68 wipers

[Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: IML: 68 wipers

Joachim,

I am not sure that you cannot separate the refill (the rubber insert) and the blade (the metal part that holds the refill) and the arm (the piece that goes from the blade to the pivot on the car) into three separate pieces. 

My '67 has its original wipers, and they used the airfoil design in '67 (which I think went away for '68). They are completely separable as described above, and they actually worked quite well the one time I got caught in a rainstorm (and it was on a freeway, so I got to test them at speed). If you truly cannot detach the blade from the arm, maybe if you find some 1967 wipers you'll be happier with them (yeah, I'm sure there are a lot of those lying around Australia, but maybe a search on the 'net would reveal some... they are the same for all C-bodies). 1967 and 1968 should interchange fine... and 1965-66 Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge wipers would fit, but they are chrome in the those years, the antiglare matte silver finish being new for 1967.

Hope this helps in some way,
Chris in LA
67 Crown
78 NYB Salon

On 5/2/04 5:30 pm, Joachim Jacobi (J.Jacobi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

> Question re wipers on 1968 Crown Coupe
>  
> My car still has the original type wipers, that is the arm and blade are in one fixed assembly, therefore not separable, I only can replace the rubber, but the wiping of the rain remains poor.                                                                                                     Can anybody tell me if there are newer types of arm/blade combinations available for this model, if YES please supply brand name and part numbers.
>  
> Appreciating assistance
>  
Joachim from Melbourne