1967 VW Beetle windshield wiper arms

[spencer.adams]

I'm restoring a 1967 VW Beetle with metal sunroof. I'm looking for some new windshield wiper arms. The one on the car are warn out and a mechanic friend of mine said you could buy some that attached differently than the orginal one. He said the were more like a clamp that attached to the wiper stud instead of the single screw appling pressure. Has anyone seen this type of windshield wiper arms for a 67 Beetle? Is so do you know where I can buy them? Thanks

[Marc]

I recall seeing some of those many years ago, but have no idea where they came from - they struck me at the time as something from J.C.Whitney
How faithful of a restoration are you after? `65-`67 bellcranks and pivots are becoming rather rare, as are the `68/`68 with larger posts (`67 through `69 motors will interchange if you fit the correct bellcrank for your links).
If function trumps concours points, I strongly recommend that you toss it all and use `70/`71 assemblies (`71 Super fits too) with the bigger splined spindles and bolt-on arms. The `70/`71 round motor is more powerful and electrically compatible; the drawback when originality matters is that the support "bale" for the original squarish motor has to be bent and/or cut to make room for it.
Rather than enlarge the holes in the cowl for the larger spindle seals, I usually just cut the pre`70 seals in two with a razor blade and sandwich the cowl between them (tight enough to not leak but not so tight as to transmit motor noise to the cowl).

[spencer.adams]

Thanks Marc. I'll check J.C. Whitney.