Mark.W
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Mine goes into the body shop tomorrow and debating whether to get it removed and smoothed or just get the bit rust around it tidied up.
Has anyone regretted losing the rear wiper?
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Drift_Erm
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Never! i had one corsa (1.2 8v) that had a wiper, part from that the rest have been de wipered, and its never been something that i would miss
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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If it wasn't going in tomorrow I'd say try and drive round without using it for a couple of weeks. I tried it and it soon gets annoying when it's chucking it with rain or it just gets generally dirty.
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mike56gte
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i dont have a rear wiper on my astra its a bit anoyying to start with but as long as you keep yer car clean you dont really need it
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Drift_Erm
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I don't find my rear windwo on my corsa gets to mucky... my mates sport does though... then he quirts water, uses the window wiper, and all shit runs down the back of the car anyway
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Lee Wilson
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Registered: 20th Feb 06
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I haven't missed mine. Doesn't get dirty enough to the extent I can't see out the back. Side mirrors are your friend.
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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My nova never had a wiper from factory, on long dirty rainy motorway trips the rear screen was impossible to see through, But as long as you keep the washer its not so bad, also try rainx?
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Drift_Erm
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
My nova never had a wiper from factory, on long dirty rainy motorway trips the rear screen was impossible to see through, But as long as you keep the washer its not so bad, also try rainx?
yeah one of my old corsas... was like a 1994, that came as standard without a rear window wiper
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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It has a lose wire at the moment and hasnt work for a few weeks,it hasnt really bothered me yet but its when the winter comes i may regret it.
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Drift_Erm
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rather than smooth it, why dont you remove it and put one of the black stoppers in the small hole thats left? then you can put it back on if it pisses you off, or get it smoothered at a later date if it doesnt?
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gavin18787
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keep it and fit one of the smooth plastic fiat arms in its place
Looks 100% better then the vaux one and retains all its function.
I would miss mine I think. ie this morning the rear was misted up on the outside when I went to reverse off the drive. Just put on the wiper rather then fanny around with side mirrors or getting out and wiping it 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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cjohnson
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I took it off my corsa c in winter time for the short period that I owned it. Big mistake imo, but that will probably be because I was used to having one there.
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SRI-LEE
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none of mine have had one and its been fine even through winter!  if it ever gets really bad just wipe it but iv never had a problem
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Jake
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if youve used it in the past you will miss it
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
keep it and fit one of the smooth plastic fiat arms in its place
Looks 100% better then the vaux one and retains all its function.
I would miss mine I think. ie this morning the rear was misted up on the outside when I went to reverse off the drive. Just put on the wiper rather then fanny around with side mirrors or getting out and wiping it
Have you any pics of what your on about Gavin?
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Raz18
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I think he means one like this
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noshua
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When it rains or snows you'll regret it, especially at night.
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Mark.W
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That looks tiny ^^^^ does it actually clean the window 
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Eddx14xe
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Mine was smoothed when i brought, i always used it on my escort i had before but i never missed it when i got my corsa.
It does get dirty and sometimes hard to see but that only means you have to clean it every so often, hardly a demanding task.
Also when it get misted up, just stick the heated rear screen on, works for me
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
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i de wiperd my corsa. i always used it when it was there. but soon as i took it off it didnt bother me.
as said above, rainx on the rear window and all the water will run off, just when it gets dirty on long trips.
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Mark.W
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My rear at the moment.
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MatthewR
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get rid of it mate, u hardly ever use it anyway, will look well tidy without imo
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Toby
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When I didcmy semi smooth, didn't miss it once, if it got two bad could just wash it. I would say go for it alternatively get a hung from halfords and run that for a while and then make your decision
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
That looks tiny ^^^^ does it actually clean the window
No, that's the point
I think those Fiat ones look too small on the Corsa tbh.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Mark.W
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is there any other alternative wipers?
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