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R59 Rear window...best way to clean without dislocating shoulder?

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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 10:55 PM
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Rear window...best way to clean without dislocating shoulder?

A big hello!

Absolutely loving my Roadster.

Time came to clean the inside of the rear window.

Turned out to be a challenge to articulate my body the right way to accomplish this (seemingly) simple task.

I tried from seated position and reaching around: couldn't cover the whole surface.

Tried from standing outside with seat forward: couldn't reach everywhere.

Put knee in seat, faced rearward and had most success, but all along knew it was bad for the heated seat.

In the end...window probably looks worse despite my efforts :-(

Any tips for cleaning inside of rear window on a Roadster?

Many thanks...
 
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 10:42 AM
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Hire or bribe a child with candy to do it, they can fit right in there.

*Edit: Oh, and give them the candy AFTER they clean it or you will end up with a worse mess on the window.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 01:15 PM
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You have to step behind the front seat and reach in. Its the only way.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GEMSTER
You have to step behind the front seat and reach in. Its the only way.
This is the easiest way. Push the front seat as far forward as possible and step into the space behind the seat to clean the rear window. I find a link roller is the best way to get rid of anything that fell into the area under the rear window. Just thought you might like to know.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 06:41 PM
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Thanks for the tips...will try them out.

Anything will be an improvement :-)
 
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