Differences of opinion are allowed, however name calling and attacking the intelligence of other members of the board is prohibited. Please keep this on topic.

 

Rally - Lyle

Sure would like to see some pictures and details about the plugs.

Thanks

 

I'll get some pics for you soon. Have one more part to collect before the plugs are ready

 

This is great news, bro! I'm very excited to see the result. Please let me know what I need to get this done

You rock!

 

If you're down, I've got another set of plugs for you as well. I bought 8 just for fun.

 

I'm definitely down! Just let me know how much it will run me! When will you have your pics up?

 

Depends on when I can get some free time from work. Might not be till this weekend.

 

Here's some pictures of the plugs I'm using. I have to let the clear coat settle before installing them.

Hot chocolate is a hard color to spray because of all the gold flake in it, but I think i got it this time. Pretty happy with the outcome so far. Nice glossy clear coat and everything :D



And here's the basis of the wiper delete plugs that I've been working on. Threaded body and a nice low profile head. The center piece you see is a rubber sealing washer and it's all held on by a hand-twist nut. Offers a cool alternative to the usual Lowe's plug and RTV sealant technique. It's nice and easy to install, no messy sealant, and super easy to revert back to stock.

 

Looks great - there going to be really nice installed!

Where did you get the plugs?

Thanks for being a "pioneer" and sorry about all those arrows in your back.

 

Nice solution! (well done, as usual)

Looks easily removed for lets say winter time when the rear wiper comes in handy once in a while here in Maryland.

 

Oh my gosshhhh...now that is what I am talking about! That is going to look phenomenal considering how flush the appear to be! Can't wait to snag a set

 

Any pics installed, Rally?

 

I put Rain-X on the front and rear windows of my Clubman.
Yesterday, I drove it in the rain for the fist time since I applied the Rain-X. I didn't need to use the wipers front or rear even once, and it was a fairly heavy rain!

If you delete the rear wiper, you should definitely Rain-X the windows!

Dave

 

Just completed mine and I like it.

Plugs are matte black -- but I have spares and plan to experiment with gloss black and body color (chili red) when I have more time.

 

do you have any more shots of the beltline trim in body color? that's an interesting idea...

 

Awww... the black plugs give your Clubman a smiley face

 

No, dont do it, its been done here in UK, it now looks like a herse. Not a pretty scene, the two doors makes Clubman stand out.


Hmmmm how does 33% tint reduce your visibility be 77%, in my head 77% and 33% = 110% so I find it a little difficult to understand how someone can throw insults at someone when they cannot do basic mathematics.

I do however appreciate your logic, but on the days that the roads are damp the amount of much sucked up the back makes it impossible to see anything if you dont wipe the rear. I dont think deleting rear wipers is a good idea, but each to there own.

 

Really? We need to go here again? He made a math error in his post. Do you really think that discredits the points of his argument?

I'll say it again...this thread is not meant as a debate of IF it should be done, but rather on how to do it. Why restart an argument now?

 

Oh you really got me good on that one . Pointing out a simple math error that I made in a quick post on the internet over a month ago. Bravo

It's raining today and I drove around town on very dirty roads (at the beach where the roads are covered in sand and muck) and obviously my wipers are gone. Not once did I have an issue with visibility. This has been the case for all the driving since I did this mod a month ago and the car has been on a long road trip and the usual daily trips around town. Zero issues. Just speaking from experience now that I've tested it through various conditions.

 

Some folks feel pretty strongly about their rear wipers. Kind of surprising to me. I've owned my clubbie for a little over a year and I think I turned them on once. They just made a smeary mess out of the rear windows. I never turned them on again. Apparently they even have squirters...I don't even know how to activate the rear squirt....

For the record, I don't keep my car that clean and it rains a lot here in Central Florida. Almost every day during the summer.

Earlier this week I replaced my front wipers. I thought about replacing the rears but figured since I never use them, I wouldn't bother.

For those that have taken them off, i think the car looks a lot better without them.

I did get a chuckle out of putting $10 wipers on my car and throwing the old ones away including the one with little spoiler on it. I can only imaging how much Mini charges for new wipers....

 

Any updated pics, Rally??

 

 

Well, today I decided to give this a shot, and went to home depot to find a decent solution for a plug.

For 5 bucks, I picked up a pair of sink hole covers. They are in the plumbing aisle of home depot, and come in chrome, white, and copper. I'll post pictures tomorrow when it's light out (and if I remember)

It came out really well, I just sprayed on a few layers of plastidip, and I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

 

Just as a little update/review since I've had them deleted for a few months now.

Despite driving through all sorts of weather, still haven't encountered any visibility issues.

As an example, here's a quick pic after about 2 straight hours of driving in all sorts of rain/muck/snow/salt/grime. While a tad hazy, you can see that visibility is barely effected and I had no issue seeing behind me at any time throughout the trip. This is mid-winter in northeastern Ohio so the roads are about as grimey and salty as they get.

Still quite happy with this mod and have zero complaints

 

He can correct me if I'm wrong, but they look like the button plugs you'd use for 'deleting' a button from an arcade machine's control panel...

http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/52621200.htm

Interested in the methodology behind the reflector delete... Are they just stuck on or is that a 'fill / sand / paint' proposition?