Wait a minute, Greg, you're worried about messing up a rear wiper on your
folks' vanagon?

Come on!

I crushed the whole rear windshield on your dad's van last summer, and he
told me it didn't matter!  You have the nicest dad in the world, how can you
possibly be worried about a windshield wiper?

Besides, rear wipers are not necessary, IMHO.  The rear window is vertical
and rain doesn't collect on it.  Now my Prius, with its normal sloping rear
window, _it_ needs a rear wiper.  I've never understood why they put rear
wipers on horizontal windows that don't need them (unless some people drive
fast in reverse when it's raining?), and don't put them on regular sedans
with sloped rear windows that do gather water!

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of Greg Potts
:::Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:30 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Quick... Before my parents get home....
:::
:::Hi Volks,
:::
:::Today I figured out what that clunk in the back was when I took the
:::vanagon through the car wash last weekend. Apparently it was the
:::sound of the rear wiper being torn off.
:::
:::Can someone please let me know the length of the rear wiper so it can
:::be replaced ASAP. I still have a couple of weeks before my parents
:::return from their vanagon vacation (right now they're in TX) but I'd
:::like to make sure it's done before they get back.
:::
:::Thanks.
:::
:::Happy Trails,
:::
:::Greg Potts
:::1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
:::www.pottsfamily.ca