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  1. Update: Well Jim, you were correct: The aftermarket rear wiper blades are garbage vs. the genuine article from Lexus. Once temps here finally rose above freezing I was able to remove, clean, lube and reinstall the rear wiper arm and blade assembly - with little to no improvement in effectiveness. Went to Lexus and purchased a new blade. Both blade assemblies looked exactly the same, but right away I could feel the difference between the two blades as I had both lying on the counter: The after-market blade assembly exhibited stiffness in the joints that support the wiper strip. The Lexus blade had no such stiffness, readily flexing with minimal effort. The new blade now wipes the entire window with no areas of poor contact. Even the price was not excessive. The blades purchased from Amazon and from Canadian Tire (like Walmart or Pep Boys) were in the neighborhood of $20 . the Lexus blade was $24 taxes in. If those numbers seem excessive it's because nearly everything sold up here is around 30 to 40% higher in price than they are in the US - owing to our Liberal-government-engineered deflated dollar value ($1 Canadian = around 0.72 US) as well as economy of scales - or lack thereof up here. Thanks again for the guidance, and hopefully this helps others who may be having this issue. Moral of story: don't replace rear wiper blades with after-market garbage. Spring for the Lexus blades.
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