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Old Mar 19, 2016 | 04:47 PM
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Couldn't stand the look of the passenger side windshield wiper so I just took it off. Looks so much better without it. Before you ask, I did get caught in a rain storm and I could see just fine.
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Thinking about removing the doors. Like that open airy look. Before anybody asks, I always wear my seatbelts....
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I removed the brake calipers. The rotors look much cleaner this way...
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I removed the brake calipers. The rotors look much cleaner this way...


I may remove the outside mirrors; it would make it more aerodynamic.
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Did you check whether this mod is legal?
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Old Mar 19, 2016 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by motomanvette
Couldn't stand the look of the passenger side windshield wiper so I just took it off. Looks so much better without it. Before you ask, I did get caught in a rain storm and I could see just fine.
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Sounds like a quick way to get a ticket. I believe wipers are required safety items.
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Not too worried about that since I've never been cited for no front license plate ever in 20 years as required by law here.
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Are those weaponx skirts? I'd be interested in them if you want to get rid of them too
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Might be easier to just remove the entire windshield, eliminate all unsightly wipers and no more bug spots.
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Originally Posted by motomanvette
Couldn't stand the look of the passenger side windshield wiper so I just took it off. Looks so much better without it. Before you ask, I did get caught in a rain storm and I could see just fine.
Motoman, I like the creativity
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So, from the modded and unmodded pics it appears you also had it painted a different color and turned into a convertible. I'd say taking a wiper off isn't much of a mod compared to all that.

Seriously, wipers are an important safety item; taking one off doesn't seem very smart for you and anyone around you when it's raining.
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I'm thinking about removing the engine...it's so damn heavy.
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Forgetting it is a car not a piece of art.
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In the 60's it was very common to remove the wipers on mid-years. Just pop them on when needed. Also, sun visors were removed on mid-years.
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