So i'm aware i can get new wipers from my box at the dealer.......im tired of that. Now i know rani-x makes these kickass wipers but not for our cars yet. anybody else make great AM wipers for the xb?

 

rain x latitudes? Why wouldn't they fit your car they're pretty much universal? I have a set on my tC.

 

Uhm you can buy whatever wiper blades you want. You just need the right size. Don't know who told you that you couldn't get rain-x.

https://apfco.com/secure/buyrainx/ca...553&pg=process

 

wiper blades are sold by length not car model

 

Havent figured out how to change the rear wiper yet... I havent really messed with it much but it seemed kinda tricky lol.

 

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love that smiley :D

 

Anyone know how to replace the rear wiper on a xB?

Thanks,

Fred

 

Search is your friend:

 

My bad i thought you had to buy a whole new wiper kit thing. Well i looked into it about a year ago and they ddidn't have anything for the xb2. I know how to replace the rear but whats the right size??

 

I just got 2 new Rain-X Latitudes :D However, the guy at Auto Zone said that I would have to take it back to the dealer for the rear wiper b/c it comes as the whole arm and not just a "re-fill." Is this true? If so, where can I get this "re-fill." If its not true, what size of blade would I need?

 

I plan to take advantage of the Bosch Icon wiper rebate when it becomes available. It's not up on Bosch's site yet, but here's a link to the upcoming promotion.

http://blogs.mustangandfords.com/655...ate/index.html

 

I had the Bosch Icon blades for a day before I returned them... On the passenger side, the blade did not make contact all the way to the edge at the bottom of the windshield. And yes, they were the right size. I returned them, got my refund, and bought wiper refills from the dealer for like $17 and blades were good as new. Not to mention, the Icon's stick up from the windshield more and bothered me.

 

so basically im hearing the stocks are the best.

 

No way is stock the best, especially if you live in an area that gets snow/freezing rain. I've had latitudes on my car for over a year now including a pretty rough winter and they're still like brand new.

 

hmm... I was wondering about this issue. I had very similar wipers (Silblades) on my previous vehicle and I had the same problem. I guess I'll look into something else - maybe the rain-x ones. Thanks for the heads up.

 

Rain-X latitudes and the Bosch Icons are awesome. I have them on my Accord and bought them for my Mom's Jeep, and they're way better than the multi-point pressure system that OEM blades use. I will be getting curved wiper blades for all of my cars in the future, never going back to the multiple pressure point blades.

 

I threw Latitudes on my car when I bought it and they are awesome til this day! 2 years and working great lol.

BTW Thanks 4 the rear wiper instructions! Never bothered to look it up on here. I wont change it out yet as the factory one is still holding up fine.

 

So I picked up some Rain-X latitudes from Wally World at lunch today. I went with their recommendation of 24" driver 19" pass. I think the stock wipers are 22/20. They took about a minute to put on in the parking lot and the outermost edge of the pass side doesn't contact the windshield until the wiper starts moving a bit upwards. This is the same thing that happend with my previous car. That being said they work extremely well. As posted earlier, they aren't as pretty as the OEM blades. Hopefully they work better. I'm keeping the stock blades in case I want to go back to OEM in the future. At least I'm all set for the fierce San Diego winter.

 

so i guess we are all stuck with the rear wiper though? blade won't really matter on that i suppose.

imma get some rain x's before winter hits.