Windshield Wipers (1 Viewer)

[Scooterizer]

Now that our GXs are getting to maintenance and replacement.... what is the OEM brand of windshield wiper used on the GX? And... what is your favorite wiper alternative?

 

[TmoEng]

For every car I always go with OEM wiper inserts, leaving the metal blade.

PN: : 8521460120

 

[JustHere4Research]

For every car I always go with OEM wiper inserts, leaving the metal blade.

PN: : 8521460120
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How easy is it to pull the rubber off vs replacing the blade? Wondering why you chose just the rubber over replacing the whole thing. Sure looks a heck of a lot cheaper but the rubber I feel is not the best quality out there

 

[TmoEng]

How easy is it to pull the rubber off vs replacing the blade? Wondering why you chose just the rubber over replacing the whole thing. Sure looks a heck of a lot cheaper but the rubber I feel is not the best quality out there

Difficulty depends on the car. I haven't had a need to try the GX yet since it's not that old, so I'm not sure for that one. I can say pulling out the whole blade can be a knuckle-buster, especially when it's cold out.

I like swapping the just the rubber blade because I like the idea of keeping the metal wiper from the factory, and I don't usually feel like I get better performance out of the Bosch Icons that I have tried out in the past.

 

[Runner193]

I found Toyota OEM blades worked much better than after market blades I have used in the past. On my 2014 4Runner they were very affordable and the metal strips that come out with the blade were in great shape after 8 years. Don't know if the GX has the same set up but when I do replace the blades will definitely go with the Lexus blades. Nothing more annoying than a noisy or poor performing wiper blade.

 

[richord]

I found the stock wipers would leave streaks on the glass, usually after the first sweep. Our road crews have overdone the road salt this year and I assume this has something to do with the steaking.

I replaced the blades with Rain-X 5079277-2 Latitude blades and so far, they don't streak.

I've had good luck with these blades on other vehicles.

 

[kingkv23]

Hi anyone find replacement wiper blades that fit the GX550? Like someone else here said the OEM leave streaks and go bad in a few months. And I’ve not found Bosch or RainX that supposedly fit. Thanks for the help.

 

[SkyHigh]

I haven't had to replace mine yet, but I always buy them from Rock Auto when I place an order because of the prices.

They recently started selling more GX parts.

Rock Auto GX 2025 Wipers

 

[DanDanTMM]

Now that our GXs are getting to maintenance and replacement.... what is the OEM brand of windshield wiper used on the GX? And... what is your favorite wiper alternative?

Like some mentioned I just replaced the rubber inserts on mine with the ones from Toyota. The blade part easily pulls out of the arm and there are two metal strips that fit on the side of the rubber insert. I removed the entire wiper blade from the GX to pull out the rubber wiper part. Easy replacement. The passenger and driver inserts are different sizes with the driver being longer. It's not clear on the Lexus parts site as it reads like one size fits all. I used the Lexus numbers (which are Toyota numbers) and ordered original Toyota replacement rubbers from an online Toyota parts dealer.

The numbers I orderd are:

Passenger: 8521460120
Driver: 852140t040

They sometimes want your VIN number when ordering from Toyota parts sites. Of course the Lexus one doesn't work as some of those sites verify that it isn't a Toyota VIN number. I just put in the comments that they are for my GX550 and the part numbers are the same and I have never had a problem getting things shipped. I do this to order the original oil filter that came on my GX too.

 

[kingkv23]

Like some mentioned I just replaced the rubber inserts on mine with the ones from Toyota. The blade part easily pulls out of the arm and there are two metal strips that fit on the side of the rubber insert. I removed the entire wiper blade from the GX to pull out the rubber wiper part. Easy replacement. The passenger and driver inserts are different sizes with the driver being longer. It's not clear on the Lexus parts site as it reads like one size fits all. I used the Lexus numbers (which are Toyota numbers) and ordered original Toyota replacement rubbers from an online Toyota parts dealer.

The numbers I orderd are:

Passenger: 8521460120
Driver: 852140t040

They sometimes want your VIN number when ordering from Toyota parts sites. Of course the Lexus one doesn't work as some of those sites verify that it isn't a Toyota VIN number. I just put in the comments that they are for my GX550 and the part numbers are the same and I have never had a problem getting things shipped. I do this to order the original oil filter that came on my GX too.

Thank you!