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RockStock
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 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 5:14 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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Please can someone post up a picture showing where the wiper motor earth wire should attach to the body.
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RockStock
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:59 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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Thank you Everett
Shows it earthing to a Deluxe dash bolt.
Wiring is not the correct colours…hinting at a revision…and runs on top of the nose bracing - so becomes trapped by the kick panels.
Could someone post up a picture from an original Kombi/Standard/Panel/SC? No dash bolt to attach to.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:00 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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I could not locate one in my set of photos or in the gallery here.
There may be one in the Gallery not labeled as barndoor wiper motor or wiper motor in the Barndoor area
I found this pic but the guy installed a 12v motor:
I believe this was how my old Single Cab and Kombi were grounded
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RockStock
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:52 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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Yes, not factory correct for the earth to go to the mounting bolt (which has rubber pads either side).
And by fixing it there, it will become trapped by the kick panels.
From the 54 Workshop Manual:
Both live and earth wires go into a joint sheath
Live goes to the wiper switch
Earth probably also goes to the speedo pod area, and could be earthed to the speedo pod or the dash pod bracing?
53 wiring diagram shows the wiper motor (Z) earth going to the speedo pod:
The earth wire should be brown
The live wire should be black/purple
54 wiring diagram (wiper motor is W1):
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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A better pic of a polished base. Possibly NOS. I can't say for sure if this is Barndoor, but it sure seems that way. (Might not look polished in the pic, but it is)
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FWIW, my June 53 microbus had polished bases with chrome arms and blades when I got it. It also had 66 tags.
Wiper blades are wear items. But the parts list says chrome blades were used in 53, so I think they are correct.
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 4:21 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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Has anyone replaced the springs in their wiper arms? If so, where did you get the springs from?
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 6:05 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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Does anyone know the lenght of each of the wiper rods, and maybe if later buses rods are of equal length?  |
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 5:35 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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I am not sure if later rods are the same length. The removable ends appear the same to me, not sure offhand if the secured end fits the same.
measurement of the longest(secured to motor)
343mm(13.5 inch)
shorter rod
312mm(12.25 inch)
Keeping in mind that both have a little adjustment on the removable ends.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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Thanx so much for the measuring ”Beater Barndoor”.
Looks like the later ones are the same lenght, and fully usable!
The ones I compared, came of a -58 bus.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor wiper bases, arms, and blades |
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im working on a split bug and noticed my wiper bases , one is for a split bug , one is for a early Bus ..........looking to trade the bus base for a bug base . round arm holes in both .
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