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Wiper inserts for 2019 RTL

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#1 ·
Does anyone have the correct part number(s) for the windshield wiper refills for the 2019 RTL.

Amazon seems to only have Trico.

Bernardi has the following part numbers;
76622-sma-004
76622-tg7-a01

I would purchase from Bernardi but their shipping rates are extremely high.

I may have to resort to purchasing from the dealer when I go in for my first service.

Thanks in advance.
 
#2 ·
Sometimes Bernardi has free shipping - usually around the end of year or the holidays. Keep a lookout for it. How bad could your wipers be already?

You could also combine some other purchases like two quarts of magic rear differential fluid and some Honda auto trans fluid. If you need wipers you will soon need these too.

How about a nice bed cover? Maybe a nice tailgate lock with color matching handle? Some rear door extensions?
 
#7 ·
Sometimes Bernardi has free shipping - usually around the end of year or the holidays. Keep a lookout for it. How bad could your wipers be already?

You could also combine some other purchases like two quarts of magic rear differential fluid and some Honda auto trans fluid. If you need wipers you will soon need these too.

How about a nice bed cover? Maybe a nice tailgate lock with color matching handle? Some rear door extensions?
Thanks, but all I need right now are the inserts. Actually, I don't really need them but I like to keep a
spare set handy. Blades don't last long in the desert.
 
#3 ·
Does anyone have the correct part number(s) for the windshield wiper refills for the 2019 RTL.

Amazon seems to only have Trico.

Bernardi has the following part numbers;
76622-sma-004
76622-tg7-a01

I would purchase from Bernardi but their shipping rates are extremely high.

I may have to resort to purchasing from the dealer when I go in for my first service.

Thanks in advance.
I don't know the numbers. But the truck is barely a year old. Find some Bronze wool. Xtra fine (0000). Wet the windshield and wipers. Rub the glass gently no pressure at all. Up and down, back and forth. Pinch the wiping edge of the wipers and go up and down on the edge of the blade. You will have better then new perfomance from your wipers.

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#4 ·
Search eBay for the part numbers. Bernardi sells there for less, including shipping.
 
#6 ·
Does anyone have the correct part number(s) for the windshield wiper refills for the 2019 RTL.

Amazon seems to only have Trico.

Bernardi has the following part numbers;
76622-sma-004
76622-tg7-a01

I would purchase from Bernardi but their shipping rates are extremely high.

I may have to resort to purchasing from the dealer when I go in for my first service.

Thanks in advance.
I just purchased $150 of fluids/parts to meet the 150 free shipping requirement.at Bernardi. Purchased some wiper refills to help fill the $. Most importantly got some of that grease to help the window speed. I tried the College Hills 99 free shipping but fluids were excluded so I had to spend the extra 50.
 
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Does anyone have the correct part number(s) for the windshield wiper refills for the 2019 RTL.

Amazon seems to only have Trico.

Bernardi has the following part numbers;
76622-sma-004
76622-tg7-a01

I would purchase from Bernardi but their shipping rates are extremely high.

I may have to resort to purchasing from the dealer when I go in for my first service.

Thanks in advance.
Believe or not, they are really cheap at the dealership, and they will install them for free. That's what I do.
 
#30 ·
I also use RainX water repellent on the windshield. It makes huge difference in both small and heavy rain conditions. On top of rainx I used to wipe the rubber blades by paper towel with silicone spray DAILY back when I draw dozens miles in hard winter conditions every day. Silicone helps mainly against salt to keep blades flexible after salt dries out on parking lot and running like new next day after cleaning.

Now I live in south, not much snow or cold :) I stuck with routine of cleaning blades and windshield area where they sit with paper damped with rubbing alcohol! No more squeaking or strides. Stock blades do awesome clear work! Same inserts for 2+ years. Looks like the time to replace them comes after 3 years. If you "busy", just wash your car more often and change blades yearly that should give you same good cleaning performance.
 
#16 ·
RainX guy here to for years, bugs, frost remove much easier, rain beads and blows away on hwy.. Still running the OEM that came with my "19" E 18 months into it and they perform like new. I will never buy another aftermarket set up again, I cant get a year out of any of them. If I get any chatter its time to clean the blade and windshield reapply RainX.
 
#17 ·
Rain-X ones don’t always stay locked on an RL. One of mine flew off after a month, got another and they’re floppity with Honda J-hooks.

Try Wal-Mart for 100 percent silicone ones, darn if I can remember brand, maybe Bosch. Anyway, it’s the only fully silicone ones they sell in SE USA stores. They’re very good wiping and last. This is like incandescent bulbs, they could have made them last forever but one time sales aren’t profitable. LEDs changed all that anyway. If wipers were all silicone we would be replacing them annually, 2-3 years in FL blazing sun and downpours. Keeping windshields clean helps and remembering to clean blades extends life too.
 
#22 ·
I just had to replace my inserts today on the 17' RTL I have. I bought spares a year or so ago from Bernardi and had them ready. The passenger side had separated about a 3" section in the middle of the rubber blade portion. It was time to let them go. They worked perfectly up until this point just with routine cleaning. It was probably the bad weather while I was in the UP that did them in with heavy snow and ice accumulations Weds, Thurs and Friday.

I put my snowmobiling pictures up today online and a GPS tracklog from the trip if anyone is interested.

Steve
 
#24 ·
I put my snowmobiling pictures up today online and a GPS tracklog from the trip if anyone is interested.
My first sled 86 Arctic cat el tigre 600 That sled was quick it would dance, Black/neon green. My last sled was a Red Yamaha VMax with colored keyed windshield/ Reverse . Topped out just under a hun, had it set up for the Drags on the lakes around Old Forge NY back in the 90's . I can't imagine what the new sleds are like with all the suspension and all the technology. Thanks for sharing brought back great memories, being a snow chaser.