Keeping the rear window clean
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Keeping the rear window clean
Is there any way to do it? Would mud flaps help? I live ouT in the sticks with about an hour drive nto work every morning so I get a lot of road time on old back roads and my rear window gets dirty fast. Just wondering if there s any way to slow it down a bit.
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One of those rear delfectors that mount across the top rear of the truck will help direct the air blowing over the truck down the rear glass and thus assist in keeping the grim and debris from the tires from settling on it. Its the reason old station wagons had them.
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Yeah, I have one of those rear air deflectors on my hardtop, and it did help keep the dust down some, maybe 30% less than before. My final solution was to just remove the hardtop and get a softtop cover.
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Originally Posted by justshootme84
Yeah, I have one of those rear air deflectors on my hardtop, and it did help keep the dust down some, maybe 30% less than before. My final solution was to just remove the hardtop and get a softtop cover.
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It's not a FTE sponsor's site, but I got it from Summit Racing Equipment. Lund Windjammer rear air deflector for a Ford Explorer, fits the Bronco just fine. I had to remove my FireStick CB antenna mounted to the rear bumper, as the turbulence from the deflector caused it to whip all around like crazy. The other thing I did was wax the rear glass really heavy to make the dust slide off.
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The bad thing about rolling the window down a little or all the way is that you choke on the exhaust fumes. Without the hardtop, all I choke on is dust!!! LOL!!!
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Originally Posted by justshootme84
... The other thing I did was wax the rear glass really heavy to make the dust slide off.
RAIN-X does wonders.
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Originally Posted by BillyBob69
RAIN-X does wonders.
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I use it here in Colorado and am always having to get the garbage for snow and ice off my truck. They use mag chloride here and it is a sticky mess. I apply it about once a month. Great stuff, but follow the directions closely. Two coats, wipe well, little circles etc.
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I'll second the Rain-X, I'm up in northern Michigan where they love rock salt and gravel for the roads. Like BillyBob said, follow the directions and it will work well. I usually try to reapply it every month or so. It's not perfect, but its better than nothing.
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