Wiper Replacement

i have aftermarket wipers/motors for my 57. They are mounted on top. I read on here about people using marine replacements, as they work better, faster, stronger. I did not want to have to drill holes to mount bottom wipers. Does anyone know a brand or part number for marine replacements?? Thanks

 

I went to Defender Marine, bought a set of marine wipers, with arms and 9" blades. It was not cheap, but I wanted good wipers. You need long shafts to go through the defrosters to the front of the windshield frame. I made wedges to compensate for the angle of the windshield frame, so the motors would be 90 degrees to the glass, and welded them to the frame. It worked out great, I have good wipers, and can get replacement parts from Defender Marine. Good luck.

 

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its what I'm going to put on my 62 in the near future.

 

Not for top mount on a '57, surely?

 

I thought the same thing.

 

I put my wipers on the bottom, Defender offered 3.5" shaft length and adjustable arms, that with the 9" blades worked out well for my 64 CJ 5. I heated the stainless arms and bent them so that they laid flat along the rubber gasket when parked. Out of sight and out of mind, wipers are something you hope you don't need, but when you do, you need ones that work well.

 

Mine are top mount wipers. They are supposed to be two speed, I guess slow and super slow??

 

Those motors look different though. Top mounts don’t have the side motor look. Don’t think they would mount directly up to existing sight

 

Think they can mount to my ‘57??

 

I see you have a 283 Chev in there, but are you running a 6v generator? That could answer the "slow and slower" if its a 12v wiper on a 6v system.
-Donny

 

No. Running a powermaster alternator. Everything is 12 volts. A while back I drove in the rain, like driving with someone wiping the windshield with a rag.

 

These are the factory Bosch wiper motors that were on my 67.

You may need spacers if you don't already have them. I found plastic bushings at Home Depot.

 

That is a nice feature.