changing wiper blades - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

notout86 · 03-10-2016, 11:54 PM

All the youtubes start with getting the blades at right angles to the arm then undoing a clip. I cannot get my blades at right angles without force and fear of breaking.

Can anyone advise please.

go_a_way1 · 03-11-2016, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by notout86

All the youtubes start with getting the blades at right angles to the arm then undoing a clip. I cannot get my blades at right angles without force and fear of breaking.

Can anyone advise please.

Dude these are hook type (like 90% of the cars out there) you open the wiper latch bit then slide them like an inch off the "hook" part then that's it! It's super easy hahaha

notout86 · 03-11-2016, 01:24 AM

Thanks go_a_way1, but from what I see on the youtubes of hook types they still angle the blade at roughly right angles to the arm before they fiddle with a latch bit and get it off the hook.
I cannot get the blade at anywhere near right angled without using force and it feels as if I might do damage. Where is the latch anyway?
I just KNOW I am going to feel stupid when I get to the bottom of this.

ryoma · 03-11-2016, 02:02 AM

just pull the wiper outwards (towards the front if you have the blades off the windshield) then angle it to slip it off? that's how most j-hooks work. it might be inwards if outwards doesn't work (towards the screen). I haven't changed the wipers on this car yet so I have no idea which direction it is but you definitely have to pull them apart first (the wiper and the stem).

go_a_way1 · 03-11-2016, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by notout86

Thanks go_a_way1, but from what I see on the youtubes of hook types they still angle the blade at roughly right angles to the arm before they fiddle with a latch bit and get it off the hook.
I cannot get the blade at anywhere near right angled without using force and it feels as if I might do damage. Where is the latch anyway?
I just KNOW I am going to feel stupid when I get to the bottom of this.

Here are some picks. Some styles have the tab like the first photo and the others have the latch on the top. Sometimes they can be a bit of a bitch to get off. You only need to turn it 90 degrees once it's of the hook part to slide the hook part down through the center of the blade
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Summerwolf · 03-11-2016, 09:27 AM

Oh wow. Even with youtube you're having difficulty?

ZionsWrath · 03-11-2016, 10:58 AM

Bro it's just like balls. Take a solid grip and pull down firmly. It looks aggressive but it won't hurt anything.

zc06_kisstherain · 03-11-2016, 11:25 AM

i was like "seriously??" when i saw OP's post

86kahl · 03-11-2016, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain

i was like "seriously??" when i saw OP's post

TBH at least he's trying to get it. I've seen customers resort to wrapping duck tape around the arm and wiper cuz they got so frustrated😂😂

zc06_kisstherain · 03-11-2016, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 86kahl

TBH at least he's trying to get it. I've seen customers resort to wrapping duck tape around the arm and wiper cuz they got so frustrated😂😂

Wtf...lol

8R6 · 03-11-2016, 05:05 PM

give the guy a break. he's at least trying. ive seen threads on this forum with people scared to swap out just bulbs lol

ZionsWrath · 03-11-2016, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 8R6

give the guy a break. he's at least trying. ive seen threads on this forum with people scared to swap out just bulbs lol

Exactly. What about the poor souls who pay $100 for cabin air filter replacement

FRSBRZGT86FAN · 03-11-2016, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Exactly. What about the poor souls who pay $100 for cabin air filter replacement

Really? $100!?! Dude I changed that like once a year you can buy 4 filters for that price on amazon and still have $10 left over lol

notout86 · 03-11-2016, 11:23 PM

OK I know how to do it now and worked it out myself (actually before I saw go_a_way's excellent post # 5 for which I commend him and he's earned a Special Thanks). It turns out that NONE of the youtubes illustrate our blades which are unusual, and therefore I do not feel stupid and all you know-it-alls can get back in your boxes and I hope you damage your wipers. So there!

For other people with open minds the trick is to not attempt to get the wiper perpendicular to the arm but simply lift a latch on the back of the hinge (fingernail or padded screwdriver) and then you can slide the blade and get it off the hook. You could lift the latch with the wiper on the glass to start with.
I could not find this in the owner book?? and bet a few blades get damaged by ham-fistedness .

03-10-2016, 11:54 PM	#1
notout86 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: GTS 86 auto Location: Australia Posts: 486 Thanks: 263 Thanked 127 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	changing wiper blades All the youtubes start with getting the blades at right angles to the arm then undoing a clip. I cannot get my blades at right angles without force and fear of breaking. Can anyone advise please. __________________ GTS86 Auto (Australia)

03-11-2016, 01:24 AM	#3
notout86 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: GTS 86 auto Location: Australia Posts: 486 Thanks: 263 Thanked 127 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks go_a_way1, but from what I see on the youtubes of hook types they still angle the blade at roughly right angles to the arm before they fiddle with a latch bit and get it off the hook. I cannot get the blade at anywhere near right angled without using force and it feels as if I might do damage. Where is the latch anyway? I just KNOW I am going to feel stupid when I get to the bottom of this. __________________ GTS86 Auto (Australia)

03-11-2016, 02:02 AM	#4
ryoma Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited CWP Location: SoCal Posts: 1,561 Thanks: 34 Thanked 669 Times in 469 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	just pull the wiper outwards (towards the front if you have the blades off the windshield) then angle it to slip it off? that's how most j-hooks work. it might be inwards if outwards doesn't work (towards the screen). I haven't changed the wipers on this car yet so I have no idea which direction it is but you definitely have to pull them apart first (the wiper and the stem). __________________ My 2015 CWP BRZ Build

03-11-2016, 10:58 AM	#7
ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Bro it's just like balls. Take a solid grip and pull down firmly. It looks aggressive but it won't hurt anything. __________________

03-11-2016, 05:05 PM	#11
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,338 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	give the guy a break. he's at least trying. ive seen threads on this forum with people scared to swap out just bulbs lol __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

03-11-2016, 09:27 AM	#6
Summerwolf Panda Trueno Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: No twin now. Location: North Indiana Posts: 3,349 Thanks: 2,113 Thanked 2,409 Times in 1,332 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Oh wow. Even with youtube you're having difficulty?

03-11-2016, 11:23 PM	#14
notout86 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: GTS 86 auto Location: Australia Posts: 486 Thanks: 263 Thanked 127 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	OK I know how to do it now and worked it out myself (actually before I saw go_a_way's excellent post # 5 for which I commend him and he's earned a Special Thanks). It turns out that NONE of the youtubes illustrate our blades which are unusual, and therefore I do not feel stupid and all you know-it-alls can get back in your boxes and I hope you damage your wipers. So there! For other people with open minds the trick is to not attempt to get the wiper perpendicular to the arm but simply lift a latch on the back of the hinge (fingernail or padded screwdriver) and then you can slide the blade and get it off the hook. You could lift the latch with the wiper on the glass to start with. I could not find this in the owner book?? and bet a few blades get damaged by ham-fistedness . __________________ GTS86 Auto (Australia) Last edited by notout86; 03-11-2016 at 11:38 PM.

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