Prius C Side Window Wipers

There are no side wipers... I have noticed, though, that my C2 does the same thing. Rolling the windows down to clear condensation or other moisture does zip, have to get out and manually clear the side windows.

 

my PiP does the same thing

 

Not certain I see the danger, off hand, but it certainly incredibly annoying and inconvenient!

 

This annoys me too. Even pushing on the window, which I had to do in my previous car, doesn't help. But I never thought the purpose of that material was to clear the windows. I always just thought it was a nice bonus. In that way, I don't really think of it as a design flaw, necessarily. Unless I'm wrong, and that really is a feature manufacturers consider and purposefully design.

 

I don't understand why they designed it like that.

 

My concern with those things not working... where is the watering going? Is the water that hits the side windows going INSIDE the door?

 

Yes, same occurrence here on my '11 Hatch. It is annoying. Even went out and bought a squeegee. Not sure if this is how Toyota's are designed. But the moisture did clear on my previous vehicles, when I put the windows down.

 

This is NOT how all Toyota's are designed! My truck, my Corolla, and my Echo did not have this problem. I'm still concerned about where the water goes if it isn't being diverted by the proper window seals.

 

I do not know, in my last car, I pressed on the window as I was rolling it up, meaning moisture was whisked off into the door. I never worried about it or had any problems. But maybe I'm a big dummy

 

Scion xB did the same thing (did not wipe the glass). Only issue, must roll the window(s) down at the intersection after a quick wand wash/rinse.

 

Cars have a plastic moisture liner inside the door that prevents the water from getting to the door panel. The doors themselves have drain plugs that let the water out. Most cases there isn't a lot of water that builds up in the doors, but the PC does have a bigger gap than most cars and could get a buildup of leaves or other debris to clog the drain plugs. Usually the felt strips prevent this, must have been a cost and weight savings. Probably the same reason they didn't include sound deadener.

 

There is a visible flex in the inner door panel when rolling down the drivers window too

 

I have always just used a squeegee to remove the morning dew/condensation from all the windows and mirrors. Here in South Florida and having no garage it is a must to do this almost every morning. I don't think I've ever had a car that if you rolled the windows down the condensation is effectively squeegeed by the just rolling them down.

 

I went out and double checked... I should have done this before as the last time I checked it was dark. Hans Unrat, you are absolutely correct. The felt lining is there, it is just the thinnest I have ever seen on a car. Might explain why it is virtually ineffective.