Rear Wiper Blade Assistance.

[sleepydragon]

Heya heya folks. Hopefully one of you can help me. 2005 Jeep liberty sport. The one in my profile pic. Rear wiper blade. It has the 11" blade with the short J arm that has no hole in it. I am having a helluva time finding replacement wiper blades for it anywhere. Even Napa wasn't able to help me. Every blade I've gotten, that sites and stores say should fit my jeep, require the hole in the j arm to lock into. Even went to rockauto (which I know a lot of people hate but I've had decent luck with them). They sell the arm I have, but the rear wiper blades they sell are the same as everyone else. Do any of you have a source where I might be able to find the right wiper blade for this thing?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gyro]

Napa lists Bosch BHS 40711 as fitting an 05. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BSH40711
That is what I have on my 07.

Gyro

 

[LibertyTC]

Good find Gyro on the Napa BSH40711, Thanks.
I can't believe after all these years, my OEM one still works.

 

[sleepydragon]

Napa lists Bosch BHS 40711 as fitting an 05. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BSH40711
That is what I have on my 07.

Gyro

They tried that one and it won't lock in place. It still requires the hole in the j hook to lock in place. The one on mine has a clip that's clip extends slightly past the j hook so that it can clip over the end of it. As I said. Napa wasn't able to get one to work either.

 

[Gyro]

I just checked mine,it has the short J with no hole and it fits.
Are they using the right adapter or can you use your adapter?

Gyro

 

[Deb'nKJ]

Just because an application list says it fits doesn't necessarily mean it does, they all too often are not up-dated with model changes.

I recently bought a Napa rear wiper blade (for another vehicle) &, unlike some, which come with adaptors, the Napa one was supposed to be model specific, & it would physically fit - just 2" too long!

 

[sleepydragon]

I just checked mine,it has the short J with no hole and it fits.
Are they using the right adapter or can you use your adapter?

Gyro

sadly my adapter was brittle and broke when getting the original off. I've worked with Oreilly's, Advance, Napa, and ordered multiples off of amazon to try. None of them have had an adapter with them that would clip on like it should. It's been bizarre. I'm about at the point of just drilling a hole in the j hook to make the regular ones work. lol

 

[sleepydragon]

I just checked mine,it has the short J with no hole and it fits.
Are they using the right adapter or can you use your adapter?

Gyro

Also does yours snap in place? When they tried that one on mine it just slid right out, easily enough that it would most likely come loose during regular use.

 

[Ohio-white-kj]

No idea what I replaced mine with, but I have a Zip-Ty keeping it on.

 

[baer jeeper]

My 06 has a little clip that locks the blade on the arm. I got lucky and found one at an auto wrecker. I haven't been able to find new clips. I never checked the stealership but if anyone has a replacement they should.
Good luck

 

[WheelNut]

Good find Gyro on the Napa BSH40711, Thanks.
I can't believe after all these years, my OEM one still works.

One of the benefits to living in a super low UV radiation part of the world!

sadly my adapter was brittle and broke when getting the original off. I've worked with Oreilly's, Advance, Napa, and ordered multiples off of amazon to try. None of them have had an adapter with them that would clip on like it should. It's been bizarre. I'm about at the point of just drilling a hole in the j hook to make the regular ones work. lol

Probably the best thing to do. Its just a wiper arm afterall! It would take it from non-functioning to functioning.

 

[Thantos]

Try Autozone. My 03 went thru 4 in 1 week. The Autozone one is still going after two years. The number on the receipt is DL-11 Duralast 11"wiper.

 

[Grumpy347]

I just replaced the rubber on mine, I used a spare trident blade I had laying around. held in with 2 metal strips that slide into the old arm.

 

[seafish]

I used a spare trident blade I had laying around. held in with 2 metal strips that slide into the old arm.

Love the practicality and thriftiness of this...that said, I havent seen just those older style blade inserts at ANY auto store for awhile now.

 

[Grumpy347]

Ahh ..... I am in Australia and I think they still sell them here.

 

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[Deb'nKJ]

Like I said, just because they're listed as fitting, doesn't mean they will.

I've recently been through all this with my Suzuki Grand Vitara, because no wiper supplier acknowledges that in 2006 they stuck GV badges on a completely different vehicle & the correct blade is listed only for the Alto & Swift. Meanwhile, a £2.70 universal blade + strategically, & discretely, positioned ziptie (for added security) proved more than adequate. And no, this isn't peculiar to wipers of Suzukis, I've come across similar discrepancies in fitment lists for everything from XJ light bulbs to Cadillac oil filters.

 

[Grumpy347]

Seems these days whatever vehicle you search for gets automatically added to the "fits" list.

 

[HotrodrOH]

I just replaced mine with this one from Amazon yesterday. Took me about 15 minutes to figure out how to get it to lock but it does.
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[JeepJeepster]

Good find Gyro on the Napa BSH40711, Thanks.
I can't believe after all these years, my OEM one still works.

That's one thing that always amazed me, my original rear wiper still works perfect. I rarely used it when I was DD'ing the kj though. I see some people driving on sunny days with their rear wiper on....