Is a $35 wiper blade change (both front wipers) practical?

I recently had my wipers (both) changed last time due to the winter season. I was charged by CarMax $35 for it - $20 for the labor and $15 for the parts (2 wipers). Is this a reasonable charge given that I cannot fix my wipers by myself and my wipers were somewhat in bad condition actually? Thanks!|||I don%26#039;t really think it is excessive. The liability issue here is pretty high. Loosing your grip on the wiper arm can cause a cracked windshield. Also, not getting the blades installed just right can cause problems from scratched windshields to dented fenders or hoods. Those companies which do the work for free (Autozone, Advance etc) give no warranty, receipt or any such. You would have to sue for sure if damage resulted. So you make your decision, do it yourself, take your chances with the %26quot;A%26quot; boys, or pay a good mechanic for his time and expenses.|||No. $20 labor to change wiper blades is excessive, especially considering they likely did not use orignal equipment.|||You got robbed man. Pepboys installs it for free. $20 for labor? It takes like 2 min and 15 sec to install it. You should have done it yourself man.|||Why not pay $15 for the new blades, and just change them yourself??? It takes 2 minutes... In fact, a lot of places, someone will be happy to show you how to install them...|||autozone or advance instales them free|||DEPENDING ON YOUR MAKE OF VEHICLE, 20 LABOR IS CHEAP CONSIDERING MOST MECHANICS CHARGE MIN. 1 HR|||I guess it%26#039;s reasonable. Wiper blades vary in quality quite a bit. I have always had best luck buying replacements from the auto parts store and replacing them myself. It%26#039;s cheaper, and the blades tend to be a bit nicer than the ones the quick lube shops sell.





You can replace them yourself. It takes literaly 2 minutes, maybee 5 minutes the first time you do it.|||They are pretty easy to do yourself so buy a pair and it make take you 5minutes tops.|||It takes about 30 seconds to change, but places like carmax probably have a 20 dollar minimum just to mess with it.|||You got screwed. The price for the parts was reasonable if they were name brand wipers, but most auto parts stores will install them for free. Wal-Mart charges to install them, but not nearly that much. Next time, go to Autozone or Advance.|||Well you can go to place%26#039;s like advanced auto parts and they do it for free as well as other places,|||Wipers are soooo easy to change. You really should learn how and save beer tokens.