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69bug Officially Full-On Dubber

300 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#920290
Hi guys
Having trouble with A.
Finding replacement wiper blades and or assembles for my bug
And b.
does any one have a solution to wipers lifting at speed? I have been trying to find those little squares (name?) that people would attatch to the wiper arm back in the day to make sure they stay flat. They were almost like there little squares ??
Thanks
1969 1500

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#920359
new blades and arms available new from VVDS 02-9789-1777

sounds like you need a new wiper arm with stronger spring to make it stick to the screen
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#920364
69bug wrote:Hi guys
Having trouble with A.
Finding replacement wiper blades and or assembles for my bug
And b.
does any one have a solution to wipers lifting at speed? I have been trying to find those little squares (name?) that people would attatch to the wiper arm back in the day to make sure they stay flat. They were almost like there little squares ??
Thanks
I don't think those little clip on bits have been available for many years as You don't need them on most modern cars..
I have seen alloy blades [aerofoil] on late model cars..

but the springs in Your Wiper arms must be worn out and lost tension or the holes where they clip have worn..
Ones in good condition will snap over with a lot of pressure
when holding them in Your hand.. mind your fingers.
so they should have heaps of spring tension..
Left & Right Wiper arms are different too..

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#920395
Check with Jeff, he may have some "little squares" guna cost ya tho. 😁
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#920420
Little Squares would be a fun retro look but from memory they didn't really do much. I have a '68 so similar setup as yours (although maybe your arms bolt on whereas mine are held with a grub screw) and recently replaced the shafts with Wolfsburg West ones, had the wiper motor cleaned inside, lubricated, adjusted and reassembled by an auto sparky. Wiper arms are NOS ones I bought years ago but havn't had a lot of use. Wipers have never been this good in all the years I have owned my bug (lots). Agree with the other guys that new arms with proper spring pressure will work really well unless you have a turbo'd suby motor and drive at warp speed in the rain.
Cheers.....Wayne

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#920461
Oh those little squares worked alright, had a tech teacher way back who had a Celica, his son bought him a set of wiper thingies asca gift and he wasvtelling us how stupid they were but he left them on as he didn't want to upset his son by removing them, when we checked the car out we found that he had them on back to front, the wind presure actualy reduced the wiper pressure on the screen, any wonder he thought they were stupid.🤪
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#920471
donn wrote:Check with Jeff, he may have some "little squares" guna cost ya tho. 😁

Beat me to it Donn - I read the first post and thought 'yes, I do have some you can have'. lol.

Where are you 69 bug? You can have them for what they cost me (free) plus postage.
From your ole' mate Jeff

69bug Officially Full-On Dubber

300 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#920473
I am in Melbourne jeff
Thanks for all the other replies 🙂 the wiper arm blades are all in good condition !
1969 1500

69bug Officially Full-On Dubber

300 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#920475
Just sent one (I hope)
1969 1500

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#920494
Come on Jeff, you know their worth big BIG bickies, up the price a bit mate, at least double it.😂
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#920496
69bug wrote:Just sent one (I hope)
Hmm. Nothing received at this stage.
From your ole' mate Jeff