Just curious if anybody has had to replace their blades yet on a 4th gen and what brand they used. Mine were chattering really bad today and need to replace, but was just curious what anybody else has used.

 

I was in the same boat. My truck will be 1 year old in Jan. 04. I just went down to the local Advance Auto Parts and got new refills. I was going to go to the dealer, but didn't have time. Supposedly the Toyota refills are very good. I didn't replace the back wiper since I don't use it to much.

 

Try cleaning with rubbing acohol first to clean off buildup junk.
Most of time will work or replace after about a year

 

My blades where smudging realling bad but I realized cause I did not use them they must have had dirt on them.

Im not to impressed with the Toyota blade quality, they where excellent when new but lost that fast, usually I replace my blades every 3 years

 

I replaced mine with PIAA. I have run them on 3 vehicles now and really like them. I don't get any chatter and they seem to treat the windshield like rain-x.

 

Yeah, not overly impressed here either, just over 6K miles and probably been on for a total of less than 30 min and they already seem shot.

Billy

 

ive had mine since feb limited use they still work but they make this god awful noise and leave this rubber ˟˟˟˟ on my windows. im changing them asap.

Chris

 

yikes, I've been happy with the blades so far; about 4.5 months now. They've been going good through the rain.
I think stock anything are cheap. My Nissan blades lasted a NY minute before they went to pot.

Is it possible the extreme heat/cold in other climates contribute to the quick demise of the blades? Socal is very mild in comparison.

 

That is what mine were doing. There was a black line of crud down the driuver side of the windshield where they stop. I replaced them with a set of Bosch Micro Edge and they work great.