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Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

86 GV,  We ordered from ebay what we thought was the measured and correct era refill blades for our wipers... right length but does not slip into guides on the wiper arms....  any help would be appreciated....  P30 chassis 454 Chevy ... does this mean we need to only seek Chevrolet replacement medium light duty truck wipers.  Nothing available in the auto parts stores. . Too old for their inventory. ....  thanks.

Edward
1986 Grand Villa, 454 Chevrolet, 33 SBI tag axle
Build # 2658
2nd owner, original owner was Newman/Freeman Racing, racer Bill Freeman and actor/racer Paul Newman

Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #1 –
Sometimes I have had to take a pair of pliers and adjust the prongs on the arms to get the blades to fit.

Rich
Rich and Peggy Bowman
2002 U270 3610 WTFS, build #5939--"Freedom"
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit 4xe
SMI AirForceOne brake system
PakCanoe 15

Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #2 –
I can't imagine any decent auto parts store not having availability of a wiper blade.  Go to a NAPA and look for an old guy that's been around a while. 
Rick & Rhonda
2003 U320 4220  Build #6199
Was
91 36' GV 300 Caterpillar, 92 40' U280 300 Cummins, 97 36' U295 300 Cummins, 2002
U320 450 Cummins
(Guess we're hooked)

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Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #3 –
I take one of the old wipers off and take it with me to the auto parts store. Whoever I meet at the counter walks over to the wiper blades with me in tow, and we find two that look like the old one. I pay, go home and install them. Just did that a week or so ago. Each time it seems like it costs more, but maybe that's just my faulty memory.

Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #4 –
Quote from: kb0zke –
I take one of the old wipers off and take it with me to the auto parts store. Whoever I meet at the counter walks over to the wiper blades with me in tow, and we find two that look like the old one. I pay, go home and install them. Just did that a week or so ago. Each time it seems like it costs more, but maybe that's just my faulty memory.

OK..  we have been to several now.. NAPA..  Autozone, etc..  the wiper blade refill " racks' set up by the manufacturer are not filled with wiper refills for this age of a RV or a medium duty truck...  we can find length but not the right stainless tips that will lock into place and will not go thru the guides in our wiper arms.    Just though there was a better online source than amazon or ebay... 
1986 Grand Villa, 454 Chevrolet, 33 SBI tag axle
Build # 2658
2nd owner, original owner was Newman/Freeman Racing, racer Bill Freeman and actor/racer Paul Newman

Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #5 –
I remove the  OE arm  and drill a 3/16 hole through the stock cross bolt  hole and new wiper arm . 

Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #6 –
I don't what kind of arms you have But I replaced mine with J hook style so now I can go to any parts house and by off the rack replacement blades.
Here is the link to the thread
Wiper Arms(Update)
91 GV U300 Unihome 40' Build 3811
6V92TA Detroit

Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #7 –
   Have you tried Mountain Truck in Longmont?
88 Grand Villa 36' ORED 3208 (throwaway)Cat.
 Build # 3150
Happiness is the maximum agreement of reality and desire.

Re: Windshield Wiper Blade Refill

Reply #8 –
Quote from: stump –
I don't what kind of arms you have But I replaced mine with J hook style so now I can go to any parts house and by off the rack replacement blades.
Here is the link to the thread
Wiper Arms(Update)

Great idea.  I will follow your lead on this.   
1986 Grand Villa, 454 Chevrolet, 33 SBI tag axle
Build # 2658
2nd owner, original owner was Newman/Freeman Racing, racer Bill Freeman and actor/racer Paul Newman