Ek Hatch wiper block

[the animal]

DIY

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Ps i know some people are going to say yer easy as who cares but there is some people who wouldn't have a clue so lets help them...




Aim:

give the rear end a clean look.


Required:


- 10mm socket
- flat head
- block grommet



The aim of this DIY is to give the rear hatch a mother cleaner look on the cheap with out the need to "shave" it



STEP 1

Lift the little black plastic that covers the 10 mm nut

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STEP 2

undo the nut and remove the wipper arm along with the black rubber grommet





STEP 3

remove the plactic on the inside of the hatch, don't pull i to hard as it might damage it and lose some of the clips



STEP 4

undo the 3 x 10 mm bolts shown in the pic, once that is done lightly give the wiper motor a tug and will come out.





STEP 5

unplug the motor and tuck the wire back in to the hatch



STEP 6

replace the hatch plastic

STEP 7

put the black plug in. stand back and say good job!





BEFORE

AFTER

[MIKO_OL]

Do you know if there is any way to cover it up without having the butt plug ? so it has a clean look . lol

[EKVTIR-T]

Do you know if there is any way to cover it up without having the butt plug ? so it has a clean look . lol

Yeah,weld up the hole and repaint

[the animal]

Do you know if there is any way to cover it up without having the butt plug ? so it has a clean look . lol

like EKVTIR-T said weld and paint looking at about $200-300 or cheap plug genuine Honda item cost $15

[Riced_Civic]

what size grommet did u used to plug it up.

[the animal]

what size grommet did u used to plug it up.

not sure what size it is. it is a genuine Honda item brought from the USA.

this is the link to the item. only thing took about 2 months to get it. that was over xmas and new years

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290621436751...S:1123&vxp=mtr

[Riced_Civic]

kk i was just wondering cos u can get them from autobarn in packs of 4 for like $5

[ericl33]

plug for $1.25
oem for $15.00








I know what I would use.

OEM all the way baby.....

[the animal]

plug for $1.25
oem for $15.00






I know what I would use.

OEM all the way baby.....

thats it some people have to be cheap but at the end of the day oem over shit

[ericl33]

LOL

I was being sarcastic.

sif pay 15 bux for rubber grommet.

[the animal]

As if be a cheap poor person and not get oem. nothing good to say keep it to urself this is not a span thread

[ericl33]

As if be a cheap poor person and not get oem. nothing good to say keep it to urself this is not a span thread

I agry with you that OEM quality is usually the best way to go.

But in this case, It's a rubber grommet. What about the OEM rubber grommet makes it better than a generic one?

Regarding "nothing good to say" This is a forum for discussion. Express views, be it positive or negative. Give tips and tricks, and whatever.
So long as I'm not telling you to **** off, then the discussion is healthy.

Paying fifteen times more for a grommet seems stupid to me. Unless you can prove some superiority the OEM grommet has over the generic one, my view still stands.