Where to get OEM wiper inserts?

[Msfitoy]

Thanks for reminding what I hated about my Ranger when I went through first rain storm...the OEM blades chattered like crazy...tossed them out and never went back...ran Rain-X an now TRICO Diamond...

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[MrHoliday]

TRICO Diamond 26 Inch & 16 inch kit on Amazon.

 

[Msfitoy]

TRICO Diamond 26 Inch & 16 inch kit on Amazon.

Love these...great price, looks and performance...will be sticking with this brand...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0843CW16H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Ronbo]

These blades have been really good on mine.

https://www.amazon.com/MOTIUM-QUALI...-5564-297-1&vehicleName=2019+Ford+Ranger&th=1

 

[Blmpkn]

I've never had as good of an experience with wiper blades as I did with the OEM ranger blades..


2.5 years of Maine torture and they were still 100% streak free.

Literally every other brand I've ever used.. rain-x, Bosch, whatever.... always needed annual replacement.

 

[Bob902]

I've never had as good of an experience with wiper blades as I did with the OEM ranger blades..


2.5 years of Maine torture and they were still 100% streak free.

Literally every other brand I've ever used.. rain-x, Bosch, whatever.... always needed annual replacement.

I've had real good luck with OEM as well. Just replaced with new OEM after almost three years. Used my Ford Pass points.

 

[Frenchy]

Good luck on just the insert. Many manufacturers have gone away from this and the ones that are available are only for conventional type wipers. The OEM for the Ranger are the fancy blade

 

[Crow_of_judgement]

I gave up on finding a good quality wiper blade, this works well enough for me.

 

[Zaph]

I don't know about anyone else, but the factory wipers that came on my truck were garbage. They made it about a month before I threw them in the trash and replaced them with Bosch Icons.

Mine lasted 3 years. To me factory are the best - For one reason, every one of the other brands are universal, and the blade mount portion sits way too high because of the plastic adapters needed to make it work. As a result, they interfere with the wiper spray. I went through 3 of them before I said screw this and went back to OEM. There's nothing wrong with my spray heads. Universal wiper mounts just suck, plain and simple.

To original poster: to get them, the problem is they are rare and out of stock everywhere - because people know the other options suck. Most dealers don't have them and have to order them, and can't get them right away. I went to two different dealers and ended up getting my money back because they couldn't deliver timely.

The answer - find the OEM part numbers - KB3Z-17528-BA and KB3Z-17528-CA and order on ebay. There, unlike dealers, they won't sell unless they have them in hand ready to give to you.

 

[TrebMaxx]

I don't know about anyone else, but the factory wipers that came on my truck were garbage. They made it about a month before I threw them in the trash and replaced them with Bosch Icons.

Same here. My OEMs were terrible. Bosch Icons are the best.

 

[jblc]

The photo in your link is the entire blade not just an insert.

Yes I know , that's why i said "This is an example of the OEM wiper+insert, but i'm only looking to replace the insert."

 

[jblc]

Thanks for the thoughts all. It sounds like the OEM aren't meant to be refilled (unfortunately).
Though I've refilled the Bosch Icon (my previous ranger) without issue by removing the end clip, but thought perhaps OEM had an approved refill.

Does anyone know why manufacturers are moving away from refills?
Eg PIAA are supposed to have excellent refillable inserts.
Is there a performance-related reason beyond greed, eg we pay more each time?

 

[jblc]

Use these from etrailer. These are the only ones that I've found that don't leave a streak at the top of the windshield on the drivers side like the OEM's did.

https://www.etrailer.com/Windshield-Wipers/Scrubblade/SC58FR.html

https://www.etrailer.com/Windshield-Wipers/Scrubblade/SC56FR.html

Huh, so these have two blades per wiper. Interesting. Does it make more noise or anything else? How long did it last for you?

 

[RedDakooter05]

Thanks for the thoughts all. It sounds like the OEM aren't meant to be refilled (unfortunately).
Though I've refilled the Bosch Icon (my previous ranger) without issue by removing the end clip, but thought perhaps OEM had an approved refill.

Does anyone know why manufacturers are moving away from refills?
Eg PIAA are supposed to have excellent refillable inserts.
Is there a performance-related reason beyond greed, eg we pay more each time?

Most people don't do refills, so they(the assembling manufacturer) end up stock piling material that just sits around aging. Less about greed and more about not wasting material.

 

[jblc]

Most people don't do refills,

Hmmm, in that case, I guess i'm curious why people don't do refills, since they're just a few dollars, vs tens of dollars.

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