So, I had 3 wiper arms and 4 wiper blades in the trunk (none installed on the car), and I've now found that all 3 arms are different, and there are 3 different blades too... I'm trying to find out if any or these are the "right" ones for this car - and, where is the best place to find a match to one of them, or a complete set?

 

It's hard to tell by the pictures (the bottom one looks closer than the rest to me) but originals are polished stainless steel and re pops are available through Fusicks. Sometimes replacement blades are sold on Ebay but make sure they aren't the aluminum ones, though cheaper they never look as good as the polished stainless....Tedd

 

The top and bottom ones are close - but the end where the blade attaches is different, and on the blade end, the bottom one just hooks to it - nothing "snaps" in place at all. I can see pressure keeping it in place, but if you pick the arm up off the glass, the blade could literally fall off - so I don't know that it's even attached correctly.

Other than the EFI, the electric wiper motor is (I think) the most expensive single item I've bought for this project LOL so I guess I need to make the wipers work...

 

Ebay has a pair currently for 54 Olds ,Buick Century or Special for $30 + Shipping from Canada. Larry

 

I just typed 1954 Olds Windshield Wiper arms on EBay site and they were the 1st one at top of page. Larry

 

Thanks Larry! Got 'em marked... (think I make my ebay searching harder than it has to be LOL) Looking at blades, I see everything from 9" to 12" that all say they fit a 54 - that's odd, isn't it?

 

The Wiper arms And Blades on my '55 Measure 12" Each. Larry

 

My 56 Super 88 blades are 12" also. I got them from Rock Auto (Trico 60-1233). Here are some shots of my wiper arms.

Frank