The original wipers were shiny metal (I'd guess aluminium since they didn't rust and weren't shiny enough to be chromed) and had a sprung hinge in the middle. This helped the wipers cope with the curve of the windscreen - particularly on the drivers side, where the bottom corner doesn't get wiped with off-the-shelf replacements because they won't bend round to reach it.
My DPO replaced these originals with standard off-the-shelf replacements, but I found a pair of the original sort in the used spares at TRGB (Triumph specialist near Cambridge). I then replaced the rubber in these with new rubber from an off-the shelf wiper. I'm pretty certain they are not available new. I have no idea if these were used throughout production either - all I know is I found these things in a box of bits at TRGB and they were good! Sorry, I don't remember the length (and I can't measure it - the car died of rust about 5 years ago now :-( ) Richard _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
