I recently purchased a 1998 LXI Octavia, I think the car is great, except for one thing which is the lack of a rear windscreen wiper, especially now it is winter.....does anyone know if these can be fitted and any idea of the cost?

Pocket:)

Welcome to Briskoda, Pocket. :wave:

You would need a new rear window with a hole for the wiper motor shaft to go through. Then parts which would include a wiper motor, wiper arm and blade, wiring, rear washer and associated piping, a new steering column stalk, possibly different interior trim panel at the rear etc. I would do without myself!

go to ask jeeves and search on skoda octavia rear wiper there is a chaps webpage on there all about doing it i cant get the link to work

Try http://mysite.freeserve.com/Donal_Hurley/Skoda0.html

Fabia probably couldn't get it to work because it was trapped inside another frame.

Good helpful site that.

Those cable routing diagrams remind me of the fun I had with the power cable for my amp.

wow, there is someone who know's how to do a (slightly obsessive but sooo detailed) FAQ!!

cheers for that welliesorter :cheers: good site aint it?

good site aint it?

It looks hard work to me but I'm not the world's greatest DIYer. It certainly inspires confidence because it's so thorough: almost an academic paper.

I'd hate to be without a rear wash/wipe and I'm amazed that some Octavias don't have them.

mine does

You could try and look at www.ebay.co.uk.

:mw:

sorry must be a little :confused: but what for???