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Difficulty: (1-5): 1
Time Frame: 30 mins

First you need tools:

10mm socket and ratchet
trim plug puller
1" plug from hardware store
and silicone sealer

next you take your hand and pry loose the cap.

now you take the rachet and remove the nut on wiper arm.

now this is what uve got.

now open the hatch and get out the trim plug puller.

ake this and carefully but with a little force wedge under plug and remove all plugs.(when doing this be sure to support the fiber board or it will crease)

the view arter removeing the cover.

next the power plug needs to be removed , so push down on tab and pull.

now in this pic notice the three 10mm bolts remove them.

now the wiper motor is out lay it to the side.

now the rubber gasket needs to be removed just push it out and "walla"

now take the new 1" plug that you bought and insert into wiper location.

now back to that stray motor plug/wire there is a wire clip take this apart and the plug/wire fits there nicely.

now since we are back behind the hatch get out the sillicone and apply eveanly alll around the plug and use enough to seal off the plug and you are done clen up work area and enjoy.

 

[DTRAIN619]

Thank You!!!

*clap, clap* Awesome job!! Pictures are oh so clear too. And only 30 minutes? Okay got no excuses not to do it now. Very much appreciated.

 

[squirrel]

Good job! And nice pics!

There you have it folks!

I'm sure I'll be seeing more hatches like this in the future.

 

[DTRAIN619]

Good job! And nice pics!

There you have it folks!

I'm sure I'll be seeing more hatches like this in the future.

You've got that right! Gonna get the wife to give me a hand taking it off. (Future mod training! )

 

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i appriciate the feed back and please tell me if this was helpful and i will put up more projects in the future

 

[Padanky]

Perfect write up!!! Nice job.

 

[Dew]

great job man!

 

[DTRAIN619]

Two thumbs up!!

Gonna do a few removals for my friends, this makes it very easy to do. Couldn't find a black plug, got a chrome one instead.

 

[ric2542]

nice article

 

[mikee1680]

Great job! Can't wait to get rid of that rattle!

 

[hayalex6]

Where'd you get that plug removal tool?

 

[Padanky]

Where'd you get that plug removal tool?

It would be cheaper to buy the clips than buy the tool.

I just used a pair of wire cutters and slid it between the cover and the top of the clip and wiggled and pulled without messing any of them up.

 

[DTRAIN619]

Where'd you get that plug removal tool?

I actually used one of the window clip removers, it's bent at a 90 degree angle on the bottom, works really well, no broken clips. Used it tonight on the wifes' xB.

 

[clubxbdave]

The window clip remover tool is probally one of the most convenient tools to have.

 

[synapse]

the on that i have is for interior panels got it at advanced auto

 

[Darkness]

I did this and took off my emblems in the back, my box is so gansta thnx to you man!!

 

[greenguyshrek]

I put a camera

 

[Big_Kokujin]

How ironic is that...I go and pick on about the SoCal guys about removing their rear wiper and I go and do it...but thats not the good part, just as i'm finishing, it starts raining...aint that a B(rick james)...I didn't take the rubber piece out because the bigger plug was giving me probs when it started raining...so i left it in and put in a smaller one

 

[surfcitylocal]

Nice DIY. I used the chrome plug from Pep Boys as suggested by Dion. I then painted it to match the Box. Nice, easy, cheap mod.

 

[markowitz]

did this the other day. super easy with this guide. the little clips were a B but i popped em off pretty easy with a butter knife. i also painted the plug to match.
total cost- $1.58
total time (excluding painting the plug) 20 minutes