I have a 2006 Civic with about 11,000 miles so far. The windshield was a little streaky, so I decided to change the blades. Here's the scoop.

First, the replacement wiper blades are NOT available at NAPA, Advance, or other auto parts stores. You must buy them at Honda - they can be purchased individually if you want - I paid $6 for a single blade here in Raleigh, NC.

Next, when I got to the dealer, no one had ever replaced the blades on a Civic, so I let them do it for me while I watched carefully. I later found instructions in the owner's manual on exactly how to do it, but who reads the manual?

Anyway, press the small lock button on the top of the wiper arm. This releases the cap, which you will have to remove. Don't lose it, as you will need to replace it at the end. Using a little hand pressure, unclip the wiper blade assembly from the arm because you will need to work on the wiper blade assembly without it being on the car.

Using your fingers, carefully pull out the old rubber blade along with the two metal strips from the wiper blade assembly. Make sure you don't bend the metal strips or lose them - you will need them for the new blade, and they are not supplied with the new rubber wiper blade.

Place each metal strip on the sides of the rubber blade (there's no right, left, top or bottom of the metal strips, so don't worry about any kind of order). Carefully re-insert the new wiper blade and metal strips into the wiper blade assembly, being careful to not bend the rubber strip or the metal strips.

Clip the wiper blade assembly back onto the wiper arm on the car, and replace the cap - you DID remember to save the cap, didn't you? It should fasten with a 'click'.

Finally, run the wipers a few times to make sure everything is OK.

On a seperate note, I routinely get 47 mpg making a 50 mile daily round trip on mostly interstate highway. Best I've done is from Raleigh to Baltimore on the interstates - 54 mpg. I LOVE my car!