Piaa 94055 Silicone Wiper Blade Refill, 22" (Pack of 1)"

I don't write many reviews, but since I'm a big fan of Amazon, and it seems to have become one of the best repositories of product reviews on the internet, I decided to share my experiences with PIAA silicone wiper blade refills, and my solution to fitment problems. I think PIAA silicone wiper blade refills are the best, and Amazon has a fair price (gotta love the free shipping too!). I had previously replaced my trucks wiper blades with PIAA silicone refills from Amazon, without event. They fit perfectly and work great. So naturally, when the time came to replace my '06 Honda Odyssey's wiper blades, I turned to PIAA silicone refills from Amazon. The sizes specified by the "Find Parts That Fit Your Vehicle" finder within Amazon (and on PIAA's website too) are the 22" 94055 and the 26" 94065. Unfortunately, when I tried to install them, I discovered to my dismay, that the 22" blade is too narrow for my Odyssey's passenger side wiper claw. The problem is that on my Odyssey, the claw width for both the driver side and passenger side wipers is 5/16 inch. What Amazon doesn't tell you, but I eventually thankfully discovered at [...], is that the PIAA 15" - 22" silicone blade refills are 1/4" (6mm) wide, while the 24" - 28" blades are 5/16" (8mm) wide. I was about to return everything and choose another brand of wipers, when the thought came to me that all I need to do is just order a 24" blade and use a Dremel to cut 2" off to use instead of the too narrow 22" 94055. The driver side 26" blade fits great without modification. Interestingly, my other car, my '04 Acura TL, has a wider 5/16" claw width for the longer 26" driver side blade, and a narrower 1/4" claw width for the shorter 19" passenger side blade, so the PIAA blades work perfectly for it. So make sure you measure your current wiper blade lengths and widths before ordering these otherwise great wiper blade refills! *********************************************** Update -- October 16, 2013: All three of the pairs of PIAA wiper refills that I installed about three years ago are still in service. They still wipe cleanly and show no evidence of cracking or tearing. These are the longest lasting and best performing wiper blades I have ever used. A note of clarification regarding my original post... I do not have the PIAA Super Silicone wiper blade units themselves that the reviewed product is meant to fit; I'm just using the refill inserts as direct replacements for the OEM rubber expendable parts of the OEM wiper blades on my vehicles. As described above, they happen to be a perfect fit on my Ford truck and Acura car, and almost a perfect fit on my Odyssey van, with above mentioned caveat. Perhaps there is an industry standard that I'm not aware of?

These are refills for the existing PIAA wipers that I've been using for a couple of years. I was initially skeptical, I’ve tried many brands over the years and never found much difference. Not the case here, the PIAA’s come in sturdy, well constructed, conventional wiper frames, no gimmicks, the silicone blades and PIAA window treatment are amazing together, giving you a rain-x like effect that lasts the life of the blades, and that life is basically triple to quadruple the life of conventional rubber blades. I highly recommend them to anyone who will listen. They’re worth every dollar.

I've been using wiper refills for my 2014 Tacoma OEM blades since I bought the truck new. Refills either OEM or another well known manufacturer. The OEMs always lasted the longest, before the ends would start to tear. So this is my first try with PIAA silicone refills. The PIAA 6mm wide refills and their metal splines fit perfectly. However, when buying non-OEM refills I usually get them 22" long and cut to fit so they extend about 20mm past the end of the blades last claw. I've found that if I buy 21" refills they are usually only 20.5" in length. So I bought these 22" PIAA refills, shortened the metal splines with a Dremel cut-off wheel and trimmed the rubber with scissors. I just make sure I cut the end opposite the end that is secured by the blade's claw. I thoroughly cleaned the windshield, used the PIAA prep pad I purchased separately and ran the wipers dry for 5 minutes as recommended by PIAA. There does seem to be some silicone in the prep pad because there was a slight haze that needed to be wiped off 10 minutes after applying the pad. So the PIAA blades are working very well. I am hopeful that they will survive winter's cold and summer's heat.

I swapped to the PIAA blades on my 4Runner and soon after purchased these for my girlfriend's Civic. The PIAA Silicone wipers are great, although they do only last as long as most of wipers I've used, which is around a year, this may be due to the weather conditions where I am (the deep south). Until they wear out they work excellently and unlike the new internal spring wipers these conform to the entire windshield so you make use of the entire length of the blade rather than losing 2" like most of those I've used.

Let me start out by saying, based on my experience with a full PIAA wiper blade that I purchased, this is a quality refill. I just want to warn you that for my 2004 BMW 325, this refill is actually too short for the original blade. The original blade was actually a 22.5", this refill is called listed as 22", but measures only 21.5". Since this was too short, I ended up buying the full PIAA 22" blade and kept this as a replacement. Below is my review of that PIAA 93355 Super Sporza Silicone Wiper Blade: The wipers on our BMW would drive us crazy. Chattering across the window, no matter how wet the windshield was. This PIAA wiper refill eliminated the chatter, swipe smooth and quietly and don't leave any streaks. I would recommend them to anyone who is having an issue with chattering. Great product!

Purchase complete PIAA wiper arms with silicone inserts and then once a year or once every two years replace the PIAA silicone inserts. This works great for my BMW 330 CI convertible. This is more effective and less expensive than frequently replacing the wiper inserts with stock BMW (Bosch) inserts. The PIAA silicone inserts last three times longer and repel water much better. The wiper blades coat the windshield with a silicone water repellant every swipe. Its like getting a water repellant application every time you use your wipers. With this coating on the windshield, I rarely have to use my wipers when traveling at cruising speeds. The rain beads up and just flies off of the windshield. The silicone wipers always smoothly slide over the windshield wet or dry. They work much better than using rain-x water repellent with standard rubber wiper blades. Rain-x repels the water and the rubber blades "hop" across the windshield because there is not enough water to lubricate the entire surface of the rubber wiper blade between the blade and the windshield. The PIAA silicone blades work wet or dry. They seem to be self lubricating or at least have less friction than their rubber alternative. Their is never any "hopping" of the blade with the PIAA silicone inserts. Note that the PIAA inserts probably won't fit stock wiper arms on any vehicle. Also note that a 22 inch insert is really 21.5 inches and a 20 inch insert is really 19.5 inches. (BMW E46 330CI sizes)

Update: Nov 29 2018: I sold the car that I installed these in earlier this year, they were still working like they were new. My second car that I installed a set in a couple of month later are still working like new. I never imagined that they'd last this long or well. I think the ones on my current car were installed summer of 2015, so easily lasted 3 years and still going. If you haven't tried PIAA silicone wiper blades, it is well worth a trial. I was skeptical, but learned that you can just put this refills in most old wiper blades, so I tried it and love it. I live in Utah where there are both extremely hot summers and very snowy winters, and these handle both with no problem. I've tried all sort of other blades, both cheap and expensive, and these are the first blades that last more than a few months. I've had mine for 9 months now, and they work as well as day 1. They never streak (like every other pair I've owned), and they don't make noises. I love them! Just a warning, thought, blades 24" and up are wider than smaller ones. Check your car to see what you need.

While refill slid into tracks most of the way, final half inch did not regardless of spring steel being properly pinched together. A little trimming with razor blade completed the install. I expected more from a premium brand like PIAA. Once functional, it's a fantastic wipe and seems to be holding up in the Arkansas sun.