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If I follow, you pulled the wipers off the arms on some off-the-shelf blades, and then swapped w/ the existing on the Tesla assemblies?Changed mine for only 10$.
I bought third party ones and disassembled the other ones in place for just replacing the core scraper part.
That was easy peasy and works like a charm.
Well, this is good for you, and I'm not trying to take away from your experience, but I definitely had to replace mine a lot (and my car is 100% garaged) - I've had two X's , *and* a fair number of loaners, and pretty much all of them have seemed to have the same problem; there is a portion of the arc swept out by the windshield wiper where the pressure on the glass seems to be higher for whatever reason, and the windshield wiper seems to 'give out' and produce smeary results there first. It's a very distinctive band, right in the driver's critical field of vision, and I've see it on so many different vehicles that I know this is not just my imagination. I just get better results when I have Tesla replace the wiper blades once every other year or even every year. Disclaimer: Seattle, rains 200 days a year...
Yes, that was quite easy.If I follow, you pulled the wipers off the arms on some off-the-shelf blades, and then swapped w/ the existing on the Tesla assemblies?
Did you figure out a solution? I have exactly the same issue as you. Had my wipers replaced, even the wiper arm replaced with tension adjusted, but the middle part of the blade always starts to smear first.This, this x1000 this. I have the same “smear” issue on my 2017 X right across the driver’s critical field of vision. I’m also in Seattle And I recall reading of a guy with an X in Portland that had the same goddamn issue.
I love my X but this is 100% the most annoying thing about it. I’ve had wipers replaced, the tension adjusted, the windshield re-glossed (or whatever that’s called), I’ve waxed the windshield, and I’ve tried every home remedy…it always comes back. And it is infuriating in the Pacific NW.
I don’t believe in this stuff, but I may try this Clearplex product just because I’m at my wit’s end.
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Yes, they adjusted the span of the wipers and for whatever reason that seemed to fix it.Did you figure out a solution? I have exactly the same issue as you. Had my wipers replaced, even the wiper arm replaced with tension adjusted, but the middle part of the blade always starts to smear first.
DittoMy MX also has the worst intermittent wipers I think I’ve ever owned so not needing them much is great.
Watch the video again...the fluid is NOT coming outta the rubber blade itself, it's coming outta the plastic wiper assembly. The guy in the video keeps saying the same thing and he's simply wrong. I've seen wiper blade refills (just the rubber portion) so I don't see why removing the end of the wiper arm isn't possible and then just slide in a new blade. Mine are due so I'm going to give it a try since $80 is stupid.The wiper blades have a tube connection because the fluid comes out of the blade itself. So you cannot use universal wiper blades. See here:
I use the most basic washer fluid. The $1-2 per gallon blue stuff.
guess u didn't read my post...Watch the video again...the fluid is NOT coming outta the rubber blade itself, it's coming outta the plastic wiper assembly. The guy in the video keeps saying the same thing and he's simply wrong. I've seen wiper blade refills (just the rubber portion) so I don't see why removing the end of the wiper arm isn't possible and then just slide in a new blade. Mine are due so I'm going to give it a try since $80 is stupid.
I bought these same blade refills, but I can't seem to figure out how to disassemble the blade to take out the old rubber and put in the new one. Any tips?so this is weird...
trying to replace my driver side on 2016 MX, only car on Tesla account
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its most definitely not 26in... sigh.. its 28in! Did they copy/pasted from Refresh??
Regarding aftermarket blade refill, i found this one that works:
It wipes great but i feel like its too grippy, i can see the blade flex a lot, so i actually want oem for comparison...
Bosch/Michelin/Anco from local stores didn't work, different blade profile (i just removed the insert to test)
Forgot i had a picI bought these same blade refills, but I can't seem to figure out how to disassemble the blade to take out the old rubber and put in the new one. Any tips?