TR7 Wiper lengths

[EntonoX]

Hello all,

Just a quick question, are both wiper blades the same length or is one shorter? I am qurrently rebuilding a tr7 an have a pile of whipers laying around but i do not know if the lenght is equal?

thanks for the help!

TR7, ACG 2700L

[Henk]

There are two sizes, 16" and 18 inch.
The longest for the driversside.

Henk

1980 TR7 US Convertible
1978 Mini Clubman Estate

[EntonoX]

Thanks Henk! Now i can put these together, unfortunately lots of other parts to get but we are getting there!



TR7, ACG 2700L

[silverseven]

Was poking around the local auto parts today in need of some wipers for the Seven (non-original cheep current ones are roughly 10 years old)

Question #1 - Could somebdy please confirm or know what the original size was ??? ( presently mine are 16")
Question #2 - Does anybody happen to have a pic of an original???


thanx in advance!!

Ron.

[FI Spyder]

I replaced mine with narrow gauge refills. The blades were totaly shot, had been stored since 1999 so I don't know how old they actually were. I use Trico since that's the only brand I found that works properly on my Tercel which is known as finicky about blades so I now use them on all my vehicles. 17" drivers side, 18" passenger side as that was what was there.

TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

[REPLIC8]

The oringinal wiper blades would have been 18" for the passenger side & 16" on the drivers side. [:)]

[bmcecosse]

Hmm - I thought it was 17" and 16". But there does seem to be room for slightly longer - on both sides!

[Beans]

Put my last pair of NOS wiper blades on one of my cars (Unipart number GWB200 and GWB271) not so long ago, and they are both (just) under 16" long (± 400 mm).

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[Howard722]

<font face="Comic Sans MS">Mine are both 16" which I believe is rec. fit. 17" would also fit-just, but getting tight to the vertical screen frame on the pass. side.(RHD)[:p] </font id="Comic Sans MS">

Enjoy& regards

[silverseven]

thanks for the size info guys, guess I'll go with 16" on both sides....


As for the original type of wiper, guess I 'll grab the spring loaded metal frames, as I this is what the car had originally??

Again, if anybody has a pic of an original, please it would be great to see one!!

Ron.

[FI Spyder]

Not sure why you want the picture but here it is. If I remember write when I got the Trico wipers at local auto parts store they looked it up in the "book" and they said 18" and 17" so that's what I got and fitted. Lost the bottom end clip on a club drive this spring so I put a dab of epoxy on it so it wouldn't walk off.





TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

[Beans]

Hopefully the difference between the two wipers is (still) clear is I had to down-size the picture a bit ...





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<font color="blue"><i>1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC</font id="blue">
<font color="red">http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</i></font id="red"></center>

[silverseven]

Thanks Beans,this is exactly what I was looking for, now the one on the right (pass side) is the original eh???

If so, these look exactly like the ones I found this weekend......








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Well lets just say, it's not because my car is anywhere near concours, but I'd really just like to replace my junks plastic blades with something that looks a little more oem looking....(or maybe I'm just reading Hemming's auction reports a little to much lately )

Ron.

[Beans]

They actually both are original.
The one on the passenger side has a hinged joined in the midlle to allow it to follow the curvature of the the window better

<center>
<font color="blue"><i>1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC</font id="blue">
<font color="red">http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</i></font id="red"></center>

[mb4tim]

I bought 18 & 17 at Wal-Mart - what a mistake. The 17" was too short, so I put the 18 in it's place. Went back and got a 19", and it was too short!!!! A 19" refill blade measured only 17.5" long!!!!!!! What's up with that?

so, I still have the old nasty one on the driver side. I just haven't been to the parts store to get one of adequate length.

-Tim