1938 windshield wiper options

On my '38 Special, I have Trico "Deadlocker" wiper blades (and arms). They appear to be pretty hard to find, unlike the simple hook style blades that I see in the catalogs.

Just wondering what options I might have. Convert to another style arm? Some kind of adapter? Has anyone been down this path before?

Jeff

Hi,

Have you talked with Ron at wiperman.com? He knows everything about Trico.

--Tom

Bobs Automobilia has a number of wipe items.

http://bobsautomobilia.com/shop/wiper-items/page-2/

when did buick go to vacuum wipers?

Wiperman's best advice was to try e-Bay: "sometimes they show up there".

Bob's carries the hook type.

Not sure about changing the arm itself, to allow me to more easily find replacement blades. That's the advice I need. I may circle back to Wiperman (Ficken) and pose the question in that manner.

Thanks,

Jeff

Couldn't easily find the wipers for my Airstream-- Look closely at the rubber in your blades. I just dug around in some current day refills found the right blade and made new inserts from one refill. Sometimes it takes a little doing but fall is approaching and the evenings get longer.

Dale

Thanks, might try that. Mine are pretty thin, and crimped into the metal itself. I would have to open up the metal part, then probably trim the new rubber down in order to fit. Then somehow re-crimp the metal part.

Jeff