Tim
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Considering just smoothing my rear wiper as it's got a little bit of rust round the hole...
How do people generally survive without the wiper? How well do products like Rain-X work?
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Colin
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Works very well on the front, never put it on the rear tho - never had to
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Demo
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on the front its good cos you got a constant airflow to keep it working. but i think its shite on the rear cos there is no airflow, or very little, to the rear window
just what i have been told tho and not personal experience
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Joff
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It won't work at all on the rear.
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waynep
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
It won't work at all on the rear.
nice one mr brains  wot will tho cos im having the same problem// how about removing the whole rear window? wil that help
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L330wnz
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Train a monkey to sit ya roof and wipe ya window for ya?! 
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Demo
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quote:
Originally posted by L330wnz
Train a monkey to sit ya roof and wipe ya window for ya?!
or an illegal imigrant. if you need to know where to find one gimme a shout cos theres quite a few round here
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Joff
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Rain-X helps the water to bead and disperse, but relies on either a wiper blade, wind or gravity.
Since there's no wiper blade and Tim won't be driving in reverse, it's down to gravity and rain drops on glass don't have enough mass to run down the glass themselves.
As for a solution to the problem... how about not removing a rear wiper??
It's like moaning that your exhaust is too loud when you've just gone and fitted a system with no front or centre silencers, or complaining that your engine overheats more now you've extended your bonnet over your front grille.
[Edited on 05-05-2004 by Joff]
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
Rain-X helps the water to bead and disperse, but relies on either a wiper blade, wind or gravity.
Since there's no wiper blade and Tim won't be driving in reverse, it's down to gravity and rain drops on glass don't have enough mass to run down the glass themselves.
As for a solution to the problem... how about not removing a rear wiper??
It's like moaning that your exhaust is too loud when you've just gone and fitted a system with no front or centre silencers, or complaining that your engine overheats more now you've extended your bonnet over your front grille.
[Edited on 05-05-2004 by Joff]
like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted
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waynep
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Originally posted by vibrio
like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted
its like a sad homo posting shit wen no one listens
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L330wnz
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-crazy
quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted
its like a sad homo posting shit wen no one listens
yes poor Tim
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waynep
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took you a while to come up with that one roshhh ! tims question was fine im having the same problem but u just came and posted here because.... actually i dont even know :S so just dont reply unless its guna help the situation thanks youuuu much !
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-crazy
took you a while to come up with that one roshhh ! tims question was fine im having the same problem but u just came and posted here because.... actually i dont even know :S so just dont reply unless its guna help the situation thanks youuuu much !
no I came up with it as soon as I seen your post. I don;t sit on here waiting for people to reply to my posts all day
the corsa we had never had a rear wiper and it was hell. the GT's motor needs to be replaced and it's murder not being able to see out the rear. personally I'd not remove it.
oh and stop moaning about people posting on a forum
[Edited on 05-05-2004 by vibrio]
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Daimo B
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Ross STILL going on
Anyway, no rear wiper, not much you can do, rain-X and others dont work, tried many a time.
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Joff
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Who uses their rear windows anyway?
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M2RTY
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never missed mine
new corsa has one, used it a few times, made no difference to me
heated rear window seems to clean most of it off on morning or just give it the once over with a spare wiper blade b4 i drive off on morning
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DanielJ
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Registered: 21st Nov 01
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iv used it on the back it helps iv neva missed my wiper tho
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Daimo B
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I miss my wiper. You should be looking behined as well as in front. I hate driving mine in the rain as the water flicks up the back really badly.
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DanielJ
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i dont get a prob due to the fact my spoiler shelters half my screen wen it rains
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Tim
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A simple no would have sufficed
And yes... I think I will retain the wiper as I'd miss the view of pissed-off faces on BMW drivers...
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
Ross STILL going on
Anyway, no rear wiper, not much you can do, rain-X and others dont work, tried many a time.
WTF are you on about. going on about what. Tim is thinking about removing his wiper and I was informing him how annoying it can be. maybe you think it's wrong for me to reply but then your not very smart are you
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DanielJ
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mod a corsa c rear window to fit
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willay
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What is Rain-X ? never heard of it before.
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DanielJ
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
What is Rain-X ? never heard of it before.
rain repellent
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