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matde

New Member

• Nov 28, 2017

• #1

Hi all, I'm new around here but have just picked up my first Defender CSW.

It has a rear window washer fluid sprayer, but doesn't have a rear window wiper. Is this normal, or was the rear wiper removed at some point?

Just seems strange to have the sprayer but no wiper.

Any ideas?

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Nov 28, 2017

• #2

What year? It may be the door has been replaced at some time for series type that would not have a wiper as standard.Is there a hole below the window for the spindel ?

 

Al2O3

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Nov 29, 2017

• #3

tottot said:

What year? It may be the door has been replaced at some time for series type that would not have a wiper as standard.Is there a hole below the window for the spindel ?

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+1 Sounds like the door has been replaced. I've replaced two rear doors and had to drill the wiper holes both times. Sadly, you obviously won't have the wiper motor/mechanism either.

 

mojo247

Active Member

• Nov 30, 2017

• #4

is there a spare alloy wheel on the back. I had to remove my wiper to fit mine on, as the alloy clashed with it.

during it's life, someone changed from steels to alloys and when the wheel wouldn't fit they left it in the back!

 

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matde

New Member

• Dec 2, 2017

• #5

I suppose I should have posted this with photos from the start, but here we go.

The idea of the rear door being replaced with a non-wiper door probably does make the most sense. The door does seem to have a box to cover up where the motor should be, but I suppose that could have been kept from the original door.

Intriguing.... I want a rear wiper!

 

Al2O3

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Dec 2, 2017

• #6

A new door doesn't come with door cards, so they would have been swapped over from the old door. The box section certainly is the motor cover.

 

mojo247

Active Member

• Dec 2, 2017

• #7

I think they ditched the wiper when they swapped over to alloys

 

Hippo

Lord Hippo

• Dec 4, 2017

• #8

It's a well known fact wipers fall oft tratters when they get wet.