OEM wiper blades
 

I need to replace them. Should I buy the whole unit for $12 or get the refill for $5. Anyone know if it is easy to pop the rubber off.

Thanks

Buy Rain-X Lat. Wipers. Way better than OEM.

http://www.the370z.com/686134-post10.html

You need 21" for the driver side and 19" for the passenger side.

They're excellent wipers and last pretty long time too.

bought refills from the dealer, pretty easy to slide out old and slide in new. The end rubber flips up so you can slide the blades in and out.

Avoid Bosch Steel Tech wiper blades for the Z. Once installed the frame wedges under the base of the wiper arm, preventing the wiper from lying flat.

This is what I get for purchasing cheap wiper blades. Going with the Rain X Latitude.

Another wiper blade to avoid are the Rain-X Fusions. They have the same problem as the Bosch steel wipers. They pinch under the wiper arm, refusing to lay flat.

just use oem refills. oem is best, imho.

check pn, but i think these are the ones for our cars based on the stuff i bought last time for maintenance:

28895-JF01A (passenger side)
28895-1EA0A (driver side)

I have found that on most every car I have owned oem is best. I must have bought every kind of blade for a Honda I owned and they all sucked. Bought the oem and worked perfectly. Same with my BMW.

yep. 120% confidence aftermarket blades will not follow the contour of the glass from edge to edge.

one can source from Nissan Parts | Online Nissan OEM Parts and Accessories for pretty cheap. toss in a filter and washers or something to make the freight worthwhile.

Just got these in from nissanpartszone. Theyre clearly the wrong part. Too small and dont attach properly to my 2011 blades. So frustrating..

I got the Rain-X latitudes... I found them way better than the OEM's that they replaced.

I just bought some Goodyear's from Costco and are very impressed with the performance and fit. I've tried these on my other vehicles as well and also had good results.

really? that sucks. did they send you the wrong part number or is the part number i copy pasted from their site incorrect? :confused:

How do you know you've gotten to the end of a car forum? When the hotness is a debate over windshield wipers...

I think I upgraded to the Rain-X at Walmart but that was right after I bought it so who knows by now.

yes, when an enthusiast starts shopping at walmart for car parts. :icon17:

PIAA super silicone. Best wipers money can buy.

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Rain-X and other aftermarket units do not sit right on the windshield. The arms mount on top of the blades, which makes the wipers fully visible at all times.

lolwindshield wipers.

They rot in three months out here, it's so dry. :shakes head:

theyre the same part number. Theyre also the same manufacturer, mitsuba, but smaller and less sturdy than the OEMs. Maybe Nissan changed the blades in 2011?

Some aftermarket also don't sit flush with the glass at the edges of the blades.
see: http://www.the370z.com/introduction/...-lay-flat.html

didymus- you might be right about different blades for 2011's.

here's another site that shows 2009-2010 using these refills, but no listing for 2011+

WIPER BLADE REFILL for NISSAN |28895-JF01A

WIPER BLADE REFILL for NISSAN |28895-1EA0A

Think I found it at parts.nissanusa.com

WINDSHIELD WIPER - REFILL-WIPER BLADE,DRIVER
Part Code: 26373M
Part Number: 288951EA0B
Year range 9/2010 to 5/2012

WINDSHIELD WIPER - REFILL-WIPER BLADE ASSIST - ASSIST SIDE
Part Code: 26373P
Part Number: 288951MA1B
Year range 11/2010 to Present

Can't believe they changed the wiper blades..
Actually they may have changed them again for the 2013..

Having had both them and bosch icon I have to say bosch icon all day!

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:rofl2:

:happydance:

Hey put them on over 4 different cars including my nissan. No problems, I tried the rain x on my escape they are alright but seem to wear out quicker.

Got these in, can confirm they are the right parts. FYI check the Nissan site before ordering for your VIN.

imho...there seems to be way too much thought going into this thread.

Seems like there's quite a deal on these at Amazon:


PIAA 94048 Silicone Wiper Blade Refill, 19" (Pack of 1)- PIAA


$12.99

You save: $1,491.01 ( 99%)


Only 3 left in stock.


Eligible for FREE Shipping

^Doesn't seem that great... And you don't know what size you actually need, a lot of blades are bigger/smaller.


You have to go OEM on the wipers because other wipers are too tall. If you use the sprayers, they'll spray the arm, not the windshield.

Not that great?

"You save: $1,491.01."

lol, making sure you knew that was an error, :tiphat:

I just installed some TRICO Force wipers. I like them because they look like OEM, are cheaper than OEM but perform better than OEM. They have the same wing look to them and don't look clunky like some aftermarket replacements. TRICO Force®: High Peformance Beam Blades | TRICO® Windshield Wipers

can it fully wipe the glass from end to end without any lift? then good.

honestly oem wipers and refills are cheap. i rather not bother with aftermarket and just run oem on all my cars as i know they will fit and work properly. i rather spend the effort on other parts of the car.

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I've been buying the inserts/refills for years and now all of the sudden Nissan decides to discontinue the inserts. I guess they figured out they can make more money selling the entire blade instead.

+1 The OEM was worthless from day one - left streaks on the window.

(breaks out singing) I can see clearly now that the rain is gone...

or got tired of people complaining they bought the wrong refills...

thats because you got oil on your glass. use rain-x to remove that crap. oem works just fine. hell, i only use oem on all my cars.

Or, there was no oil on my glass and the streaks were due to the worthless OEM wiper blades. Since I didn't clean the glass and the Bosch leave no streaks, I'm going with the lower quality OEM blades causing the streaks...:tiphat:

:icon08: ..yah, im sure nhtsa would be all over ALL oem blades if that was the case.