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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

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Old 06-15-2010, 05:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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).

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Old 06-15-2010, 09:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You can stop the top part way through the open/closed cycle & thereby access the ledge & I believe the window.
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Just reach over the glass wind deflector and wipe away... As for cleaning the bottom, just get a shop vac and do the same...
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Zigen5 - Just reach over the glass wind deflector and wipe away? You must be some sort of long-armed midget contortionist. Ha!
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LoL... No, I just moved the sits forward and get in there...
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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.
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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.
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Nissan should have made the glass wind deflector removable or flip down.
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I use those window cleaners as seen on TV with the microfiber and the handle. It works great on the car. Just an FYI
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Nissan should have made the glass wind deflector removable or flip down.
It is removable, you just have to push harder.
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It is removable, you just have to push harder.
More details on this procedure please, and how safe is it...

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

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

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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
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