Yeah, wipers are for pussies! ;)

I don't use mine because the rain we have here usually comes straight down and isn't enough to keep that back wiper wet enough. I'd love it if it had an intermittent setting.

 

ahh but it does, it's called, turning it on then off... haha, that's what I do.

 

mine used to do it a last month but now it dose not. who knows i was going to take it back to the dealership but all they ever say about the noises my car make is that they are ok and not to worry

 

The problem is that the window doesn't generally get wet enough for the wiper to work properly. It's useful in heavier rain, but otherwise, it's just the sound of rubber on dry glass.

 

Hmm... I live in New England and I use the rear wiper pretty much everytime I drive in the rain. It is not so much rain that gathers on it as it is the gunk kicked up by the rear tires. I find it quite handy and helpful.

 

Mine doesn't make a sound, it is sitting on my self in the garage.

 

so is there any wiper or anything to cure this noise?

 

My rear wiper was one of the first things to go. What a waste of money that was? A rear wiper is useless on an xB and all it does is scratch the rear glass and vibrate like heck when the bass hits.
Keep the rear window clean and waxed and you will always be able to see out of it. I've never had a problem seeing out it during ANY weather.

 

Count me in also. Mine does this and I think it is SOO annoying. I have just stopped using it now.

 

so for the guys that want to keep the rear wiper...has anyone found a wiper replacement that doesnt make the annoying rubber on glass sound?

 

I've had better luck with blades made of silicone. Just don't know if you can get a rear silicone blade.

 

ok thank you bb2ner. ill look into that

 

Definitely. Just buy the shortest blade you can find and cut it down, then slide it into wiper arm. I had to do that with my last car's windshield when the silicone blades were first coming out and didn't have a complete fitment range yet.
Better yet, just coat your rear window with Rain-X, and take that rattly wiper off altogether!

 

i just dont like the hole that it leaves. or the ghetto plug people put in the hole

 

I personally think the wiper is a useless waste of money, I have never needed to use it. I just don't want to remove it and put one of those Home Depot plugs in it, I dislike those even more. I will just wait for a new paintjob and have the entire rear of the car shaved.