Rear Wiper Rubber Inserts and Refills - How To Replace - By Bowing It Out

Updated 2022/08/11 Shows how to replace or install the rear windshield wiper refill or insert instead of replacing the entire blade. We have 3 videos showing 3 different methods to replace the wiper refill.

For method 1, just bow the wiper refill out until it clears the end claw. Watch the video for details.    • Rear Wiper Rubber Inserts and Refills...  

For method 2, just snap the wiper blade apart. Only works for most plastic wiper blades. Watch the video for details.    • How To Replace Rear Windshield Wiper ...  

For method 3, just cut the end tab off. Then the blade is more like the front wiper blades. Watch the video for details.    • How To Replace Rear Windshield Wiper ...  

Don't throw the entire blade into the landfill. Just replace the rubber. In the uk they call a windshield a windscreen.

I like cutting off the tab the best because once you break off the tab, it's easier to replace the rubber each year with very little effort.

On most cars/trucks with a covered wiper arm, just turn the key off when the wiper is in the middle of the window to make it easy to work on the blade. There are at least 3 different wiper claw profiles. (6mm square, 7mm trapezoidal, 8mm square). There may be more. Buying just the insert or refill is the cheapest way to go. If you can't find a refill, you can buy a cheap front wiper and swap the rubber, as long as the profiles are the same.

Tricoproducts.com makes the break-to-fit wiper refills that are/were in some auto parts stores. You may have to ask for them at the counter.

Some refills do have retaining ends. Usually only at one end. Sometimes in the metal ribs/slats, sometimes built into the rubber. Put the retaining end closest to the pivot point of the arm (the motor end). Cut the opposite end off.

Some rear wiper blades (not inserts) have a tab built into each end that keeps the insert from slipping out. If you have to break one of them to replace the insert, break the one closest to the pivot point (the motor end). The tab on the far end will keep the insert from slipping out.

Update 2015/03/25: I went to Advance Auto Parts today and they told me they don't carry the break to fit wipers anymore. But, I did a search on ebay and found just the rubber, You can get 2 of them 24 inches long for about $2. They only come in the 6mm width for now but maybe we'll see the 8mm one day.

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