68 wiper arms

[dp]

Anybody know which of these is the correct wiper arm for a 68 (got one of each on my van :roll: ). I'm assuming they both are as they both fit the spindle, but why the difference in them? Anybody got any ideas. Cheers.

grub screw type:

pinch bolt type:

 

[67 BAY]

Grub screw type.


Steve

 

[Anonymous]

They are really difficult to hold of replacements of either variety, so I would assume whoever replaced one got what they could
Mine came with two of the 'pinch' type fittings, but one was useless and has been replaced with a grub screw type, so I'm left with one of each as well!

 

[Anonymous]

i think the bottom picture is of a 67 only split bus arm

 

[Clarkson46]

The bottom picture is for a '68 Bay, well at least ours has a pair like that. As others have said, the other one is of the slightly later version.

 

[dp]

Cheers for the responses. Also found this on while looking for one for sale:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=625678
The seller suggests the pinch bolt type is the later version, so still not sure why / when they changed, but it looks like they're both good for a 68.

A5H - sounds like we could both have a matching pair if we swapped one of each of our arms - send me a PM if you're interested.

 

[paul_q]

i have grub on my old van and pinch on my second van,my first van is older.i prefer the grub for looks but they seem to work loose sometimes.