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–DAN–

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Registered: 14th Nov 05
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29th Nov 05 at 14:24

Just a couple of things since I joined this site which baffle me everytime I read em...

1. Some of the cars you guys have modded look fantastic with your lowered skirting etc, but as we live in a society obsessed with speed bumps, how the hell do you manage to get anywhere without rippping the f**k out of the bottom of em?

2. Removing rear wipers – I can see looks-wise why you'd want to do it, but surely the practiclity of them outweighs this? Or do the majority of you not use interior mirrors?

maybe its just me...?

Ally

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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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29th Nov 05 at 14:25

1. Drive very slowly

2. Dunno, i rarely use my rear wiper, and when i do its only because its hammering down with rain/snowing

dna23

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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
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29th Nov 05 at 14:25

1. drive slow over them or have the council remove them if they break the regulations on speed bumps

2. rear wiper wise i use rainX or polish on rear windscreen to make most water trickle off, its cleaned weekly so dirt isnt a problem and in the rain it's not that bad anyway when ure moving....

i know about both as i've done/suffer from them

Kif

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Registered: 13th Jan 05
Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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29th Nov 05 at 14:27

quote:
Originally posted by Ally
1. Drive very slowly

2. Dunno, i rarely use my rear wiper, and when i do its only because its hammering down with rain/snowing

Listen to that. I smacked my front bumper on a speedbump which was unpainted and snapped it just off centre. Proper pi**ed me off aswell

James_DT

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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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29th Nov 05 at 14:28

If I made my car as low as some on here I'd never get out of my drive, let alone out of the street.

Rear wipers are a must around winter in farming country, too.

RKS

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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Gloucestershire UK
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29th Nov 05 at 14:28

as sed before for point 1. Drive slowly and you will be fine!

and point 2.... I'm used to driving without using the rear view mirror, as my dad has vans that have been boarded off and I use them a bit so dont really look in the rear view now.

Lynny

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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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29th Nov 05 at 14:31

i couldnt handle having lowered car with the number of speed bumps around here, plus would be a nightmare n the multi-storey at work!

a_j_mair

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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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29th Nov 05 at 14:57

quote:
Originally posted by James_DT
If I made my car as low as some on here I'd never get out of my drive, let alone out of the street.
Rear wipers are a must around winter in farming country, too.

Rubbish!! my car is pretty low. i stay on a farm with a long approx 1km drive that is not the best to strips of concrete either side and i manage. I also manage to survive without a rear wiper and i live way out in the sticks with all the shitty roads!

James_DT

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29th Nov 05 at 15:02

I feel you haven't seen my street, let alone the roads near me. I've had the standard bumper at standard height scrape the roads on both the 306 and Laguna at 35mph.

MatthewR

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Location: Rickmansworth
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29th Nov 05 at 15:02

u'd be suprised how much u dont miss a rear wiper

L33 LEG

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Registered: 6th Jan 03
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29th Nov 05 at 15:05

why wud u need a rear wiper

jst drive slowly over bumps and sometimes it helps to go on them on an angle

, then again alot of cars tht u see which are highly modded never touch the roads

a_j_mair

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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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29th Nov 05 at 15:06

i dont have many speed bumps just random wildlife on the road and completely random potholes

broster

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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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29th Nov 05 at 15:08

speed bumps are there to make you go slower, so end up driving slowly over them, no problem there then.

loss of rear wiper, well there was so much rust there it about fell out anyway. lack of vision thru the rear window is a pain on motorway, but with taper throttle bodies and no interior motorways aint my favortie place

CCA

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Registered: 6th Dec 04
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29th Nov 05 at 15:40

Take extra care with speed bumps and go slowly and gently

I dont use my rear wiper anyway, i think its just there for deoration really

Gez G

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Registered: 12th May 04
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29th Nov 05 at 16:59

1. In the corsa, scrape my way over speedbumps

2. Hardly use it at all so not an issue

j10E W

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Registered: 30th Sep 04
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29th Nov 05 at 17:12

i try to go routes without speedbmps i dont even attempt some my front even catches on pot holes sumtimes

–DAN–

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Registered: 14th Nov 05
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29th Nov 05 at 17:19

quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
why wud u need a rear wiper

jst drive slowly over bumps and sometimes it helps to go on them on an angle , then again alot of cars tht u see which are highly modded never touch the roads

Wow! that must be one helluva mod?
DO they travel through time when they hit 88mph as well?

–DAN–

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29th Nov 05 at 17:22

I suppose the verdict is such that the rear wiper option is down to preference, and lower is only problematic if you live in shit road/builtup areas like Leeds.

CCA

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Registered: 6th Dec 04
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29th Nov 05 at 17:24

Lowering also depends on the drop and the wheel size

Krammy

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Registered: 23rd Feb 05
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29th Nov 05 at 17:36

1- dont buy the biggest bodykit ever...and you will be ok..something subtle...and a good drop..be fine... go slow

2- im riddin mine, i dont use it

Sam

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29th Nov 05 at 17:37

I seldom use my rear wiper on the Astra.

mav

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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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29th Nov 05 at 17:42

1.) go slow oh so slow...

2.) my old 2.0 had wiper smoothed away, never missed it really.

cossie_corsa

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Registered: 15th Nov 03
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29th Nov 05 at 18:29

1. hydraulics

2. never had a problem without my wiper

[Edited on 29-11-2005 by cossie_corsa]

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