ORIGINAL Washer "T" Wanted

    I am looking for a good used original washer "T" which is CLEAR for a '65-'66 to go along with the GREAT reproduction RIBBED washer hose set that I just got from Jack at Dead Nuts On...he does have them in stock now and they are very nice!

    Jack tells me that It will cost him over $100.00 to have the mold/tooling made to reproduce the ORIGINAL "T" and at this time he doesn't feel that it is cost-effective-there are so far 84 views on my posting-so IF I were to get ahold of an ORIGINAL and have it correctly reproduced and sell them for $2.50 each that wouldn't take too long to pay for the tooling/mold-may be I'll take on this relitively small but important part..........

    Can someone put up a pic of an original ?

    I have a white 'T'. Are the originals truly clear ? If they are I would put in an order for a reproduction T.

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    171 views and no one has an original "T" they could spare me so I can have them reproduced correctly?? I think I found a maker here locally.

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    Rick, If no one responds in the next couple of days I know I have the original off my 65 and my 66. I'll post a pic to make sure I have what your looking for. I just can't get to them until the end of the week.

    Dave

    I checked the one on my 65 Shelby and it is clear. Also checked one

    I have from a complete C5ZZ windshield washer kit and the T is white

    and has a short piece of original hose attached on one of the ends. It also looks a bit different than the clear one on the car.

    I used the bag, hose and marked electrical wire from the kit when I restored my car 20 years ago.

    /Bo

    Guys, Thanks for the replies!! The originals ARE clear, I thinmk the one in the kit might be a "service replacement" from Ford, but the '65-'66 came with clear from the factory.

    Charles sold and sent me a real nice (used) original about a year ago and trying to install it into the cheapo reproduction hoses that was the only choice back then it broke and I had to put the white repeo back in.

    Lots of the originals have turned a yellow/milky kind of color with time, but I'll bet there is a better plastic on the market today to make these things from so they will stay truely clear longer.

    Charles suggested putting the one he sent me in some Hydrogen-Peroxide to brighten/clear it up again.

    Two tees of varying years make it pretty tough to identify the color. If you're going to go through the trouble of reproduction you might want to dig a little deeper. The same thing happened with the FB screw caps as there were gray and white and for a while we only had one of the two colors being reproduced.

    Thanks guys for the replies and pictures!! The '65 one looks exactly like the one Charles sent me......I believe he said that they were CLEAR in '65-'66-I know the current repros are White.....I'm hoping Charles will stop by and render an opinion.......

    (I do realize that a 45 year old piece of plastic will have discolored and or gotten milky from UV exposure, and again I feel that anything reproduced today in clear will have far superior UV inhibitors in it.

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