Wiper blade inserts?
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No such thing. I will agree the factory blades are superior to the service parts. The WW-2247 were the original ones, those are now replaced with a cheaper version known as WW-2248. If you can find the 2247 buy them. I bought a case of 10 on ebay for 100.00 delivered.
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The days of being able to replace just the rubber blades as opposed to the entire thing are long gone, with the advent of 'beam'-style wipers. They are basically molded as one piece now, so they're not replaceable.
The other side of it is, it's quicker and easier to press a tab, take the wiper assembly off, and snap a new one in place, instead of having to screw around with making sure everything is lined up as you slide it all together.
The other side of it is, it's quicker and easier to press a tab, take the wiper assembly off, and snap a new one in place, instead of having to screw around with making sure everything is lined up as you slide it all together.
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We got a set of OriginalFit ExactFit blades last year from NAPA. They (to me) seem even better than the OEM blades, but maybe that's just me.
Last edited by GlueGuy; May 2, 2021 at 11:42 AM. Reason: Correct "OriginalFit" to "ExactFit"
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No such thing. I will agree the factory blades are superior to the service parts. The WW-2247 were the original ones, those are now replaced with a cheaper version known as WW-2248. If you can find the 2247 buy them. I bought a case of 10 on ebay for 100.00 delivered.
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The packages are marked with the number. The WW2247 is superior to the WW2248.
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Fleet Owner
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It was for reference only, these are available at any Ford dealer. They are right about 18.00 each. Or buy buy the case, they are then right about 10.00 each which is very cheap.
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I have struggled getting newer blades to work well, they all tend to skip. I've returned several. I bought some old school metal style, multi pressure point, they work well. I also have some Aero for next time, and a couple ww2248 for after that. I doubt you will find anyone with the ww2247 actually, I bet they will do a switch to the superseded 2248.
To the OP, if you ever find a rubber replacement that works with little modification, please let us know. thx
To the OP, if you ever find a rubber replacement that works with little modification, please let us know. thx
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I don't know if it made a difference or not, but when I got the ExactFit blades from NAPA, I laid them down in the open plastic tray they were packaged in, and gave them a healthy spritz of Aerospace 303 on both sides. I let them soak in that bath for 24 hours before I swapped them in. They have been absolutely marvelous for me.
Now that we're getting into the hot-dry summer, I will probably take them off RSN, and give them another bath to protect them from the summer sun.
Now that we're getting into the hot-dry summer, I will probably take them off RSN, and give them another bath to protect them from the summer sun.
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I took mine, that were a out 2 months old, and soaked them in 303 overnight. I wiped them off before I reinstalled them. They left some residue the first couple times I used them. They have worked great ever since for over a year now. They were OEM replacement blades. Dont know the part number but they were listed as premium blades.
