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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / January 20052003 S40 - Why No Wiper for Rear Window?
I've had this car for almost two years and really do like it. I have always been puzzled, however, by the lack of windshield wipers for the rear window, considering Volvo's reputation for safety. I would think them to be more useful than the headlight wipers that are on the car (how do you get them to turn on anyhow, and why would you want to do that?)The other day was rainy and when I got into my car at the end of the work day I had to get out and wipe the rear window off before starting out. I'm pretty sure my 1986 240 had rear wipers. rayman10012002@yahoo.com decided to add: > I've had this car for almost two years and really do like it. I have > always been puzzled, however, by the lack of windshield wipers for the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the work day I had to get out and wipe the rear window off before > starting out. I'm pretty sure my 1986 240 had rear wipers. Headlight wipers come on with the screen jet washers... I dont think there's any sedan on the market that has a rear wiper (The mazda 6 hatchback does... but it's a hatchback... even tho it looks almost identical to the sedan... and some coupes do, but they have bad enough rear visibility). Sedans don't have that kick-up of dirt/water that wagons/true hatchbacks do that requires a rear wiper... The rear window never really gets totally blocked. You don't understand headlight wipers? - Move to Canada during the winter (or anywhere in the snowbelt region of the USA) - you get a layer of salt/sand so thick over your headlights you start to lose at least 1/2 intensity - I WISH my cars had wipers on the headlights... or at least washer nozzels... You tend to have to stop every night on the way home for work at the gas bar, not to fill up, but to clean off your headlights... Of course some people just don't care, it does make a big difference when they are clean tho... If you do live in the snowbelt, you may be one of those people who just doesn't notice that your headlights keep getting less and less effective the more covered they get. I've never seen a 240 sedan with a rear wiper, and my dad said neither of his old 240's, nor his 140 had one - only front wipers. > I've had this car for almost two years and really do like it. I have > always been puzzled, however, by the lack of windshield wipers for the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the work day I had to get out and wipe the rear window off before > starting out. I'm pretty sure my 1986 240 had rear wipers. >I dont think there's any sedan on the market that has a rear wiper They are quite rare. Ford did put them on the Orion a few years ago in Europe and Subaru fit them today on the Impresa. I think I''ve also seen rear wipers on some old Mazda 323 sedans from the 80's(?).... Never seen any rear wipers on a Volvo sedan. > >I dont think there's any sedan on the market that has a rear wiper > > They are quite rare. Ford did put them on the Orion a few years ago in > Europe and Subaru fit them today on the Impresa. Yah but the 323 was more of a fastback/hatchback style car... so is the Impreza isn't it?... Both had/have a liftgate. On a formal sedan there tends not to be a wiper. >I think I''ve also seen rear wipers on some old Mazda 323 sedans from the > 80's(?).... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> They are quite rare. Ford did put them on the Orion a few years ago in >> Europe and Subaru fit them today on the Impresa. Yes, but at least over here, there used to be a 323 sedan besides the more common hatchback, and some of them had a rear wiper. Looked kond of strange... > Yah but the 323 was more of a fastback/hatchback style car... so is the > Impreza isn't it?... Both had/have a liftgate. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >> They are quite rare. Ford did put them on the Orion a few years ago in > >> Europe and Subaru fit them today on the Impresa. So you haven't seen any 340/360s then? Cheers, Peter. >I think I''ve also seen rear wipers on some old Mazda 323 sedans from the > 80's(?).... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> They are quite rare. Ford did put them on the Orion a few years ago in >> Europe and Subaru fit them today on the Impresa. Seen a lot of 340/360's, but only rear wipers (not very common though....) on hatchbacks. Never seen a rear viper on a 340/360 sedan, but luckily I haven't seen them all.... > So you haven't seen any 340/360s then? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >> They are quite rare. Ford did put them on the Orion a few years ago in > >> Europe and Subaru fit them today on the Impresa. >I dont think there's any sedan on the market that has a rear wiper (The >mazda 6 hatchback does... but it's a hatchback... even tho it looks almost >identical to the sedan... and some coupes do, but they have bad enough rear >visibility). Sedans don't have that kick-up of dirt/water that wagons/true >hatchbacks do that requires a rear wiper... The rear window never really >gets totally blocked. As I was driving my old 86 Jetta across on the freeway for several hours during constant rain at 75mph the front wipers were on full throttle and the rear window never even got wet. It's all aerodynamics. A little late to reply to this post but I just had to. 75 mph in the rain in an '86 Jetta? Please...tell me your name and address...I want to take a massive Aetna term life policy out on you. >>I dont think there's any sedan on the market that has a rear wiper (The >>mazda 6 hatchback does... but it's a hatchback... even tho it looks almost [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > during constant rain at 75mph the front wipers were on full throttle and the > rear window never even got wet. It's all aerodynamics. Jetta's aren't bad in the rain.... and 75Mph (120kph) isn't all that fast... pretty much everyone still drives that fast in the rain around here...... Hell people try it when it's snowing around here tho (the ditchbound ones) >A little late to reply to this post but I just had to. > 75 mph in the rain in an '86 Jetta? Please...tell me your name and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> during constant rain at 75mph the front wipers were on full throttle and >> the rear window never even got wet. It's all aerodynamics. 240 sedans never had rear window wipers, nor did any sedan I've ever seen--Volvo or otherwise. | I've had this car for almost two years and really do like it. I have | always been puzzled, however, by the lack of windshield wipers for the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | the work day I had to get out and wipe the rear window off before | starting out. I'm pretty sure my 1986 240 had rear wipers. > I've had this car for almost two years and really do like it. I have > always been puzzled, however, by the lack of windshield wipers for the > rear window, considering Volvo's reputation for safety. I would think > them to be more useful than the headlight wipers that are on the car > (how do you get them to turn on anyhow, and why would you want to do > that?) Only Volvo wagons (and hatchbacks) have rear wipers and they are there to remove the mist kicked up while driving. Headlights don't have wipers per se, they have washers. The are headlight wipers are only activated when you wash your windshield.  SignatureCheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA, USA Owned '67,'68,'71,'74,'79,'81,'87,'93,'95 & '02 Volvos. The '67,'74,'79,'87,'95 and '02 through European Delivery. http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/volvo.html |
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