eliminating wipers

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:54 pm

Ok I have the wipers off the car but now have two posts sticking up is there some kind of kit to eliminate them or a cap to cover them? I painted them black so the blend in right now a lil.
Also how do you paint the vents and vent trim? I want to paint one or the other but not sure if the vents pop right out or not I have the dash out of my and in the process of re gluing the dash pad to the dash. But not sure what kind of paint to use or if the vents pop put or not!

HateMyAuto · Post by **HateMyAuto** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:10 pm

Why no wipers? Are you racing and trying to save weight? If so, you should probably remove the motors. If you just don't ever plan on driving in the rain, I would say make better plans, but again, romoving the motors would probably take care of the posts sticking out. And you can probably paint the vents with any kind of plastic paint.

rweatherford · Post by **rweatherford** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:17 am

There is only one motor. They are run with arms from underneath.

You can probably remove them, but caps would be much easier.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:04 pm

Where would I find caps to fit over them? I am trying to get rid of them because I wanted the windshield to have a smoother finish with no wipers sticking up.

Decipha · Post by **Decipha** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:12 pm

wow! eliminate safety for looks.. great

Jeff P · Post by **Jeff P** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:11 pm

To remove the gears you'll first need to remove the plastic covers that span the base of the windshield. The easiest way to get the gears out is to also remove the wiper linkage. Use a 5/16" socket to disconnect the linkage from the wiper motor, then use an 11mm socket to remove the three bolts retaining each of the wiper gears. Remove the assembly, put the covers back in place, and you're done. Now to fill the empty holes left by the gears....

Whoops, had to correct some spelling

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:49 am

Is it even legal to remove wipers? I hope you are not in a state with Inspections.. I know here, in Maine, Wipers are a MUST

BerettaLove32 · Post by **BerettaLove32** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:27 am

Better invest in RainX stock

gar187er · Post by **gar187er** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:49 am

hes in PA, he'll need wipers for inspection/driving...if a statie sees no wipers, your screwed...plus way to think about other drivers....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:44 pm

leadfoot93 · Post by **leadfoot93** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:30 am

have you ever thought of wiper bay covers? just a shield that streamlines the whole area so you can't see them from the front/side but they still are there

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