Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

Tegger wrote:
> "Bob Jones" <email@me.not> wrote in
> news:005e1388$0$13119$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com:
>
>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <GrumpyOne@GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oo6dnREYldqKnn_XnZ2dnUVZ_s1i4p2d@giganews.com ...
>>> Brian Smith wrote:
>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>> Please, do not drive near me.
>>>> Why are you dangerous?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Kind of amusing... About the only use for an interior rear view
>>> mirror is to spot the cop that's chasin' you or the clown about to
>>> rear end you. In either case, there won't be much that you can do
>>> about it.
>>>
>>> I agree, side view mirrors are far more valuable for pertinent
>>> information.
>>>
>>> JT
>> I drive a coupe with rear wiper. It is quite useless.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> You must not live in an area where the rear window gets dew or rain on it.
>
> When I drive my wife's Tercel (which is a sedan), I really miss the rear
> view the Integra's rear wiper gives.


What????

Her car is not under cover?????

You're livin' on dangerous ground...

<G>

JT

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

Grumpy AuContraire <GrumpyOne@GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote in
news:vuudnaSqxullJ37XnZ2dnUVZ_oti4p2d@giganews.com :

> Tegger wrote:

>>
>> When I drive my wife's Tercel (which is a sedan), I really miss the
>> rear view the Integra's rear wiper gives.
>
>
> What????
>
> Her car is not under cover?????
>
> You're livin' on dangerous ground...



Oh, it IS undercover. It's cleverly disguised as a Toyota when it's really
a Tercel.


>
> <G>
>


Back at ya.


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
news:hbvsih$m9n$1@news.datemas.de...
> Stewart wrote:
>>
>> Might as well do away with it.
>
> In the past I have taken the inside mirror out of the vehicle. Now I
> use it to mount the E-Pass on it and because it has a thermometer in
> it.

I meant the window.

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

Thus spake Brian Smith <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> :

>Joe wrote:
>>
>> I found rear wipers to be very useful on my minivans in the winter.
>> When driving in light snow, it would accumulate on the rear window. A
>> quick swish of the wiper took care of it much quicker than the
>> defrosters.
>
> A rear window isn't even a necessity, that why we have outside mirrors.

Ah, and you can see someone directly behind you who's, shall we say,
10 feet away?

There's a reason those 18 wheelers have signs on them that say "if you
can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Always shoot first. At the very least you'll
distract the guy enough to make the second one count"
-- Lazurus Long

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4av9e5tbqgidae2kupgfsqjs8i5h0clvdm@4ax.com...
> Thus spake Brian Smith <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> :
>
>>Joe wrote:
>>>
>>> I found rear wipers to be very useful on my minivans in the winter.
>>> When driving in light snow, it would accumulate on the rear window. A
>>> quick swish of the wiper took care of it much quicker than the
>>> defrosters.
>>
>> A rear window isn't even a necessity, that why we have outside mirrors.
>
> Ah, and you can see someone directly behind you who's, shall we say,
> 10 feet away?
>
> There's a reason those 18 wheelers have signs on them that say "if you
> can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."
> --
>
> - dillon I am not invalid
>
> "Always shoot first. At the very least you'll
> distract the guy enough to make the second one count"
> -- Lazurus Long
I can see most of my 16' utility trailer in both my left and right mirrors
when I am towing it. I'll admit that I still use the rear view mirror as a
third source of rearward vision. The more you can see the better off you
are.

Dave D

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

Stewart wrote:
>
> I meant the window.

Tinting it dark enough that one can't see in or out of it is the same
as removing the useless piece of glass.

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

Dillon Pyron wrote:
>
> Ah, and you can see someone directly behind you who's, shall we say,
> 10 feet away?

Yes, if you're speaking of a someone in a vehicle or if I am reversing
and have been checking my mirrors throughout the maneuver the answer is
still yes.

> There's a reason those 18 wheelers have signs on them that say "if you
> can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."

That's correct.

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

Brian Smith wrote:
> Stewart wrote:
>>
>> I meant the window.
>
> Tinting it dark enough that one can't see in or out of it is the
> same as removing the useless piece of glass.


Not using it (as you claim) is rendering it useless.

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

On 10/26/2009 1:45 AM Dave D spake these words of knowledge:

> "Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4av9e5tbqgidae2kupgfsqjs8i5h0clvdm@4ax.com...
>> Thus spake Brian Smith <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> :
>>
>>>Joe wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I found rear wipers to be very useful on my minivans in the winter.
>>>> When driving in light snow, it would accumulate on the rear window. A
>>>> quick swish of the wiper took care of it much quicker than the
>>>> defrosters.
>>>
>>> A rear window isn't even a necessity, that why we have outside mirrors.
>>
>> Ah, and you can see someone directly behind you who's, shall we say,
>> 10 feet away?
>>
>> There's a reason those 18 wheelers have signs on them that say "if you
>> can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."
>> --
>>
>> - dillon I am not invalid
>>
>> "Always shoot first. At the very least you'll
>> distract the guy enough to make the second one count"
>> -- Lazurus Long
> I can see most of my 16' utility trailer in both my left and right mirrors
> when I am towing it. I'll admit that I still use the rear view mirror as a
> third source of rearward vision. The more you can see the better off you
> are.
>
> Dave D
>
>

Would you fellahs quit poking this sack? He isn't going to get it; he
doesn't want to. Might as well leave it alone.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
--
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?
 

Thus spake Brian Smith <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> :

>Dillon Pyron wrote:
>>
>> Ah, and you can see someone directly behind you who's, shall we say,
>> 10 feet away?
>
> Yes, if you're speaking of a someone in a vehicle or if I am reversing
>and have been checking my mirrors throughout the maneuver the answer is
>still yes.
>
>> There's a reason those 18 wheelers have signs on them that say "if you
>> can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."
>
> That's correct.

So, you are agreeing with me. You can't see directly behind the
trailer. I'll let you try to reply, and then leave this thread.
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Always shoot first. At the very least you'll
distract the guy enough to make the second one count"
-- Lazurus Long