My first mod.

Cosworth · 05-12-2005, 03:05 PM

Got a 2000 silver recently.

Did my first mod, the day I got it. I took out the rear wiper motor & assembly. Savings of probably 5 lbs, and mabye a bit better drag coefficient.

Pics to come.

Rick · 05-13-2005, 01:44 AM

Did you find the appropriate plug for it? If not I can look the part number up for you. I did the same thing.

**highwater** · 05-13-2005, 03:31 AM

Rick, please post the # for the plug. I would like to have it also. I did a search for rear,wiper,plug and found it was for a 96 civic but no part#.
Thanks

Resist · 05-13-2005, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosworth

I took out the rear wiper motor & assembly.

Guess it never rains where you live.

Insightful Trekker · 05-14-2005, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosworth

Got a 2000 silver recently.

Did my first mod, the day I got it. I took out the rear wiper motor & assembly. Savings of probably 5 lbs, and mabye a bit better drag coefficient.

Pics to come.

Great idea Cosworth.

IMO without a delay wipe the wipers function is simply a bother. And Rain-X does a better job of keeping the glass clear.

Rick · 05-14-2005, 01:57 PM

Sorry for the delay's. I had foregotten what I did with the file I kept with the part numbers. Turns out it was on my old old laptop. Anyways, part numbers:

Plug (nut): 90301-SR3-000 *Note, I had these backwards, fixed now
Bolt (optional): 90156-SH3-000

I honestly would recommend not getting their bolt as it's way too long and you'll end up having to use a fat stack of washers to make it work. Just get the plug which I think is ~$15 and take it to a hard ware store and find a suitable bolt. I believe it's a 6mm bolt. You'll use the stock rubber seal that goes around the wiper arm. Then get two washers so that when you tighten the bolt it puts pressure on the rubber seal

When dissassembling the area around the rear wiper there are some externally visable clips with a small circle in the center of them. If you press this little center in it will release the clip without breaking it.

**highwater** · 05-15-2005, 03:11 AM

Thanks for the part#s Rick.

Cosworth · 05-16-2005, 03:45 PM

Well, it rains here, but I hate the rear-wiper. As long as you keep the glass clean, the water will bead off in the back.

I used a plug from Civic VX (these never came w/ rear-wiper). I believe what Rick has put up is probably something similar. A bil metal plug/nub. Then, you just get a big washer & a bolt to seal it.

I'll have the pic later tomorrow.

cmb · 05-17-2005, 10:02 PM

You guys are right. As long as your rear windshield is clean, and definitely if it's been RainX'd, no water drops will build up there, they just fall away.

I noticed that while driving through rain, the rear windshield was nearly all clear, while the little rear/vertical window (a la CRX) was covered in droplets. (dead air there)

figgy · 05-18-2005, 03:43 AM

With good aerodynamics, often the rear window is pretty much clean except when you slow down. It's nice to have the rear wiper, but it sure isn't used as much as the front ones.