Better Visibility. Improved Safety. Better Driving Experience
Wiper blades are one of the easiest, and least expensive ways to remain safe on the road. Let’s face it; we’ve all been there. Streaks and smears coving your windshield. Just spray a little more washer fluid and it will be fine. Sure, maybe, until it isn’t. Next thing you know your vision is so impaired you end up in a minor fender bender (or worse) just because you failed to replace one of the easiest maintenance items on your vehicle. Wiper blades.
“Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer who can tackle just about anything you put your mind to, or someone with very little mechanical aptitude, don’t worry” says Luis Roman, Assistant Service Manager at Smart Toyota in Madison Wisconsin. “Replacing the wiper blades on your vehicle regularly is easy and comes with a solid list of benefit,” says Roman.
Benefits of New Wiper Blades
- Better Visibility: New or unworn blades are designed to provide better visibility during rainy or snowy conditions. Sightline Wiper blades, for example, are made of high-quality materials specifically designed to clear the windshield of water, ice, and snow quickly and effectively, ensuring you can see clearly while driving.
- Improved Safety: Better visibility means improved safety for you and your passengers. With no obstruction in your line of sight allows you to drive safely and with confidence even during adverse weather conditions.
- Quality Matters: Don’t just pick the least expensive wiper blades you can find. Quality does matter. No, you don’t have to break the bank, but do look for blades that use quality materials designed for your type of vehicle and driving conditions. Doing so will allow you not to have to replacement as frequently, which can save you money in the long run.
- Easy Installation: Most wiper blades today are designed to be installed without the use of specialized tools or equipment. In fact, even a novice can remove and install new wiper blades in less than 10 minutes.
- Quiet and Smooth: While it may not seem like much but new blades, when installed properly, should operate smoothly and quietly, providing you and your passengers with a more comfortable driving experience.
Getting the most mileage from your new wiper blades
So, you’ve replace your wiper blades, now how long should you expect them to last? As a good rule of thumb, a vehicle’s wiper blades will last six to 9 months. Weather obviously plays a major factor, but there are a few tips to keep in mind to ensure you maximize the life of your wiper blades.
- Defrost before Scraping. For those of us who experience snow and ice in winter, this is huge. Take the time to let the windshield warm up BEFORE you chisel away snow and ice.
- Reposition. Additionally, if your vehicle is NOT kept in a garage, repositioning your wiper blades in the upright position off of the windshield BEFORE a snow or ice storm will prevent the blades from freezing to the windshield.
- Never run wipers on a dry windshield.
About Smart Motors
Smart Motors was founded in 1908 by O.D. Smart and is one of the nation’s oldest automotive dealerships, is the mid-west’s largest hybrid dealer, Wisconsin’s largest Toyota Certified Used Vehicle dealer and one of Wisconsin’s largest volume Toyota dealers. Located at 5901 Odana Road, Smart Motors is Wisconsin’s only two-time President’s Cabinet Award recipient from Toyota Motor Sales for superior customer service & sales volume. More information about Smart Motors.
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