Change Your Wiper Blades Twice Yearly at Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson

Most of us in Tucson replace our wiper blades when they no longer do the job. They are so worn, hard or brittle that they can’t clean the windshield. They may even be falling apart. In other words, we deal with our wiper blades from a failure perspective. We address them when they no longer function. The theory, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” doesn’t apply here. Instead, we should think about wipers blades as an important safety system that we should maintain rather than repair.

AZ automotive experts recommend that we change our wiper blades twice a year, in the spring and fall. That way you have functional blades for those Tucson spring showers and winter storms.

When we use our wipers a lot, they get worn from the Tucson road grime and bug juice. Even if we don’t use them very often, they’re exposed to the sun, heat and cold, and air which cause them to dry out, become brittle and break.

And of course, you need a good windshield washer fluid in your vehicle to help the wipers do their job. Always use washer fluid because plain water doesn’t work as well and it can freeze in the reservoir. If you’re driving where there are a lot of bugs in AZ, you can pay a little more and get fluid that does a better job of clearing them. If you live where you have extremely cold winters, you can get fluid that resists freezing.

Like everything else in the automotive world, there’ve been some big advancements in wiper blades, both in terms of the design and the materials from which the blade is made. If you are a local Tucson driver that has a need for better than average windshield wipers, you can pay some more for an upgraded wiper. And if you live where there’s a lot of snow and ice in AZ, they make special winter blades that don’t clog up and freeze like standard blades.