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Rambling, Malarky, Rants, Etc. => Rambling, Malarky, Rants, Etc... => Topic started by: garage gnome on March 11, 2012, 01:47:37 PM

Title: Looky what I found!
Post by: garage gnome on March 11, 2012, 01:47:37 PM

Today I found an original hand operated passenger wiper for the '49. Now I just need to find a wiper blade for it.

(http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/willyscjmj/957f4a53.jpg)

(http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/willyscjmj/26f47233.jpg)

Title: Re: Looky what I found!
Post by: calvinhunt on March 12, 2012, 01:30:42 AM

I bought my 49 CJ-3A from the son of the original owner.  He told me it had never been modified, and I believe it.  It hadn't even had a hole drilled in the dash for a switch or anything.  It came with the original hand-operated passenger windshield wiper.  The rubber blade had disintegrated long before.  I purchased a worthless repro blade from a Jeep supplier, don't remember which one.  It didn't last long.  I wish I would have kept the steel portion of the wiper and made my own retrofit rubber wiper from the insert of a new blade from an auto parts store.  Regretfully, now I have the poor quality steel portion instead of the original.  I will still cut my own wiper from a new wiper blade and install it.  If you ever locate a good quality repro please let me know.  I would purchase one.  Where I live in the desert southwest it seldom rains.  On the rare occasion that it does, I don't drive my Jeep.  The wiper is just for looks (and safety inspection).

Title: Re: Looky what I found!
Post by: garage gnome on March 12, 2012, 09:07:51 PM

Thanks, I'll keep the original around. I bought a repro from Walcks. I'll see how it is.

Title: Re: Looky what I found!
Post by: garage gnome on March 14, 2012, 08:19:11 PM

I got the repro in from Walcks. I was happy to see "MADE IN USA" stamped on it. I'll try it out and see.