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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 07:14 PM
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Default Wiper Door Conversion for AC car????

Anyone have any suggestion for converting to electric wiper door for a car with A/C? All the kits and DIY stuff I see is only good on non-A/C cars.
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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 07:25 PM
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I've never looked into it but I thought the detroit speed conversion was all done inside the wiper bay. pretty spendy I would expect as well
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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 08:28 PM
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The Detroit Speed kit is NLA-

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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 09:19 PM
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Well there you go then. I think my buddy up here doing the 72 vert has one on back order for... well for ever
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Old Aug 23, 2022 | 03:51 PM
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Found Detroit Speed Kit here......in stock at Zip Corvette........https://www.zip-corvette.com/68-76-d...MaAuTKEALw_wcB

Wow, after reading the 20 page instructions, it seems like quite a major project. The end product is nice, but removing steering column, gauge cluster, wiper door, and replacing wiper motor.......well, that makes work a 4-letter word......68-72 Corvette Selecta-Speed Wiper Kit (3.07 MB)

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Old Aug 23, 2022 | 04:16 PM
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I believe that's just the multispeed wiper motor and not the wiper door conversion they used to have but I could be wrong. They still sell the motor but I don't see the door part as Richard mentioned

Does Richards Kit work with A/C ??
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Old Aug 23, 2022 | 04:24 PM
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If you're tech savvy, I did this wiper door conversion while adding Richard454's Miata headlight motor vacuum to electric headlight conversion...
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Originally Posted by Kidster71
If you're tech savvy, I did this wiper door conversion while adding Richard454's Miata headlight motor vacuum to electric headlight conversion...
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...onversion.html
I don't think this will work on an A/C car though. I read this post and would love to try it but the motor doesn't fit with A/C.
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Originally Posted by Mooser
I believe that's just the multispeed wiper motor and not the wiper door conversion they used to have but I could be wrong. They still sell the motor but I don't see the door part as Richard mentioned...........
Ah, yes, you are correct. They have eliminated the door part of the kit. This kit is now just for one-piece hood cars.

I don't think Richard's kit fits cars with stock AC You can rotate the motor position, but it still may not quite fit. Mine does not have AC........see the clearance area (ignore the arrow, it's just showing where I attached the relay).....



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