Wiper blades ....

[toast]

Autozone has them in several brands and they will put them on for you. I'm thinking the installation or sizing may be part of the problem. Regardless you want the correct size or it won't work right. On the 07 you need 26"" for the driver side and 13" for the passenger.

[Lafiro]

I appreciate the comments, and quick responses.

The problem is, I threw out the old wipers, and now like I said, I have the Bosch for the drivers, and the rain-x for the passenger.

What happens if I purchase new wipers, and instead of 13inches for the passenger, I get 16inches? Will this work? Will they overlap the window?

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by Lafiro

Will they overlap the window?

I figured that overhang would skip up onto the body and lift the blade away from the window. If you had any damage to the blade it might scrap the paint.

Gene

[auxmike]

Here's my personal "stash" from my online Toyota dealer.
The superlong one is the driver's insert, made in USA. The other two are straight from Japan.
These are for a liftback. Those are the correct part #s on the packages.
Hope this helps.
Back into the closet they go for safekeeping....

[Lafiro]

Originally Posted by toast

Autozone has them in several brands and they will put them on for you. I'm thinking the installation or sizing may be part of the problem. Regardless you want the correct size or it won't work right. On the 07 you need 26"" for the driver side and 13" for the passenger.

26? I thought it was 24? Ok,,, this is confusing.

And why is choosing a larger size an issue?

[toast]

Originally Posted by Lafiro

26? I thought it was 24? Ok,,, this is confusing.

And why is choosing a larger size an issue?

Just going by their website and what I bought a few weeks back. In addition to the possibility of overlapping the window you've got a whole bunch of geometry involved with the length of the arms, where and how they attach to the blades and the right pressure on the glass. Since the OP was complaining about lifting and poor cleaning I can't see where changing stock blade length is going to help.

Generaly speaking if wipers are the right size, correctly installed and are in good condition they are going to work. Unless the glass is covered in crap that causes streaks, but that's a whole other can of worms that I will just stay out of.