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tnhill · 05-31-2026, 05:10 PM

My car is a 1934 cabriolet. It has the original vacuum style windshield wiper that does not work. I'm thinking about installing a hand operated type wiper since I almost never drive in the rain and rainx does a pretty good job. Have any of you done this and if you have do you have suggestions.
Thanks

Terry,OH · 06-01-2026, 06:32 AM

The Cabriolet wiper motor is kind of special and I would encourage you to have it rebuilt by "Clean Sweep"

Kube · 06-01-2026, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry,OH

The Cabriolet wiper motor is kind of special and I would encourage you to have it rebuilt by "Clean Sweep"

Great advice! I used her (Melissa) services a few months ago and was 100% thrilled.

Overkill-F1 · 06-01-2026, 11:53 AM

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When I was a youngster with one of my early cars, the wipers quit working, so I tied two pieces of strings onto a wiper arm and threaded the ends of the strings into the cab thru the vent windows. My passenger would pull his string when needed and I would pull the wipers back with my string. It worked if my passenger wasn't being a 'pain in the ***'.
Terry

05-31-2026, 05:10 PM	#1
tnhill Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2024 Posts: 5	windshield wiper My car is a 1934 cabriolet. It has the original vacuum style windshield wiper that does not work. I'm thinking about installing a hand operated type wiper since I almost never drive in the rain and rainx does a pretty good job. Have any of you done this and if you have do you have suggestions. Thanks

06-01-2026, 06:32 AM	#2
Terry,OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5,394	Re: windshield wiper The Cabriolet wiper motor is kind of special and I would encourage you to have it rebuilt by "Clean Sweep"

06-01-2026, 11:53 AM	#4
Overkill-F1 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 98	Re: windshield wiper Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) When I was a youngster with one of my early cars, the wipers quit working, so I tied two pieces of strings onto a wiper arm and threaded the ends of the strings into the cab thru the vent windows. My passenger would pull his string when needed and I would pull the wipers back with my string. It worked if my passenger wasn't being a 'pain in the ***'. Terry