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Originally Posted by KevinW
OK, I got another one......even more on the autistic spectrum.............
Trico washer bottle geeks, listen up.......
So: on original cars (yeah, I know, Im talking street cars, not S/Cs), were the washer jets that were mounted in front of the screen actually Trico items (and so had Trico written on the chrome), or were more communal every day items used?
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If you're talking 289s, the washer jets were a very unusual and rare type. They consisted of a pressed stainless steel plinth, attached with two slotted screws through a thin rubber gasket and a flat stainless baseplate. Between the two was sandwiched a stainless steel washer jet nozzle balljoint, with a knurled head. This has the take-up spout sticking down into the car, through the baseplate. The balljoint could be adjusted to aim the jet. These are seriously hard to find now, and would be a great subject for remanufacture. I do know of another make of car to which they could be sold also!
I have no idea who made them. I don't think it was Trico, more likely a low-volume run by Smiths.