Removed rear wiper + covered hole *PICS*
10-03-2005, 01:23 PM
#62
New Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 1,728
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
how much does it cost to take it to a shop and cover that hole so it would look like there was nothing ever installed there? i dont dig those plastic plugs at all. it looks better with a wiper, then with a plug
10-03-2005, 05:35 PM
#67
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: atlanta / chattanooga
Posts: 286
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
sekzee - it wont look bad at all. just paint it white.
pumpedva -
i've looked too but all the sink hole covers i've found were bigger than 1 inch.
what i've found is a vinyl 1 inch hole cover just like A_16 at ace hardware. just trim it a bit and glue/silicone it over the hole.
pumpedva -
i've looked too but all the sink hole covers i've found were bigger than 1 inch.
what i've found is a vinyl 1 inch hole cover just like A_16 at ace hardware. just trim it a bit and glue/silicone it over the hole.
10-03-2005, 05:51 PM
#68
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Southwest
Posts: 446
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by PumpedVA
I have been to lowes and home depot over and over and cant find anything to plug mine with. I even looked in the area some of you said to look in
what you want is a heilmman 7/8" black nylon hole plug.
10-03-2005, 07:06 PM
#70
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Kansas City Kansas
Posts: 595
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by tree phidday
I live in Florida so I hafta keep my rear wiper....even with RainX. =/
10-03-2005, 11:59 PM
#72
Master
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,556
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Here's a picture of mine. I took off the wiper and installed a fiber optics cap over the wiper shaft to protect the threads. I'll reinstall it for the winter. It should take me like 3 minutes to have a functioning wiper again. 
For me it's a good summertime mod.
Heck you can't see my mod from the rear of the car because of the spoiler anyways (well kinda)
I figure the washer nossle pokes up a bit so unless I fill that and the wiper motor hole it gonna show anyways. Still looks better than the wiper on the rear window in the summer.
However, I have to admit that deleting the wiper and nossle altogether would be really nice. Maybe I'll just do this:
For me it's a good summertime mod.
Heck you can't see my mod from the rear of the car because of the spoiler anyways (well kinda)
I figure the washer nossle pokes up a bit so unless I fill that and the wiper motor hole it gonna show anyways. Still looks better than the wiper on the rear window in the summer.However, I have to admit that deleting the wiper and nossle altogether would be really nice. Maybe I'll just do this:
Last edited by Z_Driver; 10-04-2005 at 12:16 AM.
10-11-2005, 01:27 AM
#74
Master
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,556
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
OK, so now I spent a whole 10 minutes taking out the wiper motor. If I start driving my car in the rain a lot, which I really doubt since I have a '01 Pathfinder, I will put the wiper motor and blade back on. I am sure I could do this in under 30min. If I had to do this every spring and fall it would be worth it in my opinion. I do not think I would ever use the rear wiper on this car. I have to get the plug and paint it later today. I will post pictures after the plug is in.
10-11-2005, 03:05 PM
#75
Master
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,556
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
As promised, here are the shots of the plug painted and installed. I used spray paint that I had bought for touch up of chips. I used clear silicone adhesive to seal the plug. I used a piece of duct tape and a cable tie to secure the wiper motor harness so that I could use it again and so that it wouldn't rattle around in the hatch area. It all worked out really good. The painting and installation of the plug took like another half hour. So, total time for this mod is about 1 hour. Take your time so you do not scratch anything.
Even though the below option to cap off the wiper shaft looks good. The above option looks really good IMHO. I am glad I went the extra step. If I ever decide to reinstall the wiper motor and arm it will go on in under 30 minute. So, I really don't see any down side to taking the motor out and plugging the hole.
Enjoy the ride .....
Even though the below option to cap off the wiper shaft looks good. The above option looks really good IMHO. I am glad I went the extra step. If I ever decide to reinstall the wiper motor and arm it will go on in under 30 minute. So, I really don't see any down side to taking the motor out and plugging the hole.
Enjoy the ride .....
Last edited by Z_Driver; 10-11-2005 at 03:08 PM.
10-30-2005, 05:14 PM
#77
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Southern Cal
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Badmonkey
Here are the pics of the plug that I used. It is a hole plug from Lowes, painted black. Sorry for the sloppy pics and dirty car, shame, shame. I put a quarter next to it for size references. I cannot remember the exact size.
how big is the hole? and also how do you take it off? i have the wiper but i want to take off the lil thing on the windshield.
10-30-2005, 06:25 PM
#79
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: AZ
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
rear window mods
Originally Posted by LaidbackRacr
I took mine off too, rear wiper is pointless in AZ. Note guys do not tug on it when removing I scratch and dinged my hatch. I did the plug thing with silicon but it looked bad so I took my car in and had the hatch professionally done and removed my dings as well as two holes behind nissan emblem. I will post some nice pics over the weekend. Glad you like the mod to bro
