Windshield Washer/Switch?
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
These vehicles are not daily drivers, they're weekend cruisers. How many of y'all take your old rides out in rainy conditions?
Considering how most ppl drive in these conditions...the roads are slippery from oil/water mix, most ppl (at least here in LA LA Land) don't slow down in the rain, who'd wanna risk the vehicles they spent hours of labor, and big bucks fixin' them up?
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I do landscape work and drive in the rain qiute often. Convience is the main reason but safety is a consideration with traffic in Atlanta. I don't want to fumble around with the switch when I could just push the button. Delay would be nice just so wiper noise does not get on my nerves. Small things I know but would be nice to have. Just my .02 cents, thanks for the help.
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Two prewar Packards (1934-1939), two 1963 Galaxies, a 1965 F100, a 1963 R-2 Studebaker Super Hawk, a 1962 Bentley Continental Flying Spur, and a modern POS for everyday driving.
Only one of the cars is a true classic, as defined by the Classic Car Club of America = the 1934 Packard V12.
The rest are...what my late old car buddy JD called...old rolling piles of misery.
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Sheesh, some people need to get into the 21st century. There are kits you can buy on fleabay to convert your wipers to delay. Or you can do what I did. I happened to have an 86 truck that wasn't going anywhere anymore. I pulled the wiper switch and delay box. I measured the length of my 70 switch and cut the 86 shaft to match. (dremel tool comes in handy) Plugged in the delay box to my existing harness and put the switch into the dash. Looks factory. Make sure you zip tie the delay box up out of the clutch pedal's way. And the wipers come on with the washer. Took maybe an hour and a half. EASY!
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The 1934 Packard is also a custom body, one of 6 made in 1934. Three were Straight 8's, three were V12's. Three are known to exist today, one 8 cyl, 2 V12's. The Old Car value guide sez: Value not estimated, too few exist. It would sell easily in the high 6 figure range (mebbe even in the low 7 figure range), not too shabby for a 7 grand purchase price.
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