1973 Type LT - Hidden Wipers?

[Lars_2Gen]

My car doesn't have a wiper motor, and I haven't had a chance to look real close, but I saw in one of my reference books that ALL Type LTs had hidden wipers. Is this right? And where is the best place to buy a replacement motor?

 

[badazz81z28]

I bought mine from Pepboys through Ebay, price was good and no core charge. I can't say if the LT was std with hidden wipers, but easy to tell by the firewall bracket and the wipers themselves. Does your car have a adapter plate bolted to the firewall?

 

[Green hornet]

Got mine at O'Rileys for about $65.00. If it has hidden wipers it will have three mounting bolts for each shaft that the wiper arms attach to.

 

[Lars_2Gen]

Yes it has an adapter plate on the firewall.

So, hidden or not?
Thanks!

 

[70pete]

It's hidden, looks like you have the correct wiper arms too

 

[badazz81z28]

Yes, hidden.

While I was messing with mine, I upgraded to pulse.

 

[Lars_2Gen]

Thanks guys!

 

[Lou6t4gto]

Has ANYONE, EVER SEEN a 1970-1981 Camaro or Firebird WITHOUT hidden wipers ??? I believe every last one of them had them. I bought a 1970 Z-28 brand new and it had them. Maybe they were referring to the "early" 1970 cars that were really 1969 Camaros (because of the GM Strike at that time)

 

[Gary S]

Lots of the 70-76 Camaros came without hideaway wipers. After that, hideaway wipers became standard equipment. I don't know about Firebirds as they offered different options from Camaro.

 

[Green hornet]

My 70 was factory non hidden wipers. Had to convert mine.