Bumping Darrin's thread because I got the parts to do the front wiper conversion (my rear is deleted)

I'll be bringing the passenger arm for modification next week to my body shop, question though.

Can I not just ask them to leave the end intact, and cut out a 1" section on the middle of the arm where it is straight and not clamped, and then just place back together and weld/grind touch up paint? Or is cutting out a section in the middle of the arm not recommended for structural reasons over time (stress on welds, etc)?

Or am I overthinking it and that would be just fine? Seems it would be easier for the shop to just cut a section out and weld it back and touch up, then to cut open the clamp on the end of the bar.

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