im just curious? whyyyyyyyy.....i can see how it would be nice sometimes but....the car just looks soo much better without the rear wiper....is this just a jdm thing or is it becuz i live in western washington....and i dont see a purpose for it.....the rear window clears up just fine .
The thing is, we get a lot of 'misty' rain here, so it builds up but seldom slides off the glass, even after a proper applilcation of RainX or similar product. I do a lot of daily driving so I'd like to know what's going on behind me etc...
I'd love to have one here, especially in winter. We get wet slushy/sleety snow and when it is snowing and its a bit sticky, or when its snowing heavy it builds up on the back of the car fast and you dont drive fast enough to let the wind take it off the back window in those conditions.
It seems that only the US market didn't get the rear wiper, which seems strange as it's not like it doesn't rain or snow in the States!! The rear wiper isn't a JDM only option, it was available to Europe/UK and all other places I believe.
I agree that the car looks cleaner and smoother without it, but I do like having it to help clear the rear window in wet/snowy conditions.
here is the way I see it. My buddy and I put time and money into REMOVING his rear wiper from his GSR teg. He never used it anyway, and it looks about 10 times better with it gone. mind you we live in Washington. Aqua treads are our version of a race slick.
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