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RE: wiper dilemma

To: "'David Councill'" <dcouncil@imt.net>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: wiper dilemma
From: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 21:23:28 -0600
David, let me take a stab at this.  The top two are for a BGT, they're
longer for the higher windscreen of the GT  So those are out for the
roadster.

Many years ago I went through the same issues with my roadster.  I ended
up sending an assortment to Moss. They sorted them out and sent me what
they said were correct for my 1969 roadster.  I ended up with three of
what appears to match the bottom wiper in your picture.

The basic difference in the three blade roadsters is the finish; silver
paint, chrome, or black.  Another difference is the method they fasten
to the car, some are a pinch fit others are a screw on type.

Now lets see what the rest of the list says.  I'm no expert when it
comes to wipers....

Good luck.

Larry Hoy





> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On 
> Behalf Of David Councill
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 8:47 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: wiper dilemma
> 
> 
> Today I installed the wiper motor and wiper boxes in my 72B 
> restoration project. The problem is  the wipers. As most of you know, 
> the 72B has three
> windshield wipers.
> 
> In my collection of many parts, I have located five wiper arms. All in

> this
> picture:
> http://www.imt.net/~dcouncil/mg/wipers.jpg
> 
> I am fairly sure the top two are from my former 71BGT. Which means the
> correct wiper arms may be one, two, or all three of the bottom ones. 
> Earlier today, I missed a chance to buy three wipers from a 
> 73 MGB on Ebay 
> - picture here:
> http://www.imt.net/~dcouncil/mg/73wipers.jpg
> 
> The bidding got too high so I passed which is probably a good thing as

> my Moss catalog indicates the 73 model had a different wiper
> arm. Moss says I 
> need the wiper arm 164-640.
> 
> So how many of the 164-640s do I need? The bottom two wipers in my 
> picture have the angle going in what I think is the correct
> direction. But one has 
> the screw on the arm like the 73s (to tighten on the wheel 
> box) and the 
> other does not. Can anyone with a early 70's B (70-72) 
> confirm what I need?

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