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mooopers
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 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:57 pm Post subject: Early Ghia Wiper Blades |
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Anyone got any idea about wiper blades on early Ghia's (11 inch ones)? Do you have to buy the complete carrier or can you get a refill for the blade only. They seem super rare for the whole carrier ones. Any help would be great.
Tried to post a photo for reference but the site is not playing ball. 
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runamoc 
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Early Ghia Wiper Blades |
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| a refill for the blade only |
You could buy a 22" wiper refill and cut it in half. Learned this 'hack' back in my poorer days. 
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Loren
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mooopers
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 11:47 am Post subject: Re: Early Ghia Wiper Blades |
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Managed to upload a photo finally.
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Loren
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: Early Ghia Wiper Blades |
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| Those are old aftermarket wiper blades. You can replace the rubber blades or buy complete new ones from WW. You might be able to find a box of replacement NOS rubber blades on E-bay. The WW blades are the original style and will work fine, they will just look a little different. |
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rcooled
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: Early Ghia Wiper Blades |
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| Loren wrote: |
| Why not just buy new ones from Wolfsburg West? |
Those are for a Beetle with a flat windshield.
Do what runamoc said...you can buy just the rubber blades and cut them to size. Just make sure they have the same cross-section as your current ones.
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