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Been slow to this thread, but thought I'd chime in here, finally. While I personally don't use the rear wiper on either vehicle I possess that has one, it's your car. The reason is that the rear window gets a LOT of dirt onto it, and wiping that dirt across glass is not a good thing. If I was going to install one from scratch, I'd set it up to spray the glass thoroughly BEFORE the wipers acts, AND have a wiper with integral washer nozzles. As for installation, I saw something at Sacramento Vintage Ford that may either be of direct use or as a lead for finding something similar at another custom parts supplier (getting parts for my truck). They had a unit to remotely locate the motor and using a flexible cable/sheath arrangement, used to upgrade the existing wipers with modern wiper motors. For a custom application, one could use any standard motor, any standard wiper shaft base, and connect them with this unit to place the motor at a location that was more suitable. >From a shear practicality standpoint, I'd rather have a wiper that kept the driver's SIDE window and side view mirror clean. Now THERE'S a customization challenge! BTW, Sacramento Vintage Ford can be reached at: http://www.vintage-ford.com/ Most customization shops should be able to locate a similar unit. I have NO interest in actually doing any of the things I suggested above, I like things stock, but YMMV. Just passing along ideas and potential solutions. - Jeff Iwanna21/23windowsunroofDeluxe! for daily driving '80 Westi (2) BOTH FOR SALE '67 Sqbk '64 Ford Crewcab '87 Subaru 4WD '97 Nissan Quest Grass Valley, California, USA Jeffrey.Carver@Aerojet.com