What Happens If You Don’t Change Your Wiper Blades?

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asked Mar 11, 2020 in Repairs/Maintenance by Spirity89 (310 points)
What Happens If You Don’t Change Your Wiper Blades?

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answered Mar 12, 2020 by Essmann (42,860 points)
If you don't change your wiper blades when they go bad then your wiper blades will leave streaks on your windshield and can also not wipe the water or rain away from the windshield properly.

So your visibility can be reduced and if the wiper blade is old and bad enough the rubber on the wiper blade may come off completely and then you're left with just the metal part of the wiper blade touching your windshield which can lead to windshield damage.

Then the wipers will not work to clean the water, rain or snow etc off your windshield.

It's recommended to change your Windshield Wiper Blades every 6 months because as you use your wiper blades the rubber on the wiper blades degrades and can make it hard for the wipers to keep the rain off your windshield.

Some wiper blades may last as long as a year depending on the climate and how often you use your wiper blades.

I always just put new wiper blades on my vehicles every 6 months because they are so cheap and I don't want to be driving in the rain or snow and have bad wiper blades.

I need to be able to see clearly out my windshield so it's a matter of safety and the wiper blades are easy to replace and cheap enough that it's worth it to me to replace them every 6 months which is what is recommended.

Some places such as Autozone will install new wiper blades for you free when you buy the wiper blades from them.

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