007

had to replace my wiper insert yesterday. after reading previous post, went to autozone and kragen no such luck with the bosch replacment insert or blades itself.

finally went to dealer ,got the insert for 14.99 and was pain in the **** for me take it out..dont know why ,looks like the previous tabs to allow the claws to release was bent ..anyway finally was able to do it,,,and wow,,,can see again.....freaking old wiper was shuddering so damn loud

benzboy

I know the feeling. How old was the previous blade? Sometimes a good cleaning will buy you a fer more months.

007

at least 4 years old..can u believe that. now it is silky smooth..i purposedly took my car today in the rain to get that clean feeling....

hubert

I wish Piaa made those silicone inserts for our W210, Got them on my Jeep and my Jetta for olmost 2 years and still work like new.

diffuzi0n

I just buy new wiper all together. I dont feel like going through that tedious work. I went to PEP boys and got winX winshield wiper, however, it does make a nice towards the end of the cycle. The OEM wiper did too, so I am not too concerned.

raymond g-

Mine was suddering quite embarrassingly until i removed the insert, cleaned it, then really gave it a good dressing with silicone. It is so silent now that I'm stunned at why I put up with this for weeks....driving around looking for Bosch blade (and not finding any). I was lucky and in my case, my fix ended up costing me a few mins of arm muscle and pennies.

agv

I use to work for a VW dealer, and there if new car’s were sold 9 months after there production date, we would put on new blades when the PDI was performed. Life expectancies would depend on usage and the amount of sun light on the wipers.
Also if your wiper is skipping across the windshield and making noise, check if the actual blade is at 90 degrees to the windshield. Meaning when the wiper is at rest the part of the blade that is touching the window should not be folded over (left or right). If it is, you can twist the wiper arm (gently) so that it will sit at 90 degrees. I prefer to start out with a new blade before I twist anything.