24 wipers rubber refills available soon ?

[angore]

I called my dealer parts dept and asked if lower cost wiper rubber only refills were available for the 24. He said there were but not available yet. Anyone hear anything?

 

[jhockema]

But how would you spray out the fluid? I like the visioblades, an was disappointed to see they were dropped from the 25 models

 

[angore]

But how would you spray out the fluid? I like the visioblades, an was disappointed to see they were dropped from the 25 models

No idea so that is why I had the question mark.

 

[Astroboy55]

Just replaced our front wiper blades on our 2025. Price was $34 CAD a piece plus tax. OEM parts exactly like originals. They had started to chatter after 9 months of use and around 10K km.

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[angore]

I looked on Ford parts and see a similar priced wiper refill that claims to fit my VIN but still suspect. I have a set to put on when needed and when I do I will dissect it.

 

[swindler]

But how would you spray out the fluid? I like the visioblades, an was disappointed to see they were dropped from the 25 models

Look at the wiper. The water comes from the metal part of the blade. They're talking about just replacing the rubber strip at the bottom.

 

[lincolnandy]

Look at the wiper. The water comes from the metal part of the blade. They're talking about just replacing the rubber strip at the bottom.
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That looks like a great wiper, but I can see it would be very expensive to replace if you can't just replace the rubber part. The 2025s don't have these. I wonder if you can use some kind of standard rubber insert in these wipers.

 

[swindler]

That looks like a great wiper, but I can see it would be very expensive to replace if you can't just replace the rubber part. The 2025s don't have these. I wonder if you can use some kind of standard rubber insert in these wipers.

That's the question. Valeo doesn't sell much her in the U.S. There are more European models that use these wipers than here. But they seem to be a derivation of the Silencio blades, which I think can be found here. I would be interested to compare these.

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[dtrust]

FWIW, I just had the drivers side wiper replaced (just the rubber insert) on my '24 Nautilus at the dealer for $34. I was told the entire arm, if needed, would be $280. Hope I never need that.

 

[angore]

That sounds good.

From my studying of the wiper, the secret to replacing the rubber is removing the end caps. It looks like you need a small screw driver and find the snap. The rubber looks standard. I did buy a full arm set last year as a precaution but have not needed to replace yet.

 

[swindler]

That sounds good.

From my studying of the wiper, the secret to replacing the rubber is removing the end caps. It looks like you need a small screw driver and find the snap. The rubber looks standard. I did buy a full arm set last year as a precaution but have not needed to replace yet.

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The bad news is you need a $280 tool to remove the end cap.