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Old Jul 28, 2021 | 09:21 AM
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Wiper Blades (Inserts)

I'd appreciate some help from you smarty guys. I need replacement wiper blade inserts for a 2013 Fit. A total of three blade inserts: a long and a short in front, and a short in the rear.

These are the Honda Part numbers that I came up with:

Long Front 76620-TK6-A01

Short Front 76632-SMA-004

Rear 76632-S2K-004

It seems like some sites are giving me a part and price on just the insert, and some parts are selling the insert with the wiper arm. And Amazon seems to be very high with pricing. I just need the inserts.

Questions:

1) Can you confirm my part numbers?

2) Can you recommend a site? (I'd rather buy on line. My county is in the COVID-19 "Red Zone" according to the CDC.)

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Old Jul 28, 2021 | 10:21 AM
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As an alternate, I've had good luck with common wiper blades, 28" Driver Side and 14" Passenger Side (North America). Various qualities are available.

As for the rear, I bought Honda P/N 76632-S2K-004 as you show. It's for the rubber blade only.


 
Old Jul 28, 2021 | 12:26 PM
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Honda lists their wiper blades as windshield wiper blades (with arm) and rubber blades (just the rubber insert).
Honda changes the last digit in their first five digits of the part number and uses 2 for the insert and O for the arm.
Your long front blade number is for an arm, and your other two numbers are correct for inserts.
The long front wiper number you have should be 76622-TK6-AO1 for the rubber insert. The other two are correct as I stated.
Just FYI- the shorter front insert and the rear insert blades currently list for $6.90 each and the longer front insert lists for $7.48.
 
Old Jul 28, 2021 | 01:20 PM
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Good sir, kind sir, if you're trying to save the environment by purchasing just the blade insert then I respect your commitment. If, however, you're trying to save cash, check rockauto's selection. ~$2.00 per assembly or less. There is a shipping fee, so I try to throw in some headlights and/or get blades for every vehicle we've got.

If it's blade quality you're concerned about, I empathize. I tried using beam-style blades first and they had so much grip that they skipped excessively on the windshield. Then I tried teflon-coated blades and they were cool until I washed my car and they got wax residue on them from the waxy soap..

Then I went super cheap, like trico economy. They make me sad with their ugliness, but when they stop working, they cost about as much as a cup of coffee to replace.

If you do want the blade inserts I think the dealer would be your best bet unfortunately.
 
Old Jul 28, 2021 | 01:33 PM
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2010 Honda Fit Sport Automatic

I order the refills from Benardi Honda. Front Passenger Side 76632-SMA-004, Front Drivers Side 76622-TK6-A01, Rear 76632-S2K-004

I've tried a few aftermarket blades (some with the arm), and never had any luck with any of them. Tried the cheepies and the more expensive ones. The worst one was the beam type. The OEM's work best for me.

 
Old Jul 29, 2021 | 09:27 AM
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Thanks for these responses, gentlemen. Every one was helpful.

Going to the dealer would be a risky pandemic proposition at the moment. Which sites do you like? Who has had good recent experiences? Here are a few that I have bookmarked over the years:

hondapartsdirect
hondapartsguys
hondapartsnow
collegehillshonda
balisehondanorthattleboro (formerly Majestic)
Bernardi (Last time I checked, Bernardi's shipping charges were onerous.)

P.S. I'm looking for the inserts, not the brackets. I like to hang on to my OEM Honda parts.


 
Old Jul 31, 2021 | 02:14 AM
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my oem inserts lasted 1 year. all 3 tore. purchased from a local honda dealership in person. maybe i got an old batch or something.

few months ago replaced all 3. i bought some metal economy Bosch at autozone for the fronts and a honda refill for the rear. going to see if those last any longer.

Bernardi has some crappy ass communication. ordered twice from them and was not impressed. stuff was backordered and i had to call to learn this myself. took a month to get my dash pieces. not sure why they are always considered by many.

one thing i know for certain....DO NOT order from OEMPartsource.com. total garbage. they have lower than average prices, but idk wth they have going on over there. ordered a lower control arm, called for order update 1.5 weeks after order with no update, and they said it was backordered. i requested a refund and waited 2 weeks and saw nothing. fortunately i paid with paypal and opened a case and got a refund that way.

Hondapartsnow seemed decent the 1 time i used them.

my random 2cents!

 
Old Jul 31, 2021 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by eulogy
Bernardi has some crappy ass communication. ordered twice from them and was not impressed. stuff was backordered and i had to call to learn this myself. took a month to get my dash pieces. not sure why they are always considered by many.
That was exactly my experience, too. Plus, their idea of shipping and handling is to throw everything into a box and hand it off to the carrier.

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one thing i know for certain....DO NOT order from OEMPartsource.com. total garbage. they have lower than average prices, but idk wth they have going on over there. ordered a lower control arm, called for order update 1.5 weeks after order with no update, and they said it was backordered. i requested a refund and waited 2 weeks and saw nothing. fortunately i paid with paypal and opened a case and got a refund that way.
Thanks for the heads-up.

Originally Posted by eulogy
Hondapartsnow seemed decent the 1 time i used them.
I think they are the ones I've been using lately. Not too bad.


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Old Aug 12, 2021 | 05:46 PM
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I am never able to figure out how to remove the rear wiper assembly.

Anybody know?
 
Old Aug 12, 2021 | 05:58 PM
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The blade refill? Or the whole arm?
 
Old Aug 12, 2021 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by eulogy
The blade refill? Or the whole arm?

Whole arm so that I can install the blade refill.
 
Old Aug 12, 2021 | 06:45 PM
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No need to pull arm off...just pull arm back thenpush blade over that lip and slide out

 
Old Aug 12, 2021 | 06:50 PM
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Ps.. dont forget the metal reinforcements inserts on each side of refill
 
Old Aug 14, 2021 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by eulogy
No need to pull arm off...just pull arm back thenpush blade over that lip and slide out
Thanks, eulogy. That's what I did. That's two insert replacement cycles I've been through, and I still haven't figured out how to get that bracket off.
 
Old Aug 14, 2021 | 12:31 PM
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Ps.. dont forget the metal reinforcements inserts on each side of refill
Funny you should mention that. The rear insert was the only one that I had trouble with. It just wouldn't track through those little claws that hold the rubber + the metal stays. I had to run it through in a half-assed, not exactly right sort of way. Could have done better if I could have removed the bracket.
 
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