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[lib319]

I bought a used Marea, '97 R, 1.8 elx. There is no rear wash wipe! is this normal?

lib

 

[HP]

On the saloon, yes. My 2.0 HLX doesn't have one either, it's a pain.

 

[hmallett]

You can have the one off the Coupe - It's rubbish!
H

 

[lib319]

er..this must be the only recently made car that doesn't (didn't) come with this feature. how odd. Stereo controls on the steering but no rear wipe. did they forget

 

[NumanR]

Its a saloon, most saloons dont have rear wiper.

 

[Steven]

Fiat rear wiper motors are famously poor anyway. It's one less thing to break.

 

[lib319]

Its a saloon, most saloons dont have rear wiper.

Really? any reason?

 

[abramm]

Got to admit I've never had a saloon car with a Rear Wiper and I've owned quite a few. I would of thought it's quite difficult to mount a wiper motor on a car with a boot as the rear screen angle is steeper on a saloon than a hatchback. Also, in a hatchback the rear hatch has hydraulic props which keep the heavy hatch lid from closing on your head. A large majority of saloons don't have this so the extra weight of a wiper motor assembly would almost certainly make it impossible to stay open. Boots are rather flimsy as well not like a hatch door which is framed and skinned.

Just whack on the rear screen demister, I find mines that good that unless it's torrential it usually sorts out the rear screen well enough even in the rain.

AB

 

[lib319]

Cheers Abramm,

That clears things up, something I had never thought of before

 

[djrpowell]

Never seen any saloon with a rear wipe you don't need it, when you go fast the water comes off!

 

[lib319]