Aftermarket windshield wipers

[AuroraGirl]

E7TZ-17526-B for pin type from ford if you want to look for NOS

F1TZ17526AA for the J hook style if you want NOS. Ford makes these still. Higher quality than dorman and the OEM ones on trucks sometimes are bent.

If you want to you can shorten the ford arm to be the same length, but thats not necessary it seems like from yall input​

 

[TotalyHucked]

It will touch the windshield gasket if it's not clocked correctly. But the way I have them indexed, it doesn't

 

[AuroraGirl]

NOTE: Im just going off PIAA chart but it seems GM revised the wiper blades on 1988-1991 R/V to 18 inches (chassis cab, duallys i believe then?)

if that is true then clearly gm thought it was wise too

same chart says 16 for the 1987-1991 suburban, so maybe it was an error in chart making. i cant find a heritage vcenter thing for the chassis cabs, im not sure if a brochure would. I may look into it later on the chassis cab brochures

 

[Burkee1483]

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I picked up a pair of these I think they are for jeeps. Haven’t installed em yet. I’ll check back when I do as to how well they fit!

 

[Scruffy49]

If you take a pair of pliers to that useless f’n pin style arm end…. You get a perfectly fitting accepts normal modern blades wiper arm. You’re welcome.

 

[AuroraGirl]

If you take a pair of pliers to that useless f’n pin style arm end…. You get a perfectly fitting accepts normal modern blades wiper arm. You’re welcome.

Picture or explain more? They don’t have a j hook so I’m not sure how you did that?

 

[Scruffy49]

Picture or explain more? They don’t have a j hook so I’m not sure how you did that?

The new wiper blade kit comes with fittings. Break off the pin end, you get an arm with a hole in it. The end of choice from the blade kit includes a snap on J-hook. Clean, simple, fits/works like it was made for the truck, because it is still a stock arm.

Done to my wife’s 85 C10 swb -and- my 92 K1500 escb with replacement arms.

Save the Ford arms for Fords and older Dodges.

 

[bucket]

The new wiper blade kit comes with fittings. Break off the pin end, you get an arm with a hole in it. The end of choice from the blade kit includes a snap on J-hook. Clean, simple, fits/works like it was made for the truck, because it is still a stock arm.

Done to my wife’s 85 C10 swb -and- my 92 K1500 escb with replacement arms.

Save the Ford arms for Fords and older Dodges.

Woah woah, woah... hold the phone! So you effectively converted the pin style arms to the older bayonet style? And you bought blades that still came with the bayonet to j-hook adapter? Which blades did you buy?!!!!

We've had a couple threads here, discussing the j-hook adapters. They are no longer available separately.

 

[Scruffy49]

Woah woah, woah... hold the phone! So you effectively converted the pin style arms to the older bayonet style? And you bought blades that still came with the bayonet to j-hook adapter? Which blades did you buy?!!!!

We've had a couple threads here, discussing the j-hook adapters. They are no longer available separately.

Cheap ones, remember black and white cans that just said “BEER” on them? These were black on white packages from most likely Walmart.

 

[Stoichiometric]

1994-1996 iirc
The early 90s had a pin arm like the late squares


A little bit of loctite (yes , seriouslly) is wise if you want to prevent stripping the post
It can be removed if you use a miniscule amount of heat, just use a leather glove or something to lay on the area around it to prevent burning anything

I have an OBS ford arm that has a bit of aluminum stripped from the truck in the splines and extra GM wipers. The angle is not correct for the wipe, but try using wipers at highway speeds if you have a satisfactory wipe you should be fine.

If you look at the wiper when parked and the blade is angled up or down and not square to the glass, it probably will not perform well in heavier rain , as the blade will drag over water rather than push/scrape it

But if you clean your CFMOTO UForce windshield perfect and use Rainx that may be something you can mitigate with just keeping it clean.

Iirc the wiper arm is a little long so you may not be getting the best place on the driver wiper, but i could be wrong

Yes longer wipers will work, most people go up to 18 inches on that truck without any issues. Just make sure the wiper arm attachment type matches, the 1980 GMC uses a bayonet style connector. Going to 16 on the driver side and 18 on the passenger side is a popular combination that gives better coverage across that big window.