My Yota dealer in Hyannis, sold me just the rubber refills. $7 each.
Windshield wiper REFILLS
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I just buy them at the auto parts store when I need them. 
I can provide a picture of my factory original driver's side wiper. The other blades are styled similarly. I've intentionally overexposed the picture to show detail. The blades are all metal, riveted construction, and with the replaceable squeegee. The fatter end of the rubber part on the end is how the rubber blade attaches with the rubber barbs behind the first bracket.
I felt a bit silly posting a big diatribe about something trivial like wiper blades above, but this is exactly why. Toyota provided a quality product that allowed for very low maintenance cost, but most people didn't know this and replaced the whole blades anyway. If you want to go back to the OEM solution, the real factory blades can be ordered in and come with a rubber blade installed. They are priced similarly to the higher end aftermarket blades, so after replacing the inserts once, you are probably ahead financially again.
i recently changed out just the rubber inserts on my blades. there are a few helpful videos on how to do this.
here's a good one:
i remember it was a bit tricky especially sliding out the rubber insert from the blade, but just be patient and take your time and it will come out. may need to carefully use some pliers to help pinch in the metal sides. the first time is always challenging, but now after doing it once, i feel comfortable to continue to just replace the rubber in the future.
i purchased the 3 oem rubber inserts on ebay:
i have in the past before this, purchased complete toyota replacement blades. but living in california, the rubber dries out very quickly and the few times it will rain, you'll quickly get streaks and the dreaded windshield "chatter" skipping across the windshield. frequently changing out the entire blade housings (especially 3 on our fj's) can start to add up in costs. so i figured i would save some money this time and just go this route of replacing just the rubber. it worked wonderfully. honestly this method gave me the best results.
here's a good one:
i remember it was a bit tricky especially sliding out the rubber insert from the blade, but just be patient and take your time and it will come out. may need to carefully use some pliers to help pinch in the metal sides. the first time is always challenging, but now after doing it once, i feel comfortable to continue to just replace the rubber in the future.
i purchased the 3 oem rubber inserts on ebay:
2007-2014 FJ Cruiser Wiper Blade Insert Replacements (FRONT SET) Genuine Toyota | eBay
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i have in the past before this, purchased complete toyota replacement blades. but living in california, the rubber dries out very quickly and the few times it will rain, you'll quickly get streaks and the dreaded windshield "chatter" skipping across the windshield. frequently changing out the entire blade housings (especially 3 on our fj's) can start to add up in costs. so i figured i would save some money this time and just go this route of replacing just the rubber. it worked wonderfully. honestly this method gave me the best results.
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