| [GMCnet] wiper blade question [message #96834] |
Sun, 22 August 2010 17:05  |
KB
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I'm looking at wiper blade refills in the parts interchange,
and I see there are two different sizes: 1/2" and 5/8"
Did they change the wipers in some model year?? Trying to figure
out what is likely to be on the '75 coach as I'm told the wiper
blades are shot. Not good in the rainy northwest.
thanks,
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
1976 26' Insanity Plea
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| Re: [GMCnet] wiper blade question [message #96863 is a reply to message #96839] |
Sun, 22 August 2010 19:39  |
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ljdavick
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I got the dandy set of "modern" wiper arms from Jim K. Two passenger side arms from a Lumina van (I think) that are knurled just right make the coach a little more modern looking. The best parts are the ability to replace the blades with off the shelf blades and the washer nozzles are in the arm.
Larry Davick
On Aug 22, 2010, at 3:20 PM, Emery Stora <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
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> On Aug 22, 2010, at 4:05 PM, KB wrote:
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>> I'm looking at wiper blade refills in the parts interchange,
>> and I see there are two different sizes: 1/2" and 5/8"
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>> Did they change the wipers in some model year?? Trying to figure
>> out what is likely to be on the '75 coach as I'm told the wiper
>> blades are shot. Not good in the rainy northwest.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Karen
>> 1973 23' Patience Tester
>> 1976 26' Insanity Plea
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> You most probably don't have original blades anyway.
> Just take a measuring stick and check the width of the widest part of the metal side pieces alongside the rubber.
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> There are two different blades that will fit on the original wiper arms. Trico which was a 1/2" blade and Anco which was a 5/8" blade. If you buy the whole blade then you could mount either one. But if you just want to buy the refill then you have to have the right one to fit your blades.
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> The complete Anco wiper blade is a 52-50.
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> The complete Trico wiper blade is 64-200 for the silver one or 64-201 for the black one.
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> Anco 5/8 replacement rubber is a 53-20. I have also bought this at Carquest which is their CWP 750-200.
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> Anco also makes a 1/2" refill which will fit the Trico blade. It is a 58-50.
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> The NAPA refills are WIP 60-2008 for the 1/2 inch and WIP 60-2005 for the 5/8 inch.
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> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
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| Re: [GMCnet] wiper blade question [message #97007 is a reply to message #96834] |
Tue, 24 August 2010 11:34 |
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mike miller
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| KB wrote on Sun, 22 August 2010 15:05 |
... I'm told the wiper
blades are shot. Not good in the rainy northwest.
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I assume this is for the one-way "ferry" to get the coach home.
Clean the windshields and apply RainX. This time of year you do not really NEED wipers... even in the great north-wet. (From someone who just tore the dash apart to fix the wipers.)
Note that I DO have two pairs of OEM wiper arm with old but "usable" blades.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
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| Re: [GMCnet] wiper blade question [message #97074 is a reply to message #96834] |
Tue, 24 August 2010 19:41 |
KB
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Thanks Mike. If we can't find blades or refills from the excellent list Emery sent,
we'll try the RainX approach. It's a long enough trip (900 miles) that I'm thinking
of it more as a maiden voyage than just a ferry.
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
1976 26' Insanity Plea
> I assume this is for the one-way "ferry" to get the coach home.
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> Clean the windshields and apply RainX. This time of year you do not really NEED wipers... even in the great north-wet. (From someone who just tore the dash apart to fix the wipers.)
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> Note that I DO have two pairs of OEM wiper arm with old but "usable" blades.
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| Re: [GMCnet] wiper blade question [message #97096 is a reply to message #97074] |
Tue, 24 August 2010 20:53 |
Bob de Kruyff
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RainX truly is amazing and almost makes wipers redundant.( snow doesn't count). It's only at low speeds that the windshield tends to mist up.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
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