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Hoffman5982 · 02-09-2017, 11:03 PM

Hey guys. So tonight I was working on my car and everything went extremely smooth and as it should. I pushed my luck and stumbled upon something that is seeming like it will be a PIA to fix.

I noticed not too long ago my passenger side wiper wasn't making contact in the center of the blade. At first I thought it was the arm, but then found out that the base where the arm attaches was fubar. You could helicopter dick this thing it's so bad. So tonight I decided to pull it off and see what was needed to fix it. Well, I got the cowl off and found that all of the m6 nuts securing them to the car are rusted to the point where they aren't removable by socket. I was able to clamp onto them with some vice grips but all of them just spin in the base and don't actually come out.

So my question is this: I have an s14 parts car. I have the wiper linkage off said parts car. The rod lengths look different, but are the bases the same? I measured the distances between bolts and it seems the same. I just want to verify before I go cut it off with a grinder and find out they won't work, leaving me with no wipers during the rainy season until I find another. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Pic to show what I'm talking about:

*Agamemnon* · 02-10-2017, 11:07 AM

You might be able to make it work, but they do have different part numbers so I don't think they're the same.

zo0d · 02-10-2017, 11:21 AM

I just went through this with my s14. Ended up getting a wiper linkage from ebay. All 6 of the nuts were spinning witt the bolt as well. Ended up using a rotary cutting tool to split the nuts in half.

Hoffman5982 · 02-10-2017, 09:32 PM

Ok guys, I took the chance and cut the bolts today. The car isn't my daily so if I was left without wipers for a while, no biggie.

I can confirm that the bases DO match up. In fact, the first section of linkage, from the motor to the first base, is exactly the same on the s14 except it's a beefier tube. The second section is surprisingly shorter on the s14. So I just switched that out with the s13 piece and put it back together. It works perfect now!

Sorry for the terrible pics, It looked clear when I took it.

02-09-2017, 11:03 PM	#1
Hoffman5982 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 29 Posts: 2,491 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	S13/S14 Wiper Linkage Interchangeability Hey guys. So tonight I was working on my car and everything went extremely smooth and as it should. I pushed my luck and stumbled upon something that is seeming like it will be a PIA to fix. I noticed not too long ago my passenger side wiper wasn't making contact in the center of the blade. At first I thought it was the arm, but then found out that the base where the arm attaches was fubar. You could helicopter dick this thing it's so bad. So tonight I decided to pull it off and see what was needed to fix it. Well, I got the cowl off and found that all of the m6 nuts securing them to the car are rusted to the point where they aren't removable by socket. I was able to clamp onto them with some vice grips but all of them just spin in the base and don't actually come out. So my question is this: I have an s14 parts car. I have the wiper linkage off said parts car. The rod lengths look different, but are the bases the same? I measured the distances between bolts and it seems the same. I just want to verify before I go cut it off with a grinder and find out they won't work, leaving me with no wipers during the rainy season until I find another. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Pic to show what I'm talking about: __________________

02-10-2017, 09:32 PM	#4
Hoffman5982 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 29 Posts: 2,491 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	Ok guys, I took the chance and cut the bolts today. The car isn't my daily so if I was left without wipers for a while, no biggie. I can confirm that the bases DO match up. In fact, the first section of linkage, from the motor to the first base, is exactly the same on the s14 except it's a beefier tube. The second section is surprisingly shorter on the s14. So I just switched that out with the s13 piece and put it back together. It works perfect now! Sorry for the terrible pics, It looked clear when I took it. __________________

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02-10-2017, 11:07 AM	#2
Agamemnon Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Age: 38 Posts: 2,585 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	You might be able to make it work, but they do have different part numbers so I don't think they're the same.

02-10-2017, 11:21 AM	#3
zo0d Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Jersey Age: 31 Posts: 259 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I just went through this with my s14. Ended up getting a wiper linkage from ebay. All 6 of the nuts were spinning witt the bolt as well. Ended up using a rotary cutting tool to split the nuts in half.