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Rear Wiper -- bad blade or bad design?

notsolinear

Takes his fast for rides
Location
Champaign, IL
My rear wiper has sucked since the day I got my car. If I leave it on it always wipes too quickly and starts stuttering and making a racket. The front wipers are still great.

Before I go and order a new wiper blade for the back, can others chime in as to whether theirs does it too so I have a better idea if it's the rubber or just the design.
 

Blocko

Rabblerouser
Location
Vancouver, BC
Mine just leaves big fucking streaks. Doesn't make any noise though.
 

RobbDizzle

Ambalamps Dispatcher
Location
Crystal Lake/Elgin, IL
Car(s)
07 VW GTI 5-door
Mine works great :iono:
 

spacecity.gti

Sortaflush
Location
Houston, TX
Car(s)
2011 VW GTI
mine works fantastic.
 

Turbo

Ready to race!
Location
Austin, Texas
Car(s)
'07 GTI
My rear wiper is quiet, but doesn't do the best job of cleaning/clearing in the world.

I know that when at rest, the front blades are bent in the opposite direction as the previous use every time you stop using the wiper blades (don't you just love German over-engineering). I don't know that the rear one has that feature.

If the rear one has hardened, especially with a curl to it, that would cause it to chatter on the glass. If blades are chattering, that's a clear sign that it is time to replace them.
 

Edrock

Ready to race!
Location
NY
Car(s)
2007 GTI
mine doesnt stutter, but its loud and scares people when they sit in the backseat
 
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