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Lotus Europa Forums => Resources, Parts and Products => Topic started by: Bud on Thursday,April 13, 2023, 02:59:14 PM
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I may be a little anal but I want to retain my wiper arms and just replace the rubbers…problem is that I can’t find any replacements in Canada. Does anyone know where I can order just the blade from
Thanx
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You can try Trico's classic wiper offerings, or get yourself a set of new replacement blades, remove the rubber from the new holder, and put the new rubber in your old holders. I realize this sounds confusing, but I don't know how else to describe it.
https://www.tricoproducts.com/products/factory-performance-wiper-blades/trico-classic
ANCO also has a line of classic wipers. https://ancowipers.com/installation-guides/how-to-install/vintage
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I will look at the websites to see what I can find. I did buy replacement complete blades but the way they are held into the frame is slightly different and won't work. Thanx for the advice
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It looks like this might be a source: https://www.classicindustries.com/shop/all-years/chevrolet/belair/parts/?q=16”%20wiper%20inserts
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I bought my wiper blade inserts off-the-shelf at Crappie Tire. It's been a few years now, but I think it was a one-length-fits-all deal, and I just had to trim it to the correct length.
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I just went through the dance of looking for wiper inserts. Trico does make an blade assy that is supposed to fit but if you just want the refill or you can't find the bayonet attachment for the Trico blade, ANCO U-16R is one that seems to be available at the moment. I kind of get the feeling that they might be discontinuing them since they don't seem to be listed on ANCO's website (not much of a website if I'm honest).
Of course, getting an entire blade assy means you might want to worry whether they are giving you a black or silver one...
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I just went through the dance of looking for wiper inserts. Trico does make an blade assy that is supposed to fit but if you just want the refill or you can't find the bayonet attachment for the Trico blade, ANCO U-16R is one that seems to be available at the moment. I kind of get the feeling that they might be discontinuing them since they don't seem to be listed on ANCO's website (not much of a website if I'm honest).
Of course, getting an entire blade assy means you might want to worry whether they are giving you a black or silver one...
The ones I found today were silver, but the mount is a bit of plastic. I'm just going to strip out the inserts and bin the rest of the assembly.