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Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:42 am

What does it mean when a seller refers to his/her wiper arms as being "wide stem"? and how does this relate to a '62 deluxe bus? Does it affect what blades I should buy to match? Just wondering. Thanks

grtfl62

Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:23 am

are they even for split window buses?
they dont look like the ones that came on my split buses unless mine came with the wrong ones.
i'd like to know just out of curiousity.

Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:28 pm

here are some comparison pics i took. the ones in the pic above are not original for a split bus, sorry.

Arms:
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=101711
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=101712
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=101716

Blades:
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=101718
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=101719

Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:43 pm

thanks a bunch for the great pictures and comparisons.
its a shame that this information cant be found more easily in a FAQ section of some site much like the ratwell.com site does for bay window buses.

there seems to be a lot of people like yourself that could contribute to such a venture if somebody took the time to create it.
oh well i can dream.

on another note i mentioned to the seller 'vintage vee dub' that they didn't look they were for split window buses as I originally was interested in them.
but it appears as he knows more than we do and still has them advertised as such.

thanks again.

Sun Apr 07, 2013 2:58 am

Great posts, Hazetguy,thank you for sharing your wisdom and time. :D

Cheers,

Pete

Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:03 am

Thanks for the info. Are the arms interchangeable with 6v and 12v wiper motors? They look to be.

Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:47 pm

Are these correct for '58? (raised screw / thin slot / 3 rubber pieces / 10-5/8" long)
Thx,
E