{"id":2523,"date":"2019-02-28T17:07:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T17:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2019-02-28T17:07:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T17:07:54","slug":"make-sure-your-wipers-are-ready-to-wipe-away-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/maintenance\/make-sure-your-wipers-are-ready-to-wipe-away-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Sure Your Wipers Are Ready To Wipe Away Anything!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog_title\">\n<h1><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"blog_image\" src=\"https:\/\/clients.oomdo.com\/blog_dev\/images\/37.jpg\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring is not too far away and all those showers will bring those flowers so NOW is the best time to get your vehicle ready for all the rain your vehicle will be taking on! \u00a0Many of us know the importance of our wipers and if you don\u2019t, news flash they help improve our visibility when driving in snow, rain, and anything else mother nature might throw at us&#8230;literally! The bad thing is that many of us know how important they are but they are one of the most overlooked pieces of our vehicles when it comes to maintenance. Whether it\u2019s because we don\u2019t use them that often or because we kind of forget about them, doesn\u2019t mean we shouldn\u2019t replace them from time to time. If you\u2019re not sure when it is appropriate to do so, check out our tips below! If you find you\u2019re in need of new wipers, head over to our site or stop in to order yourself a new pair of genuine Nissan wipers. Who knows you might even find a coupon when you check out our service coupons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s time to change your wipers if\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streaking occurs when the rubber squeegee dries, hardens, and cracks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skipping occurs when the blade develops a curvature from lack of use<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wearing occurs with extensive use and is when the rubber edges are rounded instead of squared<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Splitting is caused when the sun\u2019s rays penetrate the rubber squeegee, causing it to break down<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bent frames are caused by inconsistent contact with the glass surface, creating streaking or skipping <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re running outside to go inspect your vehicle to see if it\u2019s time to change your wipers be sure to look for the following!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broken frames<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metal corrosion <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visible cracks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rounded squeegee edges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loose or unsecured wiper blades<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check that the squeegee is secure in the wiper frame<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visibility is extremely important to safe driving. Although drivers depend on their wiper blades to clear rain, sleet, snow, etc., many wait too long to replace them. Do yourself a favor and be sure to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintain wiper blades regularly which can maximize your visibility, efficiency, and reliability! If you want some tips on how to maintain the life of your wiper blades check them out below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you get gas, be sure to clean your windows too<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean your squeegee often<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never use your wipers to de-ice your window<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pull your blades up during snow\/ice storms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row blog_row\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row blog_row\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row blog_row\">\n<div id=\"featured_video\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cta\"><a href=\" https:\/\/www.youngernissanparts.com\/?oomGo=social \"><button class=\"cta_button\"> Get Your New Wipers Here<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"social-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fredericknissan\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"find-us-live\" src=\"https:\/\/clients.oomdo.com\/blog_dev\/images\/find-us.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Spring is not too far away and all those showers will bring those flowers so NOW is the best time to get your vehicle ready for all the rain your vehicle will be taking on! \u00a0Many of us know the importance of our wipers and if you don\u2019t, news flash they help improve our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[941],"tags":[29,903,1061,1025,1036],"class_list":["post-2523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-nissan","tag-rain","tag-snow","tag-wipers","tag-younger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions\/2524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}