Does anyone take off their windshield wipers ? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jaime3 · 07-11-2015, 07:50 PM

I know people this strictly for looks. I personally like the look but im wondering how many of us FRS owners are actually doing this. And if you do, do you guys use something special on your windshield to compensate for not being able to keep water off?

navanodd · 07-11-2015, 07:58 PM

This is actually a thing people do?

WhiteFRS69 · 07-11-2015, 08:11 PM

did it in my last car.. don't know why, went for a "Cleaner" look i guess, used to keep a wiper in my trunk

if you do it, i apply Sonax Polymer net shielding to my windows, water beads and runs right off

DM7 · 07-11-2015, 08:11 PM

Rain-X will make water bead and fly off windshields. Have to be going around 40mph for it to work.

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Originally Posted by navanodd

This is actually a thing people do?

It doesn't rain in California. No need for the XL sized washer bottles and heated wipers (hell, no wipers!) that ship on Canadian cars.

WhiteFRS69 · 07-11-2015, 08:12 PM

maybe to keep those HUGE stickers they put on there windshield from coming off???

jaime3 · 07-11-2015, 09:37 PM

People do it for the "cleaner" look
Where can I get that sonax polymer @WhiteFRS69

campy · 07-11-2015, 09:47 PM

Me and my whole crew rock the no-wiper style. Nothing cleaner than a car with no wipers. It's a shame that so many cars come with wipers nowadays with cars getting all big and heavy.

jaime3 · 07-11-2015, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by campy

It's a shame that so many cars come with wipers nowadays with cars getting all big and heavy.

lol not sure if sarcasm or true

Chimera · 07-11-2015, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaime3

I know people this strictly for looks. I personally like the look but im wondering how many of us FRS owners are actually doing this. And if you do, do you guys use something special on your windshield to compensate for not being able to keep water off?

Wut?

Andrew025 · 07-11-2015, 10:29 PM

I just take off the windshield and wipers.
Problem solved.

jdmblood · 07-11-2015, 10:35 PM

Can we get a picture of an frs/brz with no wiper??

bcj · 07-11-2015, 11:42 PM

Still have the actuator studs sticking out of the facia.
Do you remove the wiper motor and mechanism as well?

Aozora.BRZ · 07-11-2015, 11:57 PM

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Tcoat · 07-12-2015, 12:06 AM

I am pretty sure just reading the first post of this thread has dropped my IQ about 10 points.

07-11-2015, 09:47 PM	#7
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07-11-2015, 10:29 PM	#10
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navanodd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Sport-tech WRB Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 308 Thanks: 95 Thanked 171 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This is actually a thing people do?

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WhiteFRS69 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS Location: NNJ Posts: 2,289 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 1,432 Times in 756 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	did it in my last car.. don't know why, went for a "Cleaner" look i guess, used to keep a wiper in my trunk if you do it, i apply Sonax Polymer net shielding to my windows, water beads and runs right off

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