I am in the process of putting electric wipers in my pickup. The only thing that I have had a problem with is in running the wires.
Any suggestions as to the best way to do that?
Any suggestions as to the best way to do that?
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Run the wire(s) up the side the way the vac tube goes??
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FWIW: "Original" 6V Windshield Wiper Life Safety & Trying to Stay Out of Jail
Have absolutely no idea if my wiper was wired later or not, but on my August 1930 Town Sedan my vintage working 6V wiper was wired through the driver's side stanchion.
With a new wiper blade, this vintage 6V slow moving Model A wiper works about as well as a 98 year old guy slowly moving water with a termite eaten boat paddle on the side of his canoe.
I left this wiper on just in case of any type of Model A auto accident where a jury may not be able to possibly send me to jail for carelessly driving a Model A in the rain "without" a windshield wiper.
Carrying a bottle of "Rainex" under one's Model A seat, or in one's Model A trunk is a life saver over any "vintage" type wiper.
Even after traveling for a spell while it is not raining, (while collecting several bugs on a Model A windshield), a subsequent same day windshield cleaning with "Rainex" is also a life saver when it later begins to rain and the smashed bug mess gets diluted and forms a film on one's Model A windshield. I usually pull up under a gas station canopy to clean the bugs off when I see rain coming.
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All problems solved, finished up everything today. (I tried to load this as a video, but I didn't succeed) It's on FaceBook under Alaskan A's if you are interested. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mode...eric&ref=notifYou do not have permission to view this gallery.
This gallery has 1 photos.Last edited by CarlG; 03-09-2018, 12:58 AM.Alaskan A's
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Here is the Video
Nice job Carl.png "thumb up")
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I have read a number of posts on windshield wipers and realize everyone has a opinion but
I am considering going to electric wipers, looking at the nu-rex .
Anyone have the nu-rex or basically any other electric and are unhappy enough to go back to Vacuum wipers.
Thanks...03-09-2020, 12:04 PM -
The roadster has a thin piece of wire holding the wiper arm up. Vacuum motor, good looking housing, I assume original. I guess this might be something I piddle with soon. Do the wipers work ok when all is well, or just rainx the glass and go on? What is everyone doing?08-23-2018, 09:25 PM -
Recently purchased my first A and it has some issues one is the wipers do not work. These may be aftermarket. Any wiring diagrams for electric wipers out there?11-30-2017, 09:13 PM -
I have noticed that there are two versions of the screws holding the top lid to the bowl on the Trico vacuum wipers. I have studied the top cover screws on some original TR-C1 wipers. The “top hat" portion of those screws is almost the same diameter as that of the widest portion of the screw. On the other hand, the other type of screw has a smaller head, making the widest portion of the screw...You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Looking for someone that does repair work on original Model A electric wipers. Mine works well for the most part but there is some notchyness in the transmission. Most of the time it only swings the blade about halfway through its range of motion. Not entirely sure what model mine is, I think it's a Heinze HA-C2.
On the other hand, if someone has good instructions on getting the gearbox...06-19-2019, 11:45 AM -
In the restoration process. I noticed that my vaccum wipers do not fully wipe. They move about 4" and stop. Could use some help.08-25-2019, 10:26 PM -
When I first learned about Rain-X years ago, I applied some to just one half of my Omni windshield. A few hours later I was on my way home from a National Model A meet and ran into rain. It really is amazing how well that stuff works. No wipers were needed on the left side of the windshield. I don't know what the shelf life is for Rain-X, but when applied it's good for a month or so from what I've...05-26-2017, 01:46 PM -
I am thinking I would like to have my truck as original as possible and thinking about going back to vacuum wipers. I can't tell for sure if this truck ever had the vacuum motor installed because the holes that are already there don't seem to line up with Trico wiper motor mounting holes. Also on the outside of the window frame there is no hole large enough for the vacuum hose and on the inside of...10-02-2018, 03:01 AM
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I have a mid-30 Murray Town Sedan. I cannot find the specifications for the Hinze electric wiper motor mounting screws and the grounding screw to windshield. Where can I look to identify these screws?07-23-2018, 02:51 PM -
Check out this wiper motor on ebay. Looks like it's for a Model A but more interesting is the farmer fix wiper arm....06-13-2019, 02:28 PM
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