Chrome windshield wipers

Pricey but do I hear a bulk order brewing here?

@MarylandGuy posted:

Pricey but do I hear a bulk order brewing here?

They would look great on the classic speedsters!

I'm in for a bulk order!

Me too!

Nice find, Al. The stainless blades are especially nice.

A hundred of bucks, or more for a pair?  Oh dear.

@El Frazoo posted:

A hundred of bucks, or more for a pair?  Oh dear.

Chrome does add to the classic look while the black sets run $68.

I eschew chrome on my Spyder. I painted my wiper arms hammer-tone silver. Blades too, except the rubber and stainless spring stuff.

I'll say chrome looks better than black on a 50s car.

As many have said before, it's a big tent.

Kelly, a rattle can of whatever color you like is $10. And paint won't blind you in the sun like chrome will.

Wonder how much it would cost to chrome plate the parts locally.

"Dull aluminum" rattle can

Count me in if there is a group buy.

@wombat asked: “Wonder how much it would cost to chrome plate the parts locally?

Somewhere in the vicinity of 3X - 4X the original cost.

There is no local place that will chrome stuff. ‘Cept maybe in Louisiana or maybe one place in PA.

@edsnova posted:

There is no local place that will chrome stuff. ‘Cept maybe in Louisiana or maybe one place in PA.

You beat me to it. Chrome platers around these parts are no more.

I wonder what you gentlemen think a set of chromed wiper arms should cost? Take a trip to your FLAPS and see what a set of wiper blades cost. $50 gets you two Bosch blades and a hale and hearty "thanks" from the kid behind the counter, assuming you don't go nuts with the blades.

I would use a chrome shop that was in Paterson NJ, any customer other than a Harley guy would get pushed back in the plating job line. Five chrome plates still around Pittsburg PA and another near the airport Industrial Rd.  Harrisburg PA.... be prepared to empty your pockets.

I’ve used this place in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Their work is excellent, turnaround time was 3 weeks last time I used them, about 6 months ago.

The cost for these parts for a 1939 Servi-Cycle was $300. Everything was pretty crusty, except for the big head nut, which I made new.

Kinda' makes a set of wiper arms for a hundred bucks look pretty reasonable, assuming you want your wiper arms to be chrome.

Doesn't look like they have to 10" blades that are used on a speedster, their 11" is too long.   I sent the Vendor an email inquiring about the 10" blades.

Like those of us Harley nuts say--Chrome don't get you home!!!

wouldnt the chrome wipers be  a little annoying when the sun hits them just right while driving

Restoration shop told me this was close to 4k in chrome plating. Just the front end and that was over half a decade ago.  

Possibly but the windshield frames also can reflect the sun.

This is the email response I received for the Vendor:

Thank you for your product question, you asked us the following:
" Do you have chrome 10" wiper blades that will fit a Replica Speedster windscreen? Shipping cost to US?  The www.speedsterowners.com a USA Speedster group are considering a bulk order of unknow quantity"

We can make the arms and blades like ones for split bus. You can you email us photos of the arms and blades you have and also the measurements of the wind screen. Also the wiper shaft style in the car. We have a friend here that also has a replica speedster so we can test on that.

These were the next arms we were going to work on

Thanks
C&C Team

@Marty Grzynkowicz posted:

Restoration shop told me this was close to 4k in chrome plating. Just the front end and that was over half a decade ago.  

That is the nicest colour

Not sure I want chrome wipers but they would be nice on some cars

I understand the concern about chrome glinting in the sun, but Al rightly points out that the frames on a lot of our cars are already chrome.

Like Danny, I'm not a big fan of chrome on my car - but I can see how somebody who has some bling on their ride already would see this as a fantastic addition.

The larger point to me is that somebody, somewhere in this world is willing to make an investment in VW aftermarket parts. I had never heard of C&C until a few days ago when I saw somebody on FB giving them props. A new, high quality vendor is always welcome, IMHO.

The wipers look fantastic.

I will be building an Outlaw speedster and as much as I like the chrome, these will not go with the Outlaw look, maybe someone else can take the reins if you want to do a bulk order.

@Alan Merklin posted:

I will be building an Outlaw speedster and as much as I like the chrome, these will not go with the Outlaw look, maybe someone else can take the reins if you want to do a bulk order.

Powder coating is one option, Alan.

Love it on my car - no chrome anywhere...

I was thinking about that.  I was surprised (a little) when I saw that in the photos but boy!  It sure works on a darker car!  

IIRC, Henry's Elves used a Satin Gray or Silver?  Very sharp.

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I guess restoring my dash is gonna cost more than I bargained for:

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@Sacto Mitch posted:

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I guess restoring my dash is gonna cost more than I bargained for:

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Beautiful!  That's what I call initiative...blends right in.

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@Gordon Nichols posted:

I was thinking about that.  I was surprised (a little) when I saw that in the photos but boy!  It sure works on a darker car!  

IIRC, Henry's Elves used a Satin Gray or Silver?  Very sharp.

That's a satin silver if my memory serves me well.  It was a little hassle trying to match a replacement headlight grille to the original powder coating.  I lost one when in Carlisle, and only by luck Henry found the original material and we got a good match.

Dont most Speedsters have chrome/steel wiper arms already? All you would need are matching blades

I have a freshly build VMC and the arms are silver, the blades are black/plastic

@Marty Grzynkowicz posted:

Restoration shop told me this was close to 4k in chrome plating. Just the front end and that was over half a decade ago.  

Lots of detail work on those grills. Iirc, it was ~$250 to get two fenders and a few misc pieces done and my side covers and brake hubs polished on my Scrambler.

@beemerb0y posted:

Dont most Speedsters have chrome/steel wiper arms already? All you would need are matching blades

I have a freshly build VMC and the arms are silver, the blades are black/plastic

The arms and everything on mine were black. I replaced them with reproduction 356 wiper arms and blades in in silver. Not sure if the arms on yours have just been painted to what Greg is using. I'd have to see them to tell you.