[T3] Still would like info on the wiper arms and blades for a73type 3.

William Jahn willjahn975 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 17 14:27:37 PST 2019


David , thanks for the info and going through the trouble. We have the same arms , mine are both the same . The blades I have I think I got them from a small VW independent shop , they were Bosch , the shop no longer exists. Last blade refill I got at Chief Auto who also no longer exists , seems no one sells refills any longer, sort of a rip if you ask me. The refills are old yet still good.

William

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From: David
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 6:55 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Still would like info on the wiper arms and blades for a73type 3.

[[[Jim , Measured the arms both are 12 13/16" center to end . from the
center to the end of the blade is 19 5/16" and there is 1 inch end of blade
to top of glass or end of seal . I think 15" blades would hit the rubber
seal , 14" might work . Perhaps that's why Dave Pallo had a problem .]]]

This discussion prompted me to go out and look at Elwood, which is a April
1972 build. He is winter storage, which means he's covered up, 10 feet up in
the air, and no battery to initiate wiper travel - but I was able climb up
and measure the passenger side wiper. His wipers are the all metal silver
arms and nuts, and the passenger arm measures the same 12 13/16" in length.
(It is too risky for me to try and measure the drivers side arm right now.)
The blades are 14" (rubber prolly closer to 13.750" in reality). Jim has a
great memory - the 15" wipers did hit the windshield rubber seal and the 14"
wipers do not.

Maybe another factor here is I installed the windshield with an aftermarket
seal. I used the correct seal with the provisions for the chrome accent trim
all around the seal, and I wonder if the aftermarket seals may be a ~little~
wider that what the factory used? I don't know, but I thought I'd throw that
into the equation.

Dave Pallo

'72 Square ~ Elwood

Fairport, New York

 

 

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