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05-21-14, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by davyjordi

although, as someone stated above, i, too, don't think that i've ever owned a car that hasn't had side windows streak when rolling them up/down after the car has been wet.

Car wash in the morning, warm, sunny, dry weather in the interim, 3+ hours later, windows should not streak in the afternoon. Simple as that.

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05-22-14, 03:47 AM

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It's wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them , every time I wash the car and it's nice and dry then many hrs later I still roll the window down and it's still wet and streaks with wet marks , even the next day , continues to streak . So don't know if this is normal for these cars or not , any help would be great :-)

Normal I hate when that happens, at least the rain repellent helps with the front two glasses, leaving less water. I always look like an idiot getting out my car to wipe my glass down.

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05-22-14, 12:06 PM

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Normal

HOW IS THIS NORMAL? A FIRST CAR FOR MANY HERE?

Hours after a car wash windows SHOULD NOT streak.

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05-22-14, 12:11 PM

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HOW IS THIS NORMAL? A FIRST CAR FOR MANY HERE?

Hours after a car wash windows SHOULD NOT streak.

It happened on my Scion. It happened on my Tacoma. It happened on my TSX. It happened on my Saturn. It happened on my 4Runner. It happens on my RX.

So yes, you can count me in the "it's normal for me" group, and no, it's not my first car.

Enjoy your day, dbs600.

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05-22-14, 12:16 PM

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NEVER happened on any of my car HOURS after a car wash on a warm, sunny day.

You understand I'm not referring to streaking immediately after a wash, right?

What's the disconnect here?

Enjoy your day, JDR76 (lol).

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05-22-14, 12:20 PM

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Has NEVER happened on any of my car HOURS after a car wash on a warm, sunny day.

What's the disconnect here?

You understand I'm not referring to streaking immediately after a wash, right?

Absolutely understood. Even the next day it has been common for me to have it. Perhaps you've been fortunate enough to avoid it but I have not.

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05-22-14, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dbs600

Car wash in the morning, warm, sunny, dry weather in the interim, 3+ hours later, windows should not streak in the afternoon. Simple as that.

too bad the weather isn't always sunny, warm, and dry -- even still, though, i've had instances under said circumstances in which the windows have streaked. it's not uncommon for lexus nor for the rest of the auto industry.

anyhow, i'm also in the 'it's normal' group and no, as inferred prior, it's not my first car either.

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