hand windshield wiper placement

Beater

Beater

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good evining gents. I have to have a winshield wiper to be legal with my lil speedster, so I got myself one of the mechanical hand operated ones, as ill never ever be in the rain I'm sure. I can not find any pictures or refrence where it is supposed to be placed. I'm sure we are supposed to drill a hole in the windshield frame but id sure like to put it in the right spot. anyone have any pics and or measurments of where the hole goes?


31 roadster windshield frame
 
Hi Beater,
Both my 28 Model A and my 29 Chevy have the holes exactly in the middle of the steering. In other words as Maako says, in the centre of your view area.
Turn the steering with one spoke vertical and drill your hole exactly above the vertical spoke.
I could post photos of my instalation, but with the flash, there is too refection in the window.
 
I've seen FEAR, in Guys' Eyes, when drilling wiper HOLES! They're AFRAID they'll HIT & BREAK the GLASS!!!---Because of this, TED, NEVER-NEVER installed his WIPER---Jist used RAIN-X.
Bill W.
 
ok thanks for the info, and yes im a-feared to hit the glass. the hole must be a bit to the high side on the frame?
 
that's great thanks but that's on a closed car. mine is a roadster windshield frame totally diferent it looks like
 
I had an electric wiper installed and didn't like it. It obscured my forward vision. It was necessary to crane my neck and lower my head. I went to a hand wiper and fitted it through the same hole as the electric one used. I use it very little as it mainly tends to be a good weather car.
 
woofa.express said:
I had an electric wiper installed and didn't like it. It obscured my forward vision. It was necessary to crane my neck and lower my head. I went to a hand wiper and fitted it through the same hole as the electric one used. I use it very little as it mainly tends to be a good weather car.
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is this on an open car? if so id like to see a pic of how high the hole is drilled in the frame
 
Not sure it will hep you but our 28 touring has the wiper centered with the steering wheel
 

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thankyou very much. that's what I wanted to see. is the hole drilled in the center of the tube aswell, or is it offcenter a bit to not hit the glass? also, is there a spring or anything there under the nut to keep the wiper under tension on the glass?
 
The hole on our 28 is drilled higher than center no spring the arm keeps the tension
 

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