cheap wiper fix

[thebelvedereman]

So I finaly found a set of wipers yesterday,  on a project car https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5824336593.html not a bad car for a project, anyway they needed blades, I went to 5 stores looking for refills, no luck they all told me "they don't make them, or rebuild kits for them" got frustrated, I was at dollar general and noticed they had wiper blades, started looking through them found what is called a conventional blade, 22 inches, looked exactly the same size as mine, $5 bought it, took it apart, cut it into 10 inch pieces, took my old ones apart, the new rubber was an exact fit, put them back together and put them on the car, so if anyone gets in a jam, and can't get new ones, rebuild the old ones

[thebelvedereman]

Finished wiper, sorry not a great picture, it only took 10 minutes total, and $5

[thebelvedereman]

Its almost getting like a real car, (not that it keeps me from driving it daily) now it I can just get a heater

[JerseyHarold]

Are you in Jersey or Ga?

[thebelvedereman]

1 hour ago, JerseyHarold said:

 Ares in Jersey or Ga? 

YES , LOL !!!!!!! Sorry  Born and raised in lake hopatcong, moved to GA about 8 years ago Came back up last year to help my dad (hes fighting cancer) not sure when im going back to GA

Edited November 4, 2016 by thebelvedereman

[thebelvedereman]

Edited November 4, 2016 by thebelvedereman

[rb1949]

True, refills are obsolete. Blade assembly was found everywhere. I couldn't find blades with thin enough metal to slide in the old slots. So will keep your tip in mind for possible future needs.

[1949 Wraith]

Good find. I will check the Dollar General next time I am in the States

[thebelvedereman]

23 minutes ago, rb1949 said:

True, refills are obsolete. Blade assembly was found everywhere. I couldn't find blades with thin enough metal to slide in the old slots. So will keep your tip in mind for possible future needs.

i used the metal from the old ones, it was very easy

[JerseyHarold]

1 hour ago, thebelvedereman said:

YES , LOL !!!!!!! Sorry  Born and raised in lake hopatcong, moved to GA about 8 years ago Came back up last year to help my dad (hes fighting cancer) not sure when im going back to GA

I'm in Freehold; have friends in Stanhope, not too far from you.

[BobT-47P15]

Good tip on the blade repair.  Dollar General stores are everywhere......all over the country, best I can

tell.  Found an article on them that said.......

 an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of January 2016, Dollar General operated over 12,400 stores^[1] in all U.S. states except: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Washington and Wyoming      Link to complete article.........https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_General

 

Another item they sell that I use regularly for cleaning my wide whitewalls is their

Mean Green liquid spray cleaner, along with a brush and occasionally a brillo pad.  

Edited November 5, 2016 by BobT-47P15

[1949 Wraith]

Thanks again for the tip. The wipers on my 41 don't use any of the metal and I just had to trim the top section of rubber that held the metal on the blade and the new refill slid right in.

 

 

[wldavis3]

You can still purchase Trico brand "Break-To-Fit" wiper blade refills at some parts stores or from the internet.

They come in widths of 6mm (#47-600), 7mm (#47-700) and 8mm (#47-800).  Two refills to a package.

The 6mm and 7mm are 22" long.  The 8mm is 26" long.  The blades come with the metal spines that you

break to fit in your wiper blade holders.

[Flatie46]

Thanks for the post, that's a good price on blades.  I just bought wiper arms for my coupe at a junkyard few weeks ago. Had not looked up the blades yet. I'm amazed at the cost of wiper blades these days. Is it me or are the wiper arms for these cars hard to find? I mean the cars from the 40's are pretty scarce in junkyards anyway but every one I had run across had been robbed of the wiper arms.

[wldavis3]

Flatie46,

Trico still makes their Classic series of wiper blades (the rubber squeegie, plus the holder) is sizes from

10" to 16", but the metal part is a brushed stainless steel, not chrome.  I don't know if anyone is still making

the chrome rubber holders.  You can google Trico Classic wiper blades to find someone who sells them near you.

[Flatie46]

Thanks, I think the rubber holders are in good shape on these used ones I bought. I just need me some of them blades. Rain don't seem to be an issue here in the South East for now but maybe by the time we get the car done it may be an issue. Lol