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Topic subjectshould i shave my rear wiper?
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41536, should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by optimuspeterson, Feb-25-03 05:33 AM
i'm filling all of my stock spoiler holes and putting on a WW 3piece and i'm also shaving the rear squirter. My friend wants me to shave the rear wiper also but i don't know if i want to because it can be a pain to see out of. SO tell me your opinions and what you think.

thanks
41539, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by 96eclipse2nr, Feb-25-03 05:57 AM
i hear alot of people that did this regret it. i kidna wished mine came with one...but the car does look alot cleaner without it. id say if it wasnt a daily driver....then do it....but if your gonna be driving around alot in it...id say keep the wiper for a lil longer
41542, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by silvreclipsers, Feb-25-03 06:07 AM
my car didn't come with a rear wiper but I never had a problem without it
41546, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by a_miller_76, Feb-25-03 06:33 AM
Lol...i'm considering installing one ;)
41547, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by blitzeclipse99, Feb-25-03 06:35 AM
I would...in fact I did already. I never used it in the first place. It makes the car look so clean. I haven't had any visibility problems with it being gone.
41550, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by Squid, Feb-25-03 06:47 AM
If i'm sitting in traffic in the rain with the rear wiper off I can't see a damn thing.

I wouldn't get rid of it, but I do agree that the car looks a lot cleaner.
41553, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by 95 silver gs, Feb-25-03 07:36 AM
I got a rear wipper asembly and probaly all wires and switchs and squirter if some one wants it hit me up. I got a messure ments and die grams for the holes. Let me no. Mine is being shaved as we speak. Or till i get out in the garage and work on it. LOL hit me up
41575, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by ez, Feb-25-03 11:50 AM
water just rolls right off that rear window, especially at speed. what are those things even on our cars for? I bought my car w/o all that extra stuff b/c I think it looks so much cleaner.
41576, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by SlowButLow, Feb-25-03 11:57 AM
Of course you should shave your rear wiper, it is a Eclipse not a Chevy Astro. My car didnt even come with one and I've never had a problem. I Rain-X my back window every time I wash it so everything rolls right off. Rain-X is GOD.
41583, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by widebodied, Feb-25-03 02:23 PM
>i'm filling all of my stock spoiler holes and putting on a WW
>3piece and i'm also shaving the rear squirter. My friend
>wants me to shave the rear wiper also but i don't know if i
>want to because it can be a pain to see out of. SO tell me
>your opinions and what you think.
>
>thanks

how do you like your women? shaved or unshaven, if your like me, i like mine clean shaven, shave that bitch, looks real good without em and alot cleaner
DWAYNE H
2001 SUZUKI GSX-R>>BLACK/RED
Gsr POWERED 94 COUPE. (BEATER) AND SLEEPER
96 2GNT, HRC STAGE 4 S20G, 2.4 SWAP< IN PROGRESS( PROFESSIONALLY BUILT BUY BOB STOCKUM), KAMINIARI WIDEBODY. 19" ROLLERS. AIR RIDE SUS, 8 POINT CAGE, APEXI EVERYTHING
41586, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by optikal, Feb-25-03 03:13 PM
Yeah, do it. I can't comment on the cleanliness of it since my hatch is still primered waiting for my whole paintjob, lol.
41597, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by HondaHater21, Feb-25-03 04:19 PM
It would prob be cheaper to have some one pay you to trade for a Rs hatch
41603, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by optimuspeterson, Feb-25-03 06:12 PM
i'm doing it myself, and i have to paint the car since it was keyed. so i don't think swapping would be cheaper
41611, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by MCubed45, Feb-25-03 09:50 PM
i think our cars look sexy as hell w/o the wiper. our cars just have a really nice ass. mine's an RS so it came w/o it. saves me the trouble of getting it off later. honestly i've never had that big a problem seeing out the back. it'll only collect there if it's raining hard and you're not moving very fast. either that or if it rained before you started driving. other than that i almost never had a problem. i can't wait til i put in a power antenna. that'll make it even nicer... should only cost like $40 too. :)


-marc

='95 RS 5spd Red=
CAI
A'pexi N1
Hanabi 9000k HID
SPAL Deluxe Power Windows
Nakayama GT5 17's
GSX Calipers
AEM Rotors

255 is fricken short
41617, RE: should i shave my rear wiper?
Posted by a_miller_76, Feb-26-03 02:16 AM
I put in a power antenna....watch out for your quarter panel. Don't get too agressive with the old antenna. If it won't come out melt the plastic base and remove it with pliers....don't try to unbolt it until it (which it will) slips and turns. If it does it will warp your quarter panel.