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Muscle Mad
Dec 21st, 05, 02:56 PM
My wiper arms on my 69 are touching the top windscreen moulding ? I have check the length of my 67 arms and thay are shorter than the 69's ,,, is that correct or should they be the same arms,ie length etc

bertfam
Dec 21st, 05, 03:34 PM
All three years are the same BUT Coupes and Convertibles are not interchangable. Verts are shorter because of the shorter front glass.

So if both of your cars are Coupes, then they should interchange. The same goes if both of your cars are Convertibles.

Ed

Muscle Mad
Dec 21st, 05, 06:02 PM
Thanks Ed

The arms on my 69 look the same as the arms on my 67 but are 15mm longer, so would they be from a full size car ???

JohnZ
Dec 22nd, 05, 05:52 PM
'69 coupe blade holders are 15" long, and the arms are 12-3/4" from the pivot centerline of the hub to the little "tit" that locks the bayonet end of the arm into the clip on the blade holder. Convertibles use the same 15" blade holders, but the convertible arms are shorter than the coupe arms (don't know offhand by how much). :thumbsup:

Muscle Mad
Dec 23rd, 05, 03:29 PM
'69 coupe blade holders are 15" long, and the arms are 12-3/4" from the pivot centerline of the hub to the little "tit" that locks the bayonet end of the arm into the clip on the blade holder. Convertibles use the same 15" blade holders, but the convertible arms are shorter than the coupe arms (don't know offhand by how much). :thumbsup:

Thank you JohnZ

Merry xmas

mjsmilford
Dec 23rd, 05, 04:44 PM
the length of the arms is adjustable, there is a lever on the back side(windshield side) open it up,the arm slides in and out,close it to lock it in place

Unreal
Dec 23rd, 05, 07:59 PM
I don't believe stock trico arms are adjustable, There are two rivets connecting the two pieces.

There are a few subtile differences between arms that, at first glance, appear to be the same. shape of lower arm piece, location of rivets, finish on the base piece, shape of the filler piece on the underside. I bought several before I got two that matched the ones that came with the car. Someone had used a pliers on the base of my originals.

coach420
Dec 24th, 05, 11:02 AM
I had some trouble with this myself. It seems the parts houses have mis-labelled packages so when you order arms for a convertible you actually receive coupe arms. The convertible arms are shorter. If your blades are hitting the chrome at the top of the windshield you've got the wrong arms. It took me quite a while to get this sorted out for my car and I posted some pictures on Hobbystage, but that site is now gone. If you want to see some pictures, send me an e-mail.

Also, the folks who helped me get this right were NPD and they should be given a lot of credit for their outstanding customer service!

Happy Holidays!

coach420
Dec 25th, 05, 09:28 AM
Here are some photos that may be helpful

http://community.webshots.com/album/528148461YWIecY

Merry Christmas!

Muscle Mad
Dec 27th, 05, 06:35 PM
Awesome thank you very helpful,,,

ROBBIE