Looking to upgrade the wipers on the van, was looking at this set from minisport http://www.minisport.com.au/prod464.htm are they any good, wondering where other people have bought wiper sets from? Cheers

Hiya,

I bought these for mine. They look the goods!!! We had to grind a fair bit off of the chrome finishing bits (or whatever thay're called !) on the flat side to make them fit right, but i was told that when i bought them. And they fit perfect now!

Having said that...........me thinks my wiper motor might be a dud, so i havent been able to give the new shiny bits a go yet !

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Cheers, Kim
**purple '68 deluxe!**


***FINALLY wearing number plates----yeaaaaaah baby! ***

Can you still buy S/S Tex wiper arms and blades

Yes you can, from Minispares UK...
My Tex ones needed rubbers replaced, they are held in with no clips and I can't see how to replace them. The rubbers' ends are moulded.

So, I got some Chinese made plastic blades from Karcraft. Cheap as chips and work fine, but are not Bling.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I am looking at new ones too, but i am confused as to which ones will suit my car..
The minisport AUS ones say they suit from 68- on
will these ones from minispares fit my 64??
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx? ... 248&title=
They say suit RHD MK1 that have RH park.
Thats right isn"t it???

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Tim
Dusk Blue
1964 850

Those should be right for early cars that were RH park. Same wiper setup.

But their LH park ones don't suit later Oz cars 1968> unless you rebend the end of the arm. The UK spindles are in a different spot to ours.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Ok, so can you bend the arms easy enough or should I look somewhere else for wipers? my van is 71, so parks on left when your in the car

Something doesn't seem right with that first mentioned kit. The 68 onwards aussie cars had the wiper bases recessed into the scuttle panel: the chrome bit shown looks like an english / 850 one which is a different angle.

I don't really need the kit, just a good set of wiper arms and blades for 68> as mine are badly worn. Doc do I need to bend the tex wiper arms as well?

I had to bend my Tex arms (from UK) to fit my `70 Mini.
But once done, you can fit aussie blades on if you want.

[edit] by arm I mean the bit attached to the spindle.
Blade is the whole top bit, with the rubber in it.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks Doc