Removed at last - rear wiper

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  1. ufourya

    ufourya We the People

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    I debated this with myself for some time and finally decided the 7 5/8" blade was pretty much useless. I can always re-install it since I have simply plugged the hole.

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    Looks really clean and sleek.
    What was the procedure?
    What did you plug the hole with?
     
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    Yes, looks great. :) It looks like you pulled the motor too?
     
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    Looks great! I agree that the tiny wiper is laughable, makes one wonder if anyone drove the car in the rain before they finalized the design.
     
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    Yup, the whole thing is gone except the rubber grommet which is plugged with a large panel fastener (only thing I had on hand). You just have to remove the inside hatch cover and then another cover over the motor, remove three bolts and you're done. Of course, you have to pull the blade assembly off the motor first.
     

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    Awesome :) I wonder if you could put a rear view camera in that location, do you think it's feasible?
     
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    I had the same thought since the fastener looks a little like a lens from afar. I suppose it would be no more difficult to place it there than elsewhere.
     
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    I have not owned a car without a rear wiper since 1989, It won't be happening any time in the future either.

    But I imagine it looks good as a garage queen.

    I do hope you saved all the parts, I can't imagine being able to sell it without a rear wiper when it came stock.
     
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    Glad I'm not the only one who uses this wiper and wouldn't dream of removing it.
     
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  10. ufourya

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    I have already indicated that I can replace the wiper at any time. (In the very first post.)


    My 'garage queen' has over 17,000 miles in less than seven months.


    I had absolutely no trouble selling my gen II with the wiper removed. The buyer said he preferred it that way and did not even request the part which I still have, if you'd like to buy it.
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    The wiper on the c amounts to a design flaw IMHO. The patch it wipes is laughably small.
    :LOL:
     
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  11. ufourya

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    Jimbo has a v, not a c, and doesn't use 'this' wiper either.

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    Missed the bit about the v, but don't see where he said he didn't use the wiper.
     
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    If possible, could you weigh the whole assembly? Thanks in advance if it happens ;)

    I'm thinking with a *regular* Prius rear wiper removal would reduce air drag significantly. And the wiper is very token/ineffective as well. But I likely *wouldn't* do it, mainly because of the hassle, possibility of loss, damage, and so on. And I'm thinking it might just come in handy in snow.

    The rear wipers *could* be improved, by Toyota, maybe just to costly/cumbersome though. Some sort of revised linkage at the pivot that allow the blade to just travel laterally, cover more of the glass.
     
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    Sadly, an 18 wheeler did not stop at a red light and I no longer have my Gen 2. The v does need a rear wiper more often than the Gen 2 did.
     
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    True story:

    I have a friend who backed his genII into an 18 wheeler at a pretty good pace (by accident). He quickly exited the car, ran back to the truck's cab and asked the driver, "Are you hurt?"
     
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    See the little quote marks around 'this'? They set it apart to give it special meaning. The meaning is that since he has a v, by definition he does not use the wiper on a c. They are two completely different animals.
     
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    I just went into the garage and found the GenII wiper motor. It weighs 2 lb 4 1/2 oz. A cursory search has yet to divulge the location of the blade assembly. My garage routinely hides things and it's becoming a bit annoying.

    A lot of snow might be a reason to keep the wiper. It snows where I live about twice a decade. (I've lived here a decade and it has snowed twice.) When it did, the rear window heat handled that nicely.
     
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    Well that starts the conversation on a better tone than "I am an idiot"

    I would have been glad to talk to the truck driver had he stopped. Both my 'good Samaritans' were concerned with my health, not getting license numbers. On the whole, I approve of that.
     
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    Well the world's a better place now that's cleared up.
     
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    Yes, it is! Thank me very much. :)
     
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