Wiper arm question.
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Wiper arm question.
Ok.. So, through Uhaul I got some NOS wiper arms.
Went to the local yard to find some OEM style aluminum TRICO wiper blade holders. Out of 11 trucks, I couldn't find *ANY*. Every truck had weird rusty wiper blades.
I *did* however find some TRICO wiper blade holder from a 79? Chevy P/U. These look very very similar to the Ford arms. Just 1" longer (they take a 16" vs 15" trico insert. part # is one digit off, so says Rockauto).
So here are my questions.
1. Worth a shot? Holding them to the windshield, they seem to follow it nicely. They look like the Ford arms, same curvature, etc. the 'top' has more of a curve than the bottom'.
They fit the Ford arms, as seen here.
2. If not, are these TRICO wiper holders available? I want the OEM style, not the generic black Auto Zone style wipers (That's what started this)
3. What is the technical name for the wiper blade holder? lol.
Went to the local yard to find some OEM style aluminum TRICO wiper blade holders. Out of 11 trucks, I couldn't find *ANY*. Every truck had weird rusty wiper blades.
I *did* however find some TRICO wiper blade holder from a 79? Chevy P/U. These look very very similar to the Ford arms. Just 1" longer (they take a 16" vs 15" trico insert. part # is one digit off, so says Rockauto).
So here are my questions.
1. Worth a shot? Holding them to the windshield, they seem to follow it nicely. They look like the Ford arms, same curvature, etc. the 'top' has more of a curve than the bottom'.
They fit the Ford arms, as seen here.
2. If not, are these TRICO wiper holders available? I want the OEM style, not the generic black Auto Zone style wipers (That's what started this)
3. What is the technical name for the wiper blade holder? lol.
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