PIAA wipers and blades are expensive. Not totally convinced that the extra expense is worth it. I went with a replacement blade to cut the cost. I found the instructions hard to understand when it came to removing the old blade. As for the replacement blade, don't take the clips off that hold the two metal spines on the blade until necessary or you'll have a mess on your hands. As you slide the new replacement blade into the frame, slide each clip towards the other end of the blade. When you can't push the blade in any farther, take the clips off and finish sliding the blade in.
Outer ends of the wiper blades do not stay in contact with the windshield. It appears that the wiper arm puts too much pressure on the center of the blade and the outer end pops up. There does not seem to be a way to adjust the pressure exerted by the arm. I have never had this problem before with other wiper blades, including PIAA blades purchased previously from Tire Rack. I have contacted customer support multiple times via phone and email. It takes more than a week for any email response and I have not gotten any response to phone messages. Its now been nearly a month and I do not have working wiper blades. I have requested a return or exchange for the PIAA Si-Tech wipers but have not gotten any response from the assigned service rep. I have always had a good experience with Tire Rack in the past, this has been very disappointing.
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