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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