Top Lock Narrow Connection - How to Install Bosch ICON Wiper Blades 

Anybody just arriving here, READ: use needle nose pliers on one side of the adapter to "lift/peel" it from the wiper blade. Once one side is free, you're good and the entire adapter will come off without breaking. Dont try to force it off like the genius in this video.

Definitely snapped a brand new wiper blade switching the adaptor.... Awesome

I wish this information came with the packaging, but I'm glad it's available.

LIFE SAVER! Thank you!!

Thank god for the comment section, would have snaped mine too 'without a doubt'... except the video does give you doubt, you think ah I'm just not forcing it hard enough🤣 what a load

Enfin j’ai trouver la vidéo qui me fallait. Thank’s

The most convoluted adapter system ever created. Nothing about these "snap off." You have to force the adaptors off, almost as if you're going to break them. Whoever the brilliant mind at GM that came up with the design for the wiper arms for the Acadia/Enclave/Traverse and how they should attach, needs to go back to engineering school.

Love it 😎😎😎😎😎

THIS INFO SHOULD BE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PACKAGE !

Great wipers, horrible adapter! First brand I ever needed a youtube video to install.

How many did they break before filming this take? Please re-engineer this.

Yup broke one of my wiper blades. Such a stupid design, probably took them a few tries to get a video of them doing it without it breaking

These were very difficult to remove- but run some hot water over it for a bit and it’s a lot easier!

These are the most confusing pos wipers I’ve ever bought. I can’t wait to return them. What’s with all the confusing adapters?! I can’t even figure it out watching this video

Tip to remove the adapter: warm it up on stove top

Yep, broke the first one when trying to remove the adapter. Pried the second one off with a screwdriver, that worked. Bad design though (and bad video that invites you to break the thing).

My first to change my wipers and I thought I was just being dumb. Turns out not just me who broke the Bosch banana type, different compare to my stock wipers.

👍👍👍

These don't work for the hook arms on my Subaru. I've used Icons before and didn't bother to check the fit until I got home and found this over-engineered mess was no longer compatible with my car.

I got the 20oe and 24oe wipers and neither came with the J hook wiper arm adpters. What gives? Can't return them at this point.

Struggled to take off the adapter following the instructions that came with the package. Just use a knife or something flat and lift one side of the adapter. It comes off pretty easily.

This type is completable with Subaru crosstrek 2018?

I honestly thought i would break the adapter, but it works out just fine.

This type works for Subaru Crosstrek 2018 ???

This was helpful! Super easy! Thanks!

Wish I'd read the comments first - taking off the default adapter broke off a piece of the mounting bracket. I see I'm not the only one.

I popped the adaptor off with a flat blade screwdriver, worked. Yes it's a terrible design and getting it off the way shown in the video is very difficult and probably leads to breakage.

47 years old and never needed a RU-vid video on how to with wiper blades until now, these adapters are ridiculous.

The passenger side OE Icon blades don’t fit flush coming to the end. Misses a chunk of glass on the return pass. Same length as OE blades.

The adapter piece doesn't come off quite as easily as it does in the video, probably due to creep in the plastic. These appear to be injected molded parts and I'm guessing Bosch didn't consider that this design might not come off the blade so easily after they've been captivated on there for x amount of time.

Why don't these wipers come with all the adapters? Mine needs a 4 adapter, and didn't come with it. What's going on?

how many adapters are in Bosch Icon 26OE and 21OE (purchased at Canadian Tire in Canada), I can not use pre-installed adapters (no2) on my 2021 Lexus RX 350, but I can install snow driver 26SD and 21SD with No3 adapter, but they're only Number 1,2 and 4 in the icon, no one is working.

I’m having the same problem removing the #2 fitting to replace it with the #4. What is the solution?

my adapter doesn't pop off. After failing to remove it from the video I read the comments and those who said uses a screwdriver to pry one side off that is how you can remove it.

where cen I get the number 4 adapter? I just got the first one

Followed instructions (0:07- 0:12) removing the pre installed adapter by pulling up on end with the arrow. When following the directions the plastic mounting bra ket affixed to the wiper broke on one side. $25 totally wasted.

After watching this video I realized I bought the wrong wiper. Would of been nice if you put that it doesn't work with hook installation on the package.

Wtf I just had yank off the adapter luckily I didn't break it! These wipers are too expensive for this.

Garbage, broke the circle piece on wiper from pulling the adapter off. I wonder how many of these Auto Zone has to exchange..

Is this the "OE" Varriant, or the "A" Variant I have to ordeR?

Not the same adapter that was on the old ones of our Cadillac SRX. They are hard as hell to get off if you are suppose to even be able to take them off.

I pulled the adapter off as shown and broke the wiper attachment point.

They forgot to mention you need to press the middle button, then only it will come off and make sure to keep it on a flat surface.

I used a flathead screw driver while squeezing the sides to the adapter and it came off without breaking. What a stupid design though..

Really disappointing. Broke one side taking off the adaptor following this video exactly as shown. For the other two, I used a flathead screwdriver to pry off one side.

Use hot water!!! It helps

I did not get this no.4 adapter

If you pull the adapter up to remove like they showed in the video, you WILL break it. Get a butter knife or screwdriver to help you.

it doesn’t fit on mazda 6 2020

So, I discovered a major issue: the wiper blades for Bosch in the charts are WRONG. I bought the ones the chart said are for my 2019 Chevy Traverse. WRONG. The attachment was wrong and none of the enclosed attachments work. I've been putting wiper blades on my vehicles for nearly 50 years. These Bosch blades were not the right blades - but I got exactly what Bosch charts told me to get. I took it to my mechanic shop - maybe they can do it. They could not, because the part is WRONG. They also said they always get the wrong part when they order from Bosch; because the parts the Bosch says are right .. are NOT - so they don't order Bosch wiper blades, no matter the make/model of vehicle. I ended up putting another brand on my Traverse. So, Bosch, you need to update your charts.

Broke two adapters before finally getting the “technique”. Horrible design but guaranteed money for them I guess

worst wiper blade I could have ever bought. It doesn’t snap off that easy. or go into your car that simple. you have to almost break the thing in half to get it to go.

Swear to God, I'm following this video and can't get the bloody thing off.....took me only an hour to realize the video fails to mention the need to use pliers

broke 6 of these trying to install on a bmw. what a joke. returned all to amazon GFY

This is such a frustrating adaptor. Just broke mine.

Sick i broke one

DOES NOT FIT 2023 CRV

The music you're using is a rip off from Sofa Surfers - Dorfmeister remix.

The worst adapters I’ve ever encountered in the 25+ yrs I’ve been driving.

Los de BOSCH deben de estar locos...¿quieren que nosotros hagamos esa maniobra en una pieza de plástico ? ¿ y si lo rompemos al hacerlo quien nos lo paga ? vendan los repuestos listos para montar o no les compramos mas autos . No tienen verguenza

Absolute garbage! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! Take them back before you try this and break them and your out $30 on a wiper blade. These do not snap off but break, happened 2x over trying. Bosch you can send me my money back. Horrible system. A bag of plastic parts to throw away and can't swap the right part over without going to RU-vid and still breaking it. TRASH!!!!

Not intuitive or easy by any stretch.

I know how it goes on. I need to know how to take off existing adapter and put on a new one. Useless videos.

Not helpful... it would nice if Bosch didn't have a number of different designs.

Most cringe product I’ve ever seen ,

WTF is with these wiper blades being so sh1t the easiest to thing in a car to change has become harder than changing a bloody engine

For a supposedly a premium product, you couldn't have included lousier instructions with it. Poor show bosch.

I agree this is a terrible design

This is awful will not buy this brand again

What harebrained engineer came up with this design? I know, I’m not going to go to your website to fill out one of your forms. How about changing the design or uploading a video of actual use to your customers. Bosch gets an award for over-complicating this product, and should be banned from RU-vid for posting this useless video.