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[Moogling]

Yeah, sorry I meant they stayed hardboard, not that they we're changed at all in that run! 

[2286]

Am I right in thinking that when rear door got a factory wiper, the washer bottle was stowed behind the door trim.  Just in case there was not enough water build up to rot the frame and curl the trim.

[Craig T]

I had an early 90 / 110 door on my series III for a while and that had a water bag thing in the rear door for the washer fluid.
Our later 110 had the washer jet on the body work, roof panel I believe so the pipe didn't have to flex through the door opening and closing.

Not sure if series vehicles ever had rear washers?

Craig.

[diffwhine]

Pretty sure not... I think the bidet option came in Ninety / One Ten along with the heated rear screen.

[Exile]

I think the bidet option came in Ninety / One Ten along with the heated rear screen.

People often forget that the One Ten was launched in March 1983, some 15 months before the Ninety.

The rear wash/wipe and heated rear screen were not an option on the early One Tens. (It is not in the Brochure, Price List or first Parts Book).

Both were available on the first Ninetys at launch in June 1984. It is logical to assume that they became available for the "Facelift" One Tens at the same time.

Irrelevant, but as well as sliding windows, the first One Tens had the Series type sliding door restraints that didn't hold the door open. The click-to-hold-open door restraints also came in with the first Ninetys.

People take such luxuries for granted these days!

[Moogling]

Am I right in thinking that when rear door got a factory wiper, the washer bottle was stowed behind the door trim.  Just in case there was not enough water build up to rot the frame and curl the trim.

I've definitely seen pictures if this arrangement that seemsd very factory

[Exile]

Yes. When the Ninety CSW was launched, the washer bottle was behind the trim on the rear door.

Can't tell you how long this lasted though.

[2286]

The only other vehicle that I have encountered that used a washer pouch rather than a bottle was a bedford cf.

They had it under the bonnet subject to engine temp it either melted or went brittle and cracked.  The stopper was a bung not a screwed cap.  So it still got a hard life even if left in situ on it two hooks!

Interesting fact re door check straps and when factory rww and hrw came in.

Motor factors used to sell those stick on foil affairs with the width element bars.

My 12 seater had a direct drive wiper from a tractor mounted at the very top of the door.  Functional but ugly.

[diffwhine]

I vaguely recall our 1974 VW van having a pressurised washer bladder / bag. I think it was pressurised with a feed off the spare tyre valve...

So you could run out of screenwash and have a totally flat spare tyre... Really helpful.