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2935ford · 05-08-2021, 09:43 AM

Anyone have a suggestion for a good wiper blade for the A?

I know many of them flop and float in the wind and provide very poor wiping motion while in use.

I have an elec 6v motor and I'm looking for a good clean sweeping blade.
If I have to modify the arm, that's Ok.

Getting caught in a shower or downpour is not fun with a wiper that for all intense and purposes doesn't work!

I know, Rainex is your friend but for me, a good blade is better!

J Franklin · 05-08-2021, 09:50 AM

It is the arm spring tension that makes the blade work properly. Analyze the faults there for good wiping action.

McMimmcs · 05-08-2021, 10:05 AM

Make sure that your windows are surfaced with Rainex! More often than not I don’t need the wipers! Rainex does the job!

2935ford · 05-08-2021, 10:14 AM

J Franklin....thanks. I'll check into that. I get good lower coverage but the top is lacking.

J McMimmcs.....Rainx is Ok but I hope to get the blade to do better. As mentioned above, the lower half is really good. It's the upper half giving me grief.

1931 flamingo · 05-08-2021, 11:37 AM

You take it out in the rain??

Paul in CT

2935ford · 05-08-2021, 12:53 PM

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1931 flamingo.......not intentionally but I have been caught more than once around these parts. Our summers here are short which makes for short Model A or Hot Rod drive time. So, unless I know in advance of a storm, I'm out in it!

gary678* · 05-08-2021, 01:15 PM

Ditto on Rainex spray; wipers best use seems to be ornamental.

nkaminar · 05-08-2021, 03:05 PM

There are different wiper blades for different wiper arms. I had to buy a couple of different ones to find the one that fit my wiper arm.

05-08-2021, 09:43 AM	#1
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,019	Best Windshield Wiper Blade? Anyone have a suggestion for a good wiper blade for the A? I know many of them flop and float in the wind and provide very poor wiping motion while in use. I have an elec 6v motor and I'm looking for a good clean sweeping blade. If I have to modify the arm, that's Ok. Getting caught in a shower or downpour is not fun with a wiper that for all intense and purposes doesn't work! I know, Rainex is your friend but for me, a good blade is better!

05-08-2021, 09:50 AM	#2
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 6,581	Re: Best Windshield Wiper Blade? It is the arm spring tension that makes the blade work properly. Analyze the faults there for good wiping action.

05-08-2021, 10:05 AM	#3
McMimmcs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan Posts: 2,296	Re: Best Windshield Wiper Blade? Make sure that your windows are surfaced with Rainex! More often than not I don’t need the wipers! Rainex does the job!

05-08-2021, 10:14 AM	#4
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,019	Re: Best Windshield Wiper Blade? J Franklin....thanks. I'll check into that. I get good lower coverage but the top is lacking. J McMimmcs.....Rainx is Ok but I hope to get the blade to do better. As mentioned above, the lower half is really good. It's the upper half giving me grief.

05-08-2021, 11:37 AM	#5
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,428	Re: Best Windshield Wiper Blade? You take it out in the rain?? Paul in CT

05-08-2021, 12:53 PM	#6
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,019	Re: Best Windshield Wiper Blade? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 1931 flamingo.......not intentionally but I have been caught more than once around these parts. Our summers here are short which makes for short Model A or Hot Rod drive time. So, unless I know in advance of a storm, I'm out in it!

05-08-2021, 01:15 PM	#7
gary678* Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 174	Re: Best Windshield Wiper Blade? Ditto on Rainex spray; wipers best use seems to be ornamental.

05-08-2021, 03:05 PM	#8
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 6,847	Re: Best Windshield Wiper Blade? There are different wiper blades for different wiper arms. I had to buy a couple of different ones to find the one that fit my wiper arm. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.