Wiper blades?

[chickdr]

Curious to me I can't seem to find a place to buy the exact wiper blades I have on my 25 Telluride- which appear to be a hybrid style with a traditional "bone" frame and a plastic shroud. The replacements I have found on dealer sites don't look the same at all. They give an option for a "boneless" beam style blade or a traditional metal frame blade. Why wouldn't they sell the exact same blade they put on in the factory? My plan is to buy replacement inserts and reuse the original frames.

 

[1 Alibi 2]

Had you tried using your VIN on a Kia parts site ??
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[chickdr]

I have not. I will give it a try.

Wow! That was an exercise in futility. The first two sites I went to for OEM pasrts showed noting for wiper blades and I could not enter my VIN to get results (it would say nothing available). I had to do it by model. Then, I went to the official KIA website and it had blades when I searched, but they were not photos of the item, just a rough drawing and it looked nothing like the wiper on my car. I guess it would take a visit to the dealer to see if they have them. Not very user friendly or efficient. But then I am not finding parts so easy to come by for such a high volume model. I wanted to see if Brembo made plain front rotors and pads for the Telluride as I got them for my 2020 Nissan Frontier. Nope. They don't make them.