Roadster rear window cleaning

vifferman · 06-15-2010, 05:29 PM

Here's a new thought. The rear window on my new roadster has some smudges/streaks on the inside. How the heck does one get to it to clean it?

Similarly, how would one clean the rear shelf below the window? (bound to accumulate dust/dirt over time, and I can't think of a good way to access it).

All thoughts appreciated.

SigPapa226 · 06-15-2010, 09:18 PM

You can stop the top part way through the open/closed cycle & thereby access the ledge & I believe the window.

Zigen5 · 06-16-2010, 01:01 AM

Just reach over the glass wind deflector and wipe away... As for cleaning the bottom, just get a shop vac and do the same...

vifferman · 06-16-2010, 03:31 PM

Zigen5 - Just reach over the glass wind deflector and wipe away? You must be some sort of long-armed midget contortionist. Ha!

Zigen5 · 06-18-2010, 09:56 PM

LoL... No, I just moved the sits forward and get in there...

Zaggeron · 06-18-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SigPapa226

You can stop the top part way through the open/closed cycle & thereby access the ledge & I believe the window.

I've tried to do that based on the same suggestion in a different post several months ago, but I can't see any access while the top is going up or down -- I'm not seeing any opening large enough to access the rear window. I just wipe it down over the wind deflector as Zigen5 suggested.

vifferman · 06-21-2010, 05:50 PM

LoL... No, I just moved the sits forward and get in there...

Well...I have two seats, but no "sits" that I know of - hee! Seriously...do you mean to say that you move the driver's seat forward and climb in behind it to clean the rear glass? I finally managed to clean mine with great effort (though rather successfully) by sitting backward with knees on the seats, and reaching over the wind deflector.

370Z_Fan · 06-21-2010, 07:43 PM

Nissan should have made the glass wind deflector removable or flip down.

ZRoland · 09-11-2010, 12:08 AM

I use those window cleaners as seen on TV with the microfiber and the handle. It works great on the car. Just an FYI

Kirkster · 09-11-2010, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370Z_Fan

Nissan should have made the glass wind deflector removable or flip down.

It is removable, you just have to push harder.

HybridFusion · 09-15-2010, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirkster

It is removable, you just have to push harder.

More details on this procedure please, and how safe is it...

Zaggeron · 09-15-2010, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HybridFusion

More details on this procedure please, and how safe is it...

I think he was joking ... as in "push so hard it rips out"

Kirkster · 09-15-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

I think he was joking ... as in "push so hard it rips out"

Yes it was a joke. push harder and it turns into nice little pieces that vacuum right out... Seriously though it should have been removable...

K

Zigen5 · 09-21-2010, 10:11 PM

Arrrggg.... Yeah push it until it breaks... Its just a welcome seal for buying a roadster. You think Nissan would of though of that. I did the same thing, thinking I could wipe it down if I pushed the button half way. LoL, try tinting our back windows for a living... LoL

06-15-2010, 05:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
vifferman Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 62 Drives: '04 TSX, '10 370ZR Rep Power: 16	Roadster rear window cleaning Here's a new thought. The rear window on my new roadster has some smudges/streaks on the inside. How the heck does one get to it to clean it? Similarly, how would one clean the rear shelf below the window? (bound to accumulate dust/dirt over time, and I can't think of a good way to access it). All thoughts appreciated.

06-15-2010, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
SigPapa226 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 205 Drives: 300 ZXTT, 370 ZR Rep Power: 16	You can stop the top part way through the open/closed cycle & thereby access the ledge & I believe the window. __________________ Black 300ZX TT Stock + Megan CBE; Black Cherry 370Z Roadster, 6MT, Touring, Sport, Nav., 3-way Fog Light (Running, brake & flashing backup), Triple Tone Air Horns.

06-16-2010, 01:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zigen5 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 260 Drives: '10 BC 370z Roadster Rep Power: 16	Just reach over the glass wind deflector and wipe away... As for cleaning the bottom, just get a shop vac and do the same... __________________ *Meet HaZy: 2010 Black Cherry 370z Roadster - S-Tune Body Kit - 5:AD Bronze 19" Rims - K&N Filters - Euro Fog Lamp - Full LED*

06-16-2010, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
vifferman Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 62 Drives: '04 TSX, '10 370ZR Rep Power: 16	Roadster rear window cleaning Zigen5 - Just reach over the glass wind deflector and wipe away? You must be some sort of long-armed midget contortionist. Ha!

06-18-2010, 09:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zigen5 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 260 Drives: '10 BC 370z Roadster Rep Power: 16	LoL... No, I just moved the sits forward and get in there... __________________ *Meet HaZy: 2010 Black Cherry 370z Roadster - S-Tune Body Kit - 5:AD Bronze 19" Rims - K&N Filters - Euro Fog Lamp - Full LED*

06-21-2010, 05:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
vifferman Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 62 Drives: '04 TSX, '10 370ZR Rep Power: 16	Roadster rear window cleaning LoL... No, I just moved the sits forward and get in there... Well...I have two seats, but no "sits" that I know of - hee! Seriously...do you mean to say that you move the driver's seat forward and climb in behind it to clean the rear glass? I finally managed to clean mine with great effort (though rather successfully) by sitting backward with knees on the seats, and reaching over the wind deflector.

06-21-2010, 07:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
370Z_Fan Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 238 Drives: 2010 MB ZR sport pkg Rep Power: 16	Nissan should have made the glass wind deflector removable or flip down.

09-11-2010, 12:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
ZRoland Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dallas/Arkansas Posts: 120 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 15	I use those window cleaners as seen on TV with the microfiber and the handle. It works great on the car. Just an FYI

09-21-2010, 10:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Zigen5 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 260 Drives: '10 BC 370z Roadster Rep Power: 16	Arrrggg.... Yeah push it until it breaks... Its just a welcome seal for buying a roadster. You think Nissan would of though of that. I did the same thing, thinking I could wipe it down if I pushed the button half way. LoL, try tinting our back windows for a living... LoL __________________ *Meet HaZy: 2010 Black Cherry 370z Roadster - S-Tune Body Kit - 5:AD Bronze 19" Rims - K&N Filters - Euro Fog Lamp - Full LED*

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