Some Rear Wiper Options

I have a 2017 Expedition EL with the stock arm. The issue I have with mine is that, even after replacing the blade, the center of the class doesn't get cleaned. It's as though the blade is bent in the center and cannot maintain contact with the glass through a full sweep. Is the arm loose, or do I just need to get something else, like the Dorman? A larger blade would be nice, but the stock arm has that push button release. Would option 3 w/ the 17A blade work for this vehicle?

JasonH said:

I have a 2017 Expedition EL with the stock arm. The issue I have with mine is that, even after replacing the blade, the center of the class doesn't get cleaned. It's as though the blade is bent in the center and cannot maintain contact with the glass through a full sweep. Is the arm loose, or do I just need to get something else, like the Dorman? A larger blade would be nice, but the stock arm has that push button release. Would option 3 w/ the 17A blade work for this vehicle?

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Yes. I have a 17. The pictures above just a few posts are of my wife’s 17 with the Dorman arm and the 17A installed. No issues. You will not regret the decision.


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Get the Dorman and the 17” blade of your choice.
Excellent wiping coverage and you can grab a 17” Jhook blade pretty much anywhere unlike the Ford blades.
Dealership and Amazon were my only options at $18 a pop.
$7 for a standard Rain X blade is just fine for me.

(I'm not sayin' I'm a procrastinator, but,...)

Today I finally got around to replacing my 2016's, "I don't feel like wiping off ANYTHING anymore, so THERE!" rear blade/arm with "option 3" (Dorman arm and Bosch 17A blade).

Thanks to OP G213 (spelling out the three options), and LokiWolf for the photos and hand-holding.

Easy five-minute job, except I forgot to mark/index "horizontal" on the motor shaft before I removed the old arm/blade. I had to experiment a few times pulling the arm back off and resetting it to come up with horizontal before I found the right compromise position.

Looking forward to having a 17" blade's larger cleaning area, too.

Thanks, again!

...Karl

What’s wrong with the $9 replacements the dealerships have?

16plati said:

What’s wrong with the $9 replacements the dealerships have?

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They are CRAP! The aftermarket allows you to pull it away from the glass to clean it, and much better coverage. Better wipe.


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LokiWolf said:

They are CRAP! The aftermarket allows you to pull it away from the glass to clean it, and much better coverage. Better wipe.


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To be honest, I’ve used my rear wiper once in 3 years. I never turn it on

16plati said:

To be honest, I’ve used my rear wiper once in 3 years. I never turn it on

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We do use ours, and in the Winter the OE one might as well have not been there. Better arm and wiper, and it was MUCH more useful.


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Any tips for replacing the blade on Option 1 AKA "Factory - Snap On Style". I could not lift the arm up enough to replace the blade and did not want to break it, so I had to resort to letting the shop replace it.

Mackenzie Gans said:

Any tips for replacing the blade on Option 1 AKA "Factory - Snap On Style". I could not lift the arm up enough to replace the blade and did not want to break it, so I had to resort to letting the shop replace it.

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2014EL below, I don't know if other years are different ...

Sure … pull away from glass, put one thumb on top and one on bottom and push. Takes a bit of a pop but comes right out. I agree it feels like it isn't going to go, but that's it. The index fingers are pressing on the arm in the opposite direction to the thumb pressure. In the pic I used my left thumb to snap pic so that's why its not shown. Goes back in the reverse, no thumbs required


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