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Old 03-10-2010, 04:44 AM   #61 (permalink)
lunarhighway
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vectra a - '95 Opel Vectra GLS
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sorry if i was unclear in my prev post. i didn't mean these where saloons with a wiper, but at least on the belgian opel site the rear wiper on the hatch is listed in the car configurator as a 75€ option. i suppose certain trim's have it as standard, but i guess it means if you really want you could have a standard hatch with or without the wiper. the 3d presentation on the site also whows the hatch without the wiper.

what i meant was because the cars where so similar if the saloon doesn't need a wiper the hatch shouldn't really need one either, wich could explain why it's optional rather than standard, also the car does look better without it.

i have a vectra A (cavalier mk3) hatch, wich is roughly similar in layout to the insignia hatch, and i notice that at speed ,even in heavy rain, no drops fall on the rear window , but at speeds lower than 50km/h they start to settle and the wiper sometimes comes in handy, especially while parking.

last summer i took the wiper off for aero reasons, but in winter i put it back on, the effect on FE is likely small although i do suspect because of it's position to the side it will interfere with the flow comming off the C pillar

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