I'm looking for original wiper blades for my 1987 Camaro -- specifically Trico black metal frames in the "short frame" style -- meaning the frame is about 15" long even though it holds an 18" refill. (I already have the 18" refills.)
　
I would love a NOS pair, but I would also settle for a good used pair.　
My offered price would obviously depend on condition.　
It would have to be shipped to zip code 10589, unless you are in the area.　


Thanks,　
John

 

I will look tonight.

 

Thanks, NoEmissions84TA!


Feel free to send a PM if you find something.




-- John

 

I looked. No wiper blades, just 1 set of unused (NIB) Trico 43-180 refills from 2003.


I saw that RockAuto still has Trico. Maybe a current blade is close to your stock ones?

 

Thanks for looking, NoEmissions84TA.


Well, I believe all the recent Tricos have numerous differences compared to what originally came on the car. The originals would have a "Trico Made in USA" logo on it. I don't think the new ones have that. They also do not have the shorter metal frame. This older discussion highlights the various differences:



https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...er-blades.html


Well, if anyone else has some original Trico blades (NOS or used), please let me know.


Thanks, John!

 

After looking last night, I have a box of blades, all different manufacturers.
There are some NAPA blades and IIRC, there is an 18-2 on the package.
I read through the other post. Now that I know what I'm looking at,
I will take another look.

 

Sorry. The NAPA number unfortunately was 60-018-1.


At least I now know to look for the pin style of blades from now on.
Something to add to my next RockAuto order.

 

Okay.


I appreciate you taking the time to look though, NoEmissions84TA!


Hopefully, someone else may have what I'm looking for.

 

On Ebay, I finally found a pair of Trico wiper blades that were originally from a 1985 Camaro.　
I bought those, along with a set of Camaro wiper arms that I don't need. 　
(Besides, the wiper arms aren't the right ones for my car, as the wiper arms on my 1987 Camaro 　
have the nozzles right on the arms.)　

I thought I might have to refinish or repaint them, but when I received them, they were nicer than I　
expected. (They must have been removed from a low mileage car.) After cleaning them up　
and adding a few dabs of touch-up paint, they came out very nice.　

Here are a couple of photos after the touch-up work:







The matte black on the wiper blades is very similar to what is on my original wiper arms,　
so I'm satisfied!