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Wiper refill problems


>From: "Gregory M. Merritt" <gregm@engin.umich.edu>

>	I recently went through a little bit of a fiasco with getting 15"
>wipers that actually fit my squareback, and it seems like I'm not alone. 
>Check out this question below that I got from somebody, and my response. 
>Anybody got more input? 

I'm not well versed in the early years, but 68-70 uses 14" and the later 
years (when the wiper pivots switched sides) use 15".  Beck-Arnley sells 
very nice FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) blades that duplicate the clean 
shape of the metal originals, but they are black.  This works VERY nicely on 
72-3 where the originals were also black.  For the earlier years I have just 
learned to live with the black ones.

Beck Arnley numbers:
14" blades are 193-8114
15" blades are 193-8115

These blades are made by Tridon, but Tridon makes a number of different 
styles and I have not been able to find the right ones elsewhere.  I have 
not needed to buy these for several years so things might have changed.  B-A 
also sells refills, but most any refill will fit the Tridon body.

Does anyone know if the OE SWF refills are still available anywhere?  I have 
a number of the bodies that I have saved.

Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
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                             Madison, Wisconsin
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