Does anyone still have a source for the OEM style or are they thousands of dollars by now?

Mike

21 minutes ago, Mike said:

Does anyone still have a source for the OEM style or are they thousands of dollars by now?

Mike

I have a set still in the box I could sell you for $999.49 (less than $1000) ?

On 8/12/2019 at 1:36 PM, Mike said:

Does anyone still have a source for the OEM style or are they thousands of dollars by now?

Mike

I saw OEM blades offered on Ebay for $200 within the last few days. Too rich for me, but get them while you can.

Higuys,

I'm in need of the wiper blade refills too.

If & when I find some (Trico/ANCO brand is NLA) how do you get the blade off the arm? I bought some refills, but they are "in a bin somewhere."

There is a tab/lever/button on the underside (opposite the little hole)and are you supposed to squeeze that or lift it to disengage the blade?

I figured you would squeeze it, and the hooks disengage, and you slide the blade off the arm then wrestle the rubber out.

Does 44-180 refere to anythoing, like 180mm length? 180mm is only 7 inches? The 280Z has a blade of 17 inches

This might help on the removal and installation after you find some. Most of my wiper changes have been difficult, across many models of car/truck. The various buttons and hooks and clips are usually stuck and don't move like they're supposed to. Good luck.

https://www.tricoproducts.com/removal/video

https://www.tricoproducts.com/wiper-blade-installation

I remember changing the rubber when I first started driving in those 1970s cars (Pinto, AMC Spirit/Eagle, and my dad's work pickup.)

Edited July 10Jul 10 by TomoHawk

@TomoHawk I've been under the impression that 70 through 78 Z cars all use a 18 inch blade. These replacement blades are known to fit the 18 inch frames.

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Here's a testimonial from @jfa.series1 that they fit the 18 inch frames.

Just remember. Forget a out ANCO or Trico. They are gone.

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Edited July 10Jul 10 by w3wilkes

NAPA had some "break-away" blades, but the metal spine to fit the wiper arm was not there.
I figured out the easy way to remove the old rubbers without bending or "hard effort." It really very easy. Finding new ones isn't.

I plan to make some measurements of the metal spine to see if other cars had something compatible.

Edited July 10Jul 10 by TomoHawk

I got my 240Z wiper arms from ZKarz.

It has a small clip on the ends that you squeeze to release the ends. One side is mostly flat, (first image)

and the other side has a little raised thing that acts like a retaining pin (second)

You want the 'pin' to go into the first hole in the metal strip and the barbs grab onto the end of the g=frame. You might have to pull the runner off the end to expose the hole. Then you can easily slide the whole thing out of the frame, then slide the new one in.

DON'T LOSE THE CLIP!

I remember the replacements in the 1970s & 1980s had the clip built into the end, so the 240Z blades are special, and so is the cost.