I drove past a fabia MK2 today with a single front window wiper, is this normal because I don't remember seeing this before?

4 minutes ago, LukeG99 said:

I drove past a fabia MK2 today with a single front window wiper, is this normal because I don't remember seeing this before?

Not normal no, but legal if the wiper is either driver's side or a 150 degree arc conversion.

@LukeG99  Was the wiper in a different position of one that normally has 2, or was it a case that one had fallen off?

 

Eg Customised or needing fixed!

Edited 8 August, 20214 yr by e-Roottoot

never understood the single wiper thing....................infact I think it's just plain stupid........

 

lets remove more area of a clean screen when raining............madness !!!

It was popular on Mk4 Golfs using the Storm Single wiper kit.  Stylee.

what is that showing me ???

 

I doubt the drag decrease is that measurable, probably is in a wind tunnel, but out on the track.................naaaa.

 

 

@UrbanPanzer  I am making the point by the medium of dance that people get sucked into the crap that they see online or just on others cars.

 

They are road cars, and the sales stuff says 'Rally Cars', no mention of track but that will be the motorsport. 

  I would like a classic rally car with 3 wipers.

 

I never understand the De-Wipering the rear on a Fabia.

Edited 8 August, 20214 yr by e-Roottoot

I know your not fighting the case

 

ah ha !!! de-wipering the rear..........................mmmmmmmmmmmm on a hatchback that naturally gets dirty / quickly and easily because of the design and aerodynamics.........so we take the wiper off and therefore we cannot clear the screen...........brilliant!!!!!

 

must be well handy when reversing !!!....................all in the pursuit of styling..........to me its looks poorly styled coz somink is missing !!

Edited 8 August, 20214 yr by UrbanPanzer

Sad that the style over function stuff is not so common on here these days.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/312964-de-badged-and-de-wipered

 

sadly one of those links using photocrapit which disappears and is useless................but in fairness not bothered about seeing the images.

But it is amazeballs.  so Simply Clever for £12. 

Not that clever if you actually drive cars on dirty roads or in snow.

 

Especially good for those that had faulty rear wiper motors, or washers that did not squirt, or where people pinch rear wiper blades or just break them. 

All were things that people posted about.

gotta laugh at the text in the add

 

 

"gives you that smooth (yes), clean (yes) OEM look" ????? WTF no OEM deletes wipers.

OEM+ not OEM....

7 minutes ago, WillSmithy said:

OEM+ not OEM....

I think you mean "OEM -"?  

21 minutes ago, WillSmithy said:

OEM+ not OEM....

 what is OEM+  then ?  enlighten me.....

Two example definitions:

"OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer; adding the “+” is taking what came from the factory and making it look and perform that much better based on your vision."

 

"OEM+ stand for "Original Equipment Manufacturer +. This term originally comes from the automotive world to describe the customization of a car in a subtle way, (mainly) using parts and accessories from the same manufacturer or the same group (Using Audi parts on a Volkswagen for example) . More generally it means customize a car very discreetly, with a close look to the original, playing on the details. In contrast of tuning and its extravagance."

 

 

@UrbanPanzer these mods are for townies who cruise around at 30mph under streetlighting, not pitch black country lanes at illegal speeds in inclement weather.

4 hours ago, KenONeill said:

Not normal no, but legal if the wiper is either driver's side or a 150 degree arc conversion.

Oh right, I didn't see if the other one was broken or not.

 

 

3 hours ago, UrbanPanzer said:

I know your not fighting the case

 

ah ha !!! de-wipering the rear..........................mmmmmmmmmmmm on a hatchback that naturally gets dirty / quickly and easily because of the design and aerodynamics.........so we take the wiper off and therefore we cannot clear the screen...........brilliant!!!!!

 

must be well handy when reversing !!!....................all in the pursuit of styling..........to me its looks poorly styled coz somink is missing !!

Yeah I did a 40 minute drive around country roads today after a bit of rain and the dirt really started to pile on the rear window, I never thought rear wipers even looked bad so I don't understand the appeal, if you look at some older coupes with long rear windows it doesn't look bad to have the wiper I don't think.

It's down to aerodynamics really, flat back hatchbacks like the Fabia create low pressure behind them so smoky TDI's get very sooty tailgates and water spray gets all over the rear window.

1 minute ago, sepulchrave said:

It's down to aerodynamics really, flat back hatchbacks like the Fabia create low pressure behind them so smoky TDI's get very sooty tailgates and water spray gets all over the rear window.

Agreed. That said, a rear wiper is almost superfluous on an Octavia 1 hatch, but not on an estate.

10 hours ago, sepulchrave said:

It's down to aerodynamics really, flat back hatchbacks like the Fabia create low pressure behind them so smoky TDI's get very sooty tailgates and water spray gets all over the rear window.

Yeah that's makes sense, my previous car for a ford focus mk2.5 estate and that was just like a massive vacuum where it sucked so much water out of the back if it was in damp roads and it's similar with my fabia estate so for me a rear wiper is useful.

My guess is the linkage had failed as this is a fairly common issue. The little ball joints wear out and pop off and due to the way they are built (Upside down) They will always fall back off if you re-fit them. You can get new linkage arms for little money but they will fail again sooner or later. You can also buy little stainless steel clips which clip right over the linkages and stop a worn (Or non-worn, if you don't want the issue on a long journey) Linkage failing.

I would have thought it more likely to see a vehicle with this, then a conversion, unless of course, you were at or near a car show at the time. 

 

As for rear wipers, only a tw4t would remove a rear one, working or not! If broken, get it mended... 

Additionally, a set of mudflats will help immensely, when it comes to road spay. Both for the rear of the car and for the following driver. Don't you just HATE the driver in front with no rear flaps, who is ALWAYS the one who passes you, in driving rain, then pulls in front with just a few metres space between his tailgate and your front bumper? 

Probably the same tw4t who removes his/her rear wiper!

Edited 9 August, 20214 yr by mrgf

I agree, mudlfaps should be law as on trucks.

3 minutes ago, UrbanPanzer said:

I agree, mudlfaps should be law as on trucks.

Are they fairly easy to install? I assume you have to screw them in if you want to add some?