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The rear wiper on the turbo is the devil.

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Old 11-28-2004 | 06:21 PM
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Ordered mine this way.
Sorry to hear of all of your problems.
 
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Ordered mine this way.
I tried every angle possible trying to delete the rear wiper when I ordered my '02 Turbo. It just couldn't be done.
 
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Old 11-29-2004 | 10:43 AM
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I am so paranoid after reading of this that I have never touched the rear wiper when washing the car.

For sure I would have been a victim...like stepping an a rake...
 
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Old 11-29-2004 | 10:55 AM
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I agree with MKW it's one of those option once you start to use it you realize how nice it is. Esp on those damp nights and early mornings. But if your the Ricky Racer type I can see how you may want to eliminate the wiper entirely.
Or the wax and shine OCD-types who freak at the thought of a speck of road spray touching their undercarriage if ever driven in rain . You know the ones - they keep the car pristine for the dealer trade -in where the latter couldn't care less if the bottom of the car looked like it just finished the Paris-Daker rally.
 
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Old 11-29-2004 | 11:48 AM
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I am so paranoid after reading of this that I have never touched the rear wiper when washing the car.

For sure I would have been a victim...like stepping an a rake...
Get rid of it WHILE you can. Seriously. Do it now.
 
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Old 11-29-2004 | 11:53 AM
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This is the work of the "devil":
 
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Old 11-29-2004 | 11:54 AM
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Old 11-29-2004 | 12:37 PM
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Or the wax and shine OCD-types who freak at the thought of a speck of road spray touching their undercarriage if ever driven in rain . You know the ones - they keep the car pristine for the dealer trade -in where the latter couldn't care less if the bottom of the car looked like it just finished the Paris-Daker rally.
Or, What about the Ricky Racer OCD combo types?
 
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I don't understand
I never had the problem with either of my tt's. I always lift rear wiper to clean the window and never had a scratch from the wiper. I suppprt the wiper and place it down on the window - is that the reason?
 
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Old 11-29-2004 | 02:14 PM
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O man...Ruiner that is the worst....holy cow...Did you have to post that??

It is like Scared Straight!
 
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O man...Ruiner that is the worst....holy cow...Did you have to post that??

It is like Scared Straight!
Good, now get rid of your rear wiper. Learn from my mistakes.
 
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Old 11-30-2004 | 07:09 AM
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It sucks that your car get damaged....

Who ever does not do the simple tie wrap solution is playing with fire.... It is simple and works 100% of the time.
 
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Originally posted by Ruiner
Another one:
OMG!!!
 
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Wow...that's not a touch up paint job. Sorry. :-(
 
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Originally posted by oak
use a small zip tie to attach the blade to the arm. this will prevent scratches due to the wiper blade scratching due to the arm recoiling. easy and simple.
I was reading a similar thread here one weekend and could never really understand what people were talking about. Once I heard this 'fix' I finallly understood that the problem is that when the wiper swingarm is raised the wiper blade can rotate about 90% from it's normal position. This places the lower tip of the blade straight down pointing at your 1/4 panel like a dagger. When the swingarm gets bumped down it drags the tip of the blade through a nice arch across the paint.

I immediately zip tied the blade to the swing arm. And for that reason alone iti's been worth reading this board every day.

THANKS
 
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