Rear Passenger windows do not go all the way down...
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Kyle’s Clarity
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Ngl I haven’t ever rolled my rear windows down but this seems pretty normal to me. Lots of cars’ rear windows don’t roll all the way down.
I’ve never really thought about it before but since you asked, I got curious. Turns out it IS by design. Or at least the result of forced design.
https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/how-come-rear-windows-dont-roll-all-way-down-272199
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The Gadgeteer
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Normal. It is a child safety thing that is on many if not most passenger cars.
Apparently it’s not a child safety thing according to the article Kyle linked, which after reading makes sense. Since we always use the HVAC and have the windows closed, I wasn’t even aware the rear windows don’t roll down all the way.
The Gadgeteer
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Growing up we always called them child safety windows. I never thought to question it.
Rear windows don't roll all the way down due to shape of door and where wheel well is, there is no physical space to put the window down.
Some cars have rear windows that go all the way down (Volt) and they usually have a split window design so the narrower window has room to go all the way down.
The shape of the window in the Clarity allows it to go most of the way down, not quite all the way.
Some cars have rear windows that go all the way down (Volt) and they usually have a split window design so the narrower window has room to go all the way down.
The shape of the window in the Clarity allows it to go most of the way down, not quite all the way.
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