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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Harold:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I also have gone to parts stores and purchased rubber blade inserts and cut to size. At one time I knew TRICO the part number to purchase the blades, which was the original manufacturer of the wiper and blade, if my memory serves me correctly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bob Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Donaldson via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net>; 'Ken Fleming via Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Rainbow Wiper Blade Refills<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Harold, I too have the original ‘Rainbow’ wiper assemblies on my BN2 and my tri-carb.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Back in the eighties, when I lived in Kitsilano, I used to be able to buy rubber blade inserts from <b>Canadian Tire</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>They stocked several different profiles including an almost exact fit for the flexible blade holder. They were longer than 9” so I simply cut them to length.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Down here in Auckland I’ve found a very similar profile made by <b>Repco</b>. Not that it’s any use to you being down here in the Antipodes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Keep it shiny side up,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ardmore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>NZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>This is the profile I use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img width=334 height=340 style='width:3.475in;height:3.5416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D83AAE.7D213B40"></span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <img width=366 height=338 style='width:3.8166in;height:3.5166in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D83AAE.7D213B40"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net">manifold@telus.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 18 March 2022 5:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ken Fleming via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Rainbow Wiper Blade Refills<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A previous post triggered me to look at my collection of wiper arms and wiper blades. I have some original “Rainbow Made in England” wiper blades but the rubber has disintegrated. Are there refills available? The refills are 9” long and 3/8” wide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there a source and part number?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Harold<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>