[FatBoy]

I've had my i30 for nearly nine months now, and was a bit surprised by the lack of an intermittent setting on the rear wiper.

It was absolutely belting down here the other day, so I had the rear wiper on (I was sitting in traffic).  Imagine my surprise when I looked back to see the wiper operating intermittently.  I did a bit of testing, and once switched on, it does six wipes, then operates intermittently.

Who'd have thunk??


FatBoy

[Surferdude]

Now THAT'S interesting.

Trev prays for rain so he can test his rear wiper's intermittence.

[accim]

Yap, does it 6 times and then every x? seconds. On my previous i30, it was 3 times and then every x? seconds Interesting that they've changed that.

[2i30s]

i thought we all knew about the rear wiper working intermittently after a 3-5 sweeps. 

[Shambles]

On mine it's 4 straight wipes then every 8.25 seconds, approximately.

Sometimes that 8.25 seconds just doesn't seem short enough, so I do the turn off/on to restart it.

If you were "sitting in traffic" though, the interval shouldn't matter too much I wouldn't have thought...



@sureferdude: you surprise me

[2i30s]

hey slim,don't you use your rear wiper very often?

[2i30s]

Now THAT'S interesting.

Trev prays for rain so he can test his rear wiper's intermittence.

and Trev,you obviously don't use your rear wiper, ever.     its only been there for 2 years mate. 

[Surferdude]

^^^
Quite true. I rarely use it.
Even in heavy rain it's quite clear to see out of.
I might turn it on for one or two wipes to clear the glass if it's been parked outside and there's a frost on it.

Ahh Queensland.....

Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

[FatBoy]

hey slim,don't you use your rear wiper very often?

Funny thing is, that I do use it quite often, but because I thought that it was either on or off, I would turn it on for one sweep only when I needed it.

[2i30s]

i can remember the very first time i used the rear wiper. i turned it on and it worked for several wipes and then stopped,i thought it had shit its self.   

[ausi30]

I have a CW with rear spoiler and find that we have to always use the rear wiper in any sort of rain as it appears to suck mist onto the rear window very easily.
The spoiler that is,  not the wiper... the wiper appears to be very efficient at removing said mist.
Don

[bumpkin]

Yeah, the hatch spoilers change the air flow so that the mist collects on the rear screen also.

[2i30s]

that's interesting to know. i would have thought the cw and hatch rear spoiler would help to reduce the spray on the rear window. 

[Ultralights]

^^^Ahh Queensland.....

Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

Sorry to have to correct you,   Its "beautiful one day, Knee deep the next."


couldnt help myself,

for thread topid content, i find the rear window on my hatch collects no where near as much water/spray etc than my old wagon. and i rarely use the rear wiper.    and i didnt know it had an intermittant setting..  have to try it out.

[Surferdude]

^^^Ahh Queensland.....

Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

Sorry to have to correct you,   Its "beautiful one day, Knee deep the next."


couldnt help myself,

for thread topid content, i find the rear window on my hatch collects no where near as much water/spray etc than my old wagon. and i rarely use the rear wiper.    and i didnt know it had an intermittant setting..  have to try it out.

"Beatiful one day, Knee deep the next"
Yep. Knee deep in sounthern blow-ins.

[FatBoy]

They say that anybody that leaves Victoria to live in Queensland raises the average IQ of both states!!   

And here is me leaving Victoria to live in Queensland at the end of the year. 


FatBoy

[Surferdude]

They say that anybody that leaves Victoria to live in Queensland raises the average IQ of both states!!   

And here is me leaving Victoria to live in Queensland at the end of the year. 


FatBoy

Oh no! Not another one.
All jokes aside slim, look forward to catching up with you  somethime in the New Year.