» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 439,338 Views | | | | | | | 08-14-2009, 06:20 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 20 | Rear wiper I'm doin this the noob way. But I'm on an extra slow computer on dial up. Anyone have a how-to on removing the back wiper. I've been really board latley and don't like the way it looks. Thanks a lot and sorry for being a pain. __________________ 5% so you cant see up in my windows | | | 08-14-2009, 08:59 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | to remove the arm, just pop the end up, remove the nut and pry it off (put something between what you use to pry and the paint) to remove the motor, open the trunk and pop out the two plastic button looking things on the bottom, then grab the handles and just pull straight down until the panel comes off (you may have to remove a couple of clips from the trunk and put them back in the panel) after that's done, just remove the washer hose, electrical plug and the three bolts and it comes right out you'll need a 1" rubber or plastic plug button to fill the hole, if there's a Fastenal store near you they'll have them, but make sure you have the plug before you remove the motor because they may not stock them good luck, this one cheap, little mod makes a big difference in how clean your back end looks | | | 08-15-2009, 06:30 PM | #3 | Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 68 | Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak good luck, this one cheap, little mod makes a big difference in how clean your back end looks | He is so right, It makes a huuggeee difference. | | | 10-02-2009, 01:23 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 277 | can you post pics to see the difference? | | | 10-02-2009, 04:32 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | | | | 10-02-2009, 04:35 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 277 | oh wow, that completely cleans up the look. and no rear antenna? | | | 10-02-2009, 04:36 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 277 | dude brendan is that another ti of yours? | | | 10-02-2009, 04:44 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | no it's not mine, I would have posted mine but I was too lazy to dig through my photobucket it belongs to a UK member, all the euro-spec ti's didn't have the external antenna | | | 10-02-2009, 04:54 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 277 | oh those b@$!@*^$!!! i hate being in the US :'( So you did that mod on yours? Was it worth it? | | | 10-02-2009, 05:02 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | it cost me 30 cents for the plug from Fastenal and about a half-hour of my time, more than worth it | | | 10-02-2009, 05:11 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 277 | i mean do you ever miss having it? | | | 10-02-2009, 05:15 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | I rarely used it actually, maybe once or twice to clear rain of my window but I can live without it | | | 10-02-2009, 05:27 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 277 | so it just dropped weight and looks cooler? | | | 10-02-2009, 06:08 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | the whole thing can't weigh more than a couple pounds, so weight loss is pretty minimal, but it does look better | | | 10-02-2009, 06:16 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 277 | ok good to know. thanks brendan. total lifesaver | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | Similar Threads | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | rear wiper issues?????? | markyboy187 | Electrical | 6 | 12-16-2008 04:40 PM | rear wiper | grm | Exterior | 19 | 02-10-2007 07:32 PM | Rear Wiper | gooten1 | Exterior | 60 | 01-29-2006 12:25 AM | Rear Wiper | Rob Gibson | Electrical | 11 | 04-24-2005 06:24 PM | rear wiper | devilddog88 | Exterior | 0 | 12-05-2004 12:43 AM | |