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Windshield wiper

Post by Will_Vanderburg » Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:21 am

While looking over the bones of my Centerdoor I’ve noticed that the windshield was never drilled for a wiper to be installed

I assume the car was built and sold without one

What gives?
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Re: Windshield wiper

Post by Original Smith » Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:38 am

I don't know about centerdoors, but they didn't start drilling holes until 1925 on open cars.

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Re: Windshield wiper

Post by Will_Vanderburg » Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:24 pm

Thanks. I’ve also read somewhere that closed cars originally didn’t come with wipers until way after my car was built.
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Re: Windshield wiper

Post by DanTreace » Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:49 pm

Yep, Ford was late to the 'accessory game', of course many aftermarket wipers for open and closed Fords were made too.

For the late '24- and the model year 1925, open car upper windshield frames were factory drilled for a wiper hole, and two mirror bracket holes.


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Re: Windshield wiper

Post by Will_Vanderburg » Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:34 pm

The service bulletin mentions a dash light. I have that. But no holes for a rear view mirror either
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Re: Windshield wiper

Post by Will_Vanderburg » Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:36 pm

I’d love to get my hands on an original Ford wiper and mirror
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