Dorman wiper arms?

454cid said:

My wiper arms are pretty raggedy looking. I could paint them, but it sure would be easy to order new ones from Rockauto. Apparently Dorman makes/markets them..... one is $9, and the other is $19, for some reason.

Anyone here have them? Are they decent quality? Made in China?

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magimerlin said:

I bought them for my 94. Originally had the pin style arms from factory. Bought the dorman #42544 and 42580 with the hook type for my 94. Went on with no issue at all, and now have more wiper choices cause I dont have to find ones that work with the pin..

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454cid said:

What's wrong with the pins? I've got hooks already, as my truck is a 99.

What started me thinking on this was changing my wipers out today. I bought some el-cheapo wipers on Clearance from Menard's for 99 cents each. They didn't want to hook in correctly, so I swapped the new rubber onto my old frames. Hopefully, I'll get my $1.98 + tax out of them that way. The arms have looked ratty for awhile, and it's too cold to paint right now.... I also wonder if the springs are losing tension.

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magimerlin said:

Nothing inherently wrong with the pin style attachment for the wiper except for the lack of options on wipers. Very few wiper manufacturers these day, in the mid grade to higher end wipers, make a blade that will fit the pin style with the hole in the blade attachment area.

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sewlow said:

GMT400 '95+ wiper arms have a stiffer spring (keeps the blades against the glass better) & park lower on the windshield than the earlier versions.

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