It has always irritated me that when your windscreen wipers wear out, you have to replace everything - not just the rubber. This is how to just replace the rubber with an $8 refill https://a.co/d/2QT41q7.
To open up the blades, use a couple of small screwdrivers to lift the locking tab on the top end cap

This lets the end cap slide off pulling the rubber insert with it. The rubber insert is notched to fit around 2 pins in the end cap which as far as I can determine, serve no useful purpose

I hacked the pins off

And now the $8 refill (when trimmed to length) slides in easily and the end cap latches back on. So far the quality of the refills has been excellent, but even if they only last 6 months, the replacement will simple and I feel good about not trashing perfectly good parts.

 

l've done this as well. two new refills cost U.K.£15 when a pair of wiper blades from Land Rover are U.K.£70

So a pretty good saving.

 

I never knew this was an option. It’s a rare event that I change my wipers. Usually I wait until the screech of wiper on glass is like nails on a chalkboard and the wiper is completely useless.

ordered the $8 refill.

thanks

 

Also. A little investigation on my part. The plastic tabs that were removed are only present on one end. Removing both ends allows the rubber to slide in and out freely.



Looks like the plastic tabs engage the little rubber cutout. 1cm from end. 3mm wide.

I’ll make a little cut on the rubber like the OEM rather than remove the tabs. Fun little project when the refill arrives.

thanks OP. I owe you a beer.

 

The tabs get in the way of the refill, which doesn't have a cutout for them to hook around. Removing them allows you to use a full-length refill.

 

I wonder if trimming the rubber like OEM will work.

 

Should do. But you'll have to do this every refill. The tabs served no useful purpose that I could see, other than to make generic refills not work.

 

Do you have a link to a decent set of refills? The link in post 1 is taking me to a "superoffers" website, which I don't think is the intended target.

 

The link from OP works for me. Amazon

 

The full link is