Wiper Blades for GL

i replaced my stock wipers two weeks ago, hindi na maganda humagod. i replaced it with the "banana type" silicon wipers. brand is "mitotuyo" and i got it from xenonoptics sa banawe. here is what it looks like..

I need to replace mine also, I'll be getting this one too. Ok ba pumunas Mr. President? How much nga pala?

chualie wrote:I need to replace mine also, I'll be getting this one too. Ok ba pumunas Mr. President? How much nga pala?

ayus naman sir, parang bago ulit nasa php400 each so php800 total. yung sa likod natin ang hindi pwede palitan. palit goma lang..

aln wrote:

chualie wrote:I need to replace mine also, I'll be getting this one too. Ok ba pumunas Mr. President? How much nga pala?

ayus naman sir, parang bago ulit nasa php400 each so php800 total. yung sa likod natin ang hindi pwede palitan. palit goma lang..

Sir ang experience ko sa silicon is that madali syang mapunit kung extremely hot ang weather (weather-weather lang sya kumbaga.) Ideal sya sa rainy season. Pero dahil La Niña ngayon, pwede na rin sya. Pero hanep talaga pumunas ang silicon.

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hmm, i haven't experienced it yet sa dati kong car. depende kaya sa silicon wiper?

aln wrote:^
hmm, i haven't experienced it yet sa dati kong car. depende kaya sa silicon wiper?

Malamang sir. Wala kaming masyadong choices dito sa probinsya.

Nag punta ako today to have this wiper installed, Ok naman ganda pumunas. Thanks for the tip Sir president.

Mr VP kay xenonoptics ba kyo nagpakabit, nagtext kase sakin sabi may nagpunta daw na GL and mukang ka-club ko daw. Ikaw pala un.

Sir bakit pala ung hard plastic ung kinuha mo? why not ung soft?

zbrando wrote:Mr VP kay xenonoptics ba kyo nagpakabit, nagtext kase sakin sabi may nagpunta daw na GL and mukang ka-club ko daw. Ikaw pala un.

Sir bakit pala ung hard plastic ung kinuha mo? why not ung soft?

Kasi mas maganda and mas OEM ang dating nya kesa dun sa isa, well that's just may opinion. Same ata kami ni Mr. President ng kinuha. Ano kinuha mo kay Philip?

OT: nakita mo yung HID with built in angel eyes? ganda nun, kaso ang mahal and i don't like the way they will instal it.

yep, same tayo sir chualie... mas gusto ko yung me plastic frame kasi nga mas OEM ang dating.

Sa kanya ako kumuha ng HID, maayos kausap un. Honda Jazz palang oto ko nakakausap ko na sya kaya palagay na loob ko nung papakabitan ko ung GL.

Post ko ung pics ng HID pagbalik ni Mrs, dala kase nya ung cam.

@zbrando cge sir Post the photos we'll love to see it, pati details na din. thanks

Hello fellow loopers,

The rainy days are here. My GL is almost 2 years old in a months time. I usually change my windsheild wiper blade assembly once a year on the start of the rainy season. I think this is one part of the car that is usually negelected. I have a friend who, in 8 years of driving his car, never changed the wiper blades.

Anyway, I had some challenges replacing the wiper blade assembly sa GL natin. Ang hirap nya hanapan ng tamang sukat na assembly. I tried the following but was not happy installing it. By the way, our GL's wiper arm is "hook" type. Sizes: driver side = 24 inches / passenger side = 14" / rear = 12". Ang brand ng windsheild wiper that came with GL is "Valeo". Walang available nito sa casa, wala din ako makita sa ace hardware, true value, concorde at blade.

1. Nippon Denso - the one in a blue box at 600 pesos pair na. Comes with 2 adaptors for fitting sa arm, none of them fits. The adoptor from the old assembly is too big para ipalit sana dito sa wiper na to. I ended up removing the rubber from Nippon Denso and installing sa old assembly. It required some nimble fingers. Bad news is, i broke the old assembly. So i went to the next brand.

2. Bosch wiper - tropicalized rubber: 24" at 400 pesos and 14" at 300 pesos. comes with 3 adaptors, but none of them fit the GL's wiper arm. So i had to remove the adaptor from the old OEM wipers that came with the GL. And thank goodness kumasya naman sa bosch.

3. Bosch Aerotwin Blades (Banana Type) - a perfect fit, it has a universal state of the art adapter that locks easly. Downside, its damn expensive at 1,100 - 1,600 pesos for the 24" and 600 for 14". And it looks good on our GL. But...maybe i just came across a lemon product, tahimik nga ang hagod at swabe sana, kaso hindi pantay , may mga streaking lines.

4. Elevo (banana Type - Got this from concorde, it worked well for a few weeks, but now, maingay na sya laging may nag squeel.

5. NWB Design Wipers - At 1,300 pesos, i purchased this just last week, the universal adaptor fits, but the locking feature does not close so i had to remove it. Anyway, ang kabit nya is just like the ordinary wiper assembly that slides into the hook and "clicks" to lock. Meron lang syang extra lock sana to streamline the looks of the wiper. This somewhat a cross breed between a bannana type and conventional wiper. This works better for me now. It just that, di pa rin talaga sakto yung lock.

Napansin ko lang mahaba ang hook ng wiper arms ni GL. So for, the best fit was the bosch aerotwin banana type.

As for the rear wiper, i just bought a rubber refill. Just don't throw the metal inserts dun sa original blades, because you will be using this to hold the new refills.

hay, sorry guys at medyo OC ako sa wiper especially ngayon tag ulan. This is one life-line we have, visibility is very crucial on a wet and slippery road. Share naman dyan ng experience nila thanks.

wow sir this is nice. mukhang nakarami na kayo ahh .

ako siguro rubber blade refill lang ang gagawin ko kapag di na maayos yung performance ng wiper.

OC nga. pati pag relay mo ng experience mo sa diff wiper blades. OC. but well appreciated kasi we don't have to go through the same process.

ako i just replaced the rubber using trico. medyo mahirap tanggalin yung lumang rubber because of the clips pero so far so good. it squeaks a bit but no streaking. mura pa. nanghinayang kasi ako sa oem wipers na meron parang "wind breaker" (for lack of knowledge of the correct term) sa driver side wiper. was looking at bosch din pero walang size at that time and mahal sya. alam ko si pres aln nagpalit din but not sure what brand.

Wow very detailed sir yoogix. Ako nagpalit na rin pero refill lang. Ok naman..

ung sa akin nagpalit na rin ako.. refill lng ginamit ko kasi nga iba ang haba ng mga blades. mura pa

I merge this topic with the previous post by Pres aln on Wipers.........

Mine is still good after 7 months....... Ito yun pina kabit namin ni pres aln na naka post sa 1st page of this topic. I kept my oem wipers.

@chualie, thank you sir for moving my post, di ko napansin meron na palang thread about it hehehe. Anyway, GL's oem wiper is from a good known brand "Valeo", US made. Kaya lang mukhang matagal na nakakabit at naka stock ito sa GL ko sa casa kaya in a few months pagkabili kay GL eh napupunit unti-unti yung rubber.

@yoogix, nice review sir...

mine is still ok, after 8+ months na din. yung rear is no choice but refill lang talga...

I had my passenger side wiper blade replaced. I bought mine sa Nissan Gallery Ortigas and ok naman ang fit wherein the guy who sold me the part told me that original replacement part yun for the Livina. Bought it for around 200 bucks if I am not mistaken. Di ko pa napapalitan yung sa driver side. My advise to everyone is to make sure the wiper blades are also kept clean by using car shampoo or any non oil based cleaner para tumagal ito. Visually inspect for cracks or rips and if present, buy a refill or replace completely using OEM parts (should work best and last longer) or if your in a tight budget any reputable replacements.

^^ agree with the inspection. minsan kasi hindi nalilinisan ito sa carwash kaya yung mga dumi sa blades tumitigas. ito rin minsan ang reason kung bakit me streakes.

mga sirs.. ask ko lang kasi napunit na yung rubber nung isa ko wiper, okay lang ba kung replacement rubber lang ang ikabit instead of new wiper blades??

yes sir ok lang yun, just get the ones with quality.

chualie wrote:yes sir ok lang yun, just get the ones with quality.

salamat sir chualie! gusto ko pa din kasi yung original wiper blades ng GL natin e. hehe.