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 Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:06 pm Post subject: Wiper bases for bus |
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Are these Beetle or Bus? 2 1/2" long, 1/2" wide at base, and arm would be 1/8". I got these NOS from a friend years ago and I have nothing here to compare to.
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Lind
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the ones on my bus measure about 3.25 inches. so those are likely beetle ones.
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hazetguy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Lind wrote: |
| the ones on my bus measure about 3.25 inches. so those are likely beetle ones. |
i disagree.
lind, are you sure your's aren't 66-67 bus ones? those ones are super long.
the ones in the pic sure look like earlier bus ones to me.
maybe this pic can help?
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=101711 |
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Long-roofs
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| hazetguy wrote: |
| Lind wrote: |
| the ones on my bus measure about 3.25 inches. so those are likely beetle ones. |
i disagree. lind, are you sure your's aren't 66-67 bus ones?
the ones in the pic sure look like earlier bus ones to me. |
I was thinking the same thing. I have original bus black ones (early) at my shop and I can check tomorrow. I looked at my '62 Beetle out back and they are different....
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| long-rrofs, are the holes for the wiper shafts (in the arms) totally round, or kinda squared off? |
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Long-roofs
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| long-rrofs, are the holes for the wiper shafts (in the arms) totally round, or kinda squared off? |
Look really round and have a squared section at the bottom, if that helps. I may try a picture, closeup pictures really suck for me.
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hmmm. well......
i really didn't think there was a difference between bug and bus bases anyway. i thought it was just in the arm inserts. i haven't checked a parts book, so .... |
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Lind
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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I just assumed that the smaller ones were beetle. maybe I have a bunch more bus ones than I thought.
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Stanagon
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I've got the 3-1/4 inch bases with flat arms on my '65 panel. I think I got them from Lind.
I've also got a pair of bus wiper arms with 4 inch long bases (SWF) and narrower arms that have a pronounced bend in them. The bend is about 3 inches from the wiper end of the arm.
Are these longer base/narrow tapered arm wipers for older buses? Would they be "correct" on a '61 Standard? |
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Here's a pic of 5 different bus wiper arms/bases. The two on the left look the same but 1 has VW logo and the other has SWF logo. I still have a few others, like the 67 only and a few other different base sizes/shapes. The ones pictured were handy and I'll dig the others out later to show all the different styles, shapes and sizes I have.
The short bases measure 63 mm and the long base 80mm[/img]
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:21 am Post subject: |
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The two I posted up top have SWF and VW stamped on them. I tried to take more photos, but my camera went down.
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