These wipers came on a 65 #6192 I just purchased . They are 15" and the wiper arm is not the real bright finish. The blade holders are dull finish. Not sure if correct. One has a broken off piece of bridge and the other has a bent up bridge. I do not have a 65 Judging manual yet. Where can I get these two bridge pieces? If the blades are incorrect, I'll check ebay.
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The 15" dull blades with the plastic release buttons (either red or black) were made by ANCO and were aftermarket. I still have a few in my collection in ANCO boxes. They are very similar to the factory installed 15" dull ANCO blades installed on 1966 Corvettes & Chevrolets which were also sold over the counter as GM part # 3888296. It was a bit tricky to replace the rubber inserts on the 3888296. The 3888296 dull ANCO blades do NOT have the plastic release buttons. There is a shop drawing of a 3888296 blade in Noland Adam's 1963-1967 restoration book. The 1966 Corvettes & Chevrolets were also issued 15" dull TRICO blades on the assembly line. Years ago I had two variations. As I remember the early 1966 TRICO blade were dull on the exposed side but shiny on the underneath side. The later 1966 TRICO blades were dull on both sides.
The 1965 Corvette TRICO blades should be shiny.
Years ago I had dozens of mostly 15" TRICO shiny & dull blades and some factory installed 15" ANCO blades. I sold a lot of them to another NCRS member in NM.
BEWARE of the 15" shiny TRICO blades that were installed on the passenger side of 1963-1965 full size Chevrolet models as they have a very noticeable curve and will not fit flat on a 1963-1965 Corvette windshield.
Attached below is an old photo of mine showing 15" TRICO blades both shiny and dull.
Dave
Last edited by David L.; March 21, 2020, 11:24 AM.Comment
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Thank you David.
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The arms are very dull from what I recall in other threads---- there are several threads on this, was it NOT? 1966 that the bright changed to dull?Comment
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In 65, the rubber blades should have dots.Region VII Director (serving members in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas).
Original member of the Kansas City Chapter, est'd 07/11/1982.
Member: 1965 and 1966 National Judging Teams
Judging Chairman--Kansas City Chapter.
Co-Editor of the 1965 TIM and JG, 6th and 7th editions.
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