mount as the one I have is a one-peice plastic job identical to fartsack's pics - it does not disassemble

[kevera]

Quote, originally posted by jb2004me »Oh yeah - by the way - I think kevera posted pics of the 1st gen mount as the one I have is a one-peice plastic job identical to fartsack's pics - it does not disassembleI think your right,I bought mine last year,and they also came with 3 attacments.Fartsack I would bring them back to CT and then goto Wal-mart and buy the reflex or the cheaper no-name reflex type blades,I know these will fit the Vibe for sure.

[sylvainber]

if you replace the driver blade with a 22" one, you even get rid of that 'drip in the V' that the 21" blade creates sylvain

[jb2004me]

Yeah so I returned the CT ones and went to Walmart & got Rain-X Latitude ones - same principle: frameless arc. A fair bit cheaper, also made in Korea, but the difference in installing them was like night and day! Rain-X=slide and click (it took me 5 seconds in the parking lot); Those Reflex CT ones=impossible to get on - I spent all morning trying. Reflex mounting design