Probably need to Google that and do some homework before you try.Great idea! Just curious, is there a special kind of wax and buffer that are designed for windshields? I don't want to use the wrong substance/equipment and make things worse.
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How do you replace Model X wiper blades?
- Thread starter EV-lutioin
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Agreed, but how do you remove it? So far alcohol and Invisible Glass have not removed the smears for me.
What kind of alcohol are you using? Maybe try a stronger single-malt scotch, makes lots of problems go away.
Or you can try something like Krud Kutter.
Xtek
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A magic eraser won't do anything to glass. Glass is pretty high on the mohs hardness scale.
If you want to remove the contamination from glass you need to get aggressive. If you want to do it yourself get a glass compound pad and some glass compound material. I've maintained my glass myself using a dual action polisher with this setup though I'm sure you can do it by hand. It'll be much more involved and wear your arm out, but you can do it.
Or take it to a detail shop and ask them to compound and polish your windshield.
No wipes are going to remove it, no sprays. You need an abrasive hard enough to remove the contaminates and a thin layer of glass.
If you want to remove the contamination from glass you need to get aggressive. If you want to do it yourself get a glass compound pad and some glass compound material. I've maintained my glass myself using a dual action polisher with this setup though I'm sure you can do it by hand. It'll be much more involved and wear your arm out, but you can do it.
Or take it to a detail shop and ask them to compound and polish your windshield.
No wipes are going to remove it, no sprays. You need an abrasive hard enough to remove the contaminates and a thin layer of glass.
Xtek
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Get a specific type of clay for glass. It might remove some but if it's baked on there it won't do much.
I use this on a monthly basis to cut down on etching/contaminants.
https://www.amazon.com/Griots-Garage-11049-Glass-Cleaning/dp/B004UQQT0A
EarlyAdopter
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Did we ever get an definitive answer to the original question? Can you buy OEM replacement blades from Napa, Amazon, etc or can you only buy replacement blades from Tesla?
I was having some issues with my wipers, thought they were worn out but upon inspection I discovered they were improperly mounted. The blade cover is supposed to be mounted on four pins on the edges of the mounting structure and only two of them were properly inserted. Removing and reinserting them (this required disassembling reach blade completely as the fitment is too tight otherwise) solved the problem. I don't know of this happened during manufacture or early during use, but they never ran as smoothly as they do today.
Xtek
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Hard to visualize what you mean by this but I'll take a look tonight. Currently mine are just awful and noisy.
See my entry above, and if the wiper keeps skipping afterward, replace your wipers.
I just replaced mine to cure skipping in the driver side.
How to change a Tesla wiper blade:
1) Put the wipers in Maintenance Mode.
2) Disconnect the fluid line to the wiper. There is a plastic tubing interconnect in the wiper arm clip closest to the wiper. Gently pry it out and pull off the line to the wiper. I found I had to push the tubing off rather than pulling.
3) Pinch the two plastic groved elements on the sides of the wiper arm and about 1.5” back from the tip of the wiper arm. They pinch fairly easily.
3) While holding the wiper arm away from the window, pivot the wiper blade assembly down. Unhook the wiper blade assembly from the tip of the wiper arm.
Installation is the reverse process.
modamoda
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Is it still exclusively sold through Tesla Service Center? I was not able to find "perforated" wiper blade in Amazon nor through googling
That's how my windshield cracked. First time I used the remote car heat mode when i cam out it looked like there were rivulets of water on the windshield. Driving didn't move them and I realized I had three cracks starting at the bottom and running up about two feet. After a bit of a "discussion", Tesla goodwilled the replacement.
At Costco they had Michelin blades on sale. The size card had an asterisk beside the short length number for the model X. Once I found the footnote it said to call the 800 number. They said there were additional parts they would mail me. I assume it has to do with the attachment point. I didn't know about the blades being part of the washers. Now I'm wondering.
