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Hi all, while I was driving the other day (in a little rain) the right wiper blade flew off.  Now I think I learned a screw can tighten it if it was indeed loose, but have to replace it.  I have an early 90's IM.  I actually still have the plastic connector that goes on the j hook, but any help as to what/where I should buy to replace the blade.  Pics attached.  Thanks in advancewiper1wiper2wiper3

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All good advice here, Marc.
I replaced my arms AND my blades recently.

Good news is, O'Reilly carries Bosch wiper blades, and their smallest is a 10" blade that is meant for the rear wipers on small SUVs.  It's the perfect size for our tiny cars!

When you open the package, the rubber is protected by a hard plastic strip that covers the rubber only.  Since the rest of the blade only comes in black, I bought a rattle can of silver and easily sprayed the whole thing -- the plastic protected the rubber perfectly, and now I have two vintage-looking wiper blades with a nice BOSCH stamp on them!

wiper cover closeupI just thought I'd throw into this Thread how I "fixed" my wipers so they'll never fly off and, more importantly, they'll never (again) chip the paint on the top edge of the frunk lid. After only dual wiper covers11 years and 2 or 3 (whatever...2 or 3 too many) chips, it dawned on me that I'll only need the wipers for 2 things. Number One is while driving the Speedster in the rain - that's NEVER gonna happen, so help me God ...and Number Two is if a rookie CHP officer ever questions me about their absence, but that's another "NEVER gonna happen." I've slipped them both into the DMV envelope holding the front license plate, and stuck that in the frunk.

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