is it possible to add a rear windshield wiper?
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All the parts including the window and wire harness?
Thats the most expensive bit - the glass and the wiring from the glass up to the front of the car to plug into the correct plug in the controller.
Thats the most expensive bit - the glass and the wiring from the glass up to the front of the car to plug into the correct plug in the controller.
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Function over form on some things for me, this is one of them... same reason I need AWD when I would obviously prefer RWD.
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I love mine driving in Ohip
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Yes I'm getting closer and closer to buying one but I want to know if I can just pull the trigger on a "good find" even without the rear windshield wiper as long as it can be added later.
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Well before you splurge, check this link on 6speed ://www.6speedonline.com/forums/997/338487-rear-wiper-delete-finally.html
Maybe you can score some parts on the cheap.
Maybe you can score some parts on the cheap.
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On a 996 at least, and I think on a 997, there is a welded in panel at the rear that the wiper motor and everything attaches to. Without it the the sheet metal would just get bent and deformed. As it is welded in, I doubt it is available as a part, so figure on manufacturing something and welding it in. Not sure if a separate module is needed, then it will just be wiring, new stalks, and almost certainly some programming.
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If it is a must-have item, I'd strongly recommend buying a car with it. There is no single standard wiring harness for a 911, so the car will be missing the basic wiring and support for it as PhilD states. Glass replacement alone would be very costly. The window seems to clear itself just fine in rain due to wind shear, and with the defroster on I would think it would clear snow just as effectively.
The best you could hope for is a hacked-up mounting, compromised seal on the glass, and a lot of expense getting the car wiring and programmed to use it. Most people go the other way and remove it or pick a car without it, so you'll be sacrificing the larger market when you go to sell as well, probably insuring lower resale pricing as well. In the long run, I'd bet this will cost you many thousands.
The best you could hope for is a hacked-up mounting, compromised seal on the glass, and a lot of expense getting the car wiring and programmed to use it. Most people go the other way and remove it or pick a car without it, so you'll be sacrificing the larger market when you go to sell as well, probably insuring lower resale pricing as well. In the long run, I'd bet this will cost you many thousands.
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Try one of these first:
1) Aquapel glass coating from Tire Rack
2) OptiCoat 2.0 from Detailers Domain
3) Rain X
1) Aquapel glass coating from Tire Rack
2) OptiCoat 2.0 from Detailers Domain
3) Rain X
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If it is a must-have item, I'd strongly recommend buying a car with it. There is no single standard wiring harness for a 911, so the car will be missing the basic wiring and support for it as PhilD states. Glass replacement alone would be very costly. The window seems to clear itself just fine in rain due to wind shear, and with the defroster on I would think it would clear snow just as effectively.
The best you could hope for is a hacked-up mounting, compromised seal on the glass, and a lot of expense getting the car wiring and programmed to use it. Most people go the other way and remove it or pick a car without it, so you'll be sacrificing the larger market when you go to sell as well, probably insuring lower resale pricing as well. In the long run, I'd bet this will cost you many thousands.
The best you could hope for is a hacked-up mounting, compromised seal on the glass, and a lot of expense getting the car wiring and programmed to use it. Most people go the other way and remove it or pick a car without it, so you'll be sacrificing the larger market when you go to sell as well, probably insuring lower resale pricing as well. In the long run, I'd bet this will cost you many thousands.
Appreciate the responses as always, you guys are the best! With every response you give me it gets easier and easier to narrow down exactly what my "perfect Porsche" is going to be
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I was in the same situation with the Chicago and Michigan winters. I was set on getting a 911 with the wiper. I now own a c4s with no wiper (It was perfect and I was not going to lose it over the rear wiper). I had zero issues this past winter. A good coating on the glass and the rear defrosters got rid of the snow every time. I think one time i used the snow brush.
Winter tires on the other hand are a must!
Good Luck
Winter tires on the other hand are a must!
Good Luck