I've owned my stook a little over a year, and in a downpour yesterday, the wipers were streaking pretty bad. I guess its time they got replaced with new blades. What recommendation do people have for wiper blades? Should I get OEM replacements from a sponsor, or an off brand from autozone/walmart, etc? What is everyone's recommendations?

 

I always use manufaturer's refill. it should cost about $5.00 for refill. about $1 or $2 more expensive than OEM but it fits better. my experience with oem was it didn't fit right and metal part of wiper streaked my windshield. it was permanent damage! TG that it was not stook.

cheers,

 

Squeezer,

Honda is one of the last OEMs to use natural rubber for their wiper blades. I would suggest getting replacements from the dealership only.

hecash is right, because they are natural rubber, they attract dirt like nothing else and need to be cleaned regularly. Every time I fill up the tank I take a second to wipe the blades with a paper towel and some water. This process adds about one year to the life of my blades.

 

There's some stuff out now made by Prestone, and others, that's called something like Wiper Renew. It's a small bottle of "stuff" that you pour on a special sponge that comes with the kit. I think the directions were to wipe your blades down every 6 months or so.

It's supposed to help preserve the blades and make them work better while in service. It seemed worth a shot to me. I just wiped my blades down, a coupla weeks ago, so I can't vouch for results yet. It doesn't rain much in Arizona, but when it does it pours, and then you really need your wipers (that have been out baking in the sun for months) to work. I think alcohol, the poisonous kind (isopropyl/rubbing) will work too.