Rear wiper

Sosebee · 08-14-2009, 06:20 AM

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.

tiFreak · 08-14-2009, 08:59 PM

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

tbake504 · 08-15-2009, 06:30 PM

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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.

pcalahane · 10-02-2009, 01:23 AM

can you post pics to see the difference?

tiFreak · 10-02-2009, 04:32 AM

here's a couple after pics, I think you know what it looks like with the wiper

pcalahane · 10-02-2009, 04:35 AM

oh wow, that completely cleans up the look. and no rear antenna?

pcalahane · 10-02-2009, 04:36 AM

dude brendan is that another ti of yours?

tiFreak · 10-02-2009, 04:44 AM

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

pcalahane · 10-02-2009, 04:54 AM

oh those b@$!@*^$!!! i hate being in the US :'(

So you did that mod on yours? Was it worth it?

tiFreak · 10-02-2009, 05:02 AM

it cost me 30 cents for the plug from Fastenal and about a half-hour of my time, more than worth it

pcalahane · 10-02-2009, 05:11 AM

i mean do you ever miss having it?

tiFreak · 10-02-2009, 05:15 AM

I rarely used it actually, maybe once or twice to clear rain of my window but I can live without it

pcalahane · 10-02-2009, 05:27 AM

so it just dropped weight and looks cooler?

tiFreak · 10-02-2009, 06:08 AM

the whole thing can't weigh more than a couple pounds, so weight loss is pretty minimal, but it does look better

pcalahane · 10-02-2009, 06:16 AM

ok good to know. thanks brendan. total lifesaver

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