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i removed my rear wiper motor and arm from the hatch last week. here are some photos:




The wiper arm had lost its function as it was not wiping properly and actually making the window more dirty... that was my excuse for having this clean look
hope you like it
cheers

Looks great, nice job



What did you use to cap off the hole? Did you glue it in place? Water-tight?

Thanks for any info

inder wrote:Looks great, nice job



What did you use to cap off the hole? Did you glue it in place? Water-tight?

Thanks for any info

i used a plastic cap that goes on top of the suspension strut head under the bonnet, it is the perfect size for the job! I used black silicone to glue it, it seems pretty watertight at the moment.
hope this helps

good job finding that piece and thanks for the info nice blue colour paint too

p.s. would you know the part number for this cap?

Very smooth

Looks good.

the cap is 6Q0 412 359
thanks for the comments

inder wrote:p.s. would you know the part number for this cap?

You should have known that

Rear end looks pretty clean now mate without the wiper

ModifiedMadness wrote: You should have known that

I looked it up after first posting, found the cap mentioned, but thought it would be too big too fit - only now I notice this is not a mk5 polo lol, so I was looking at the wrong year suspension! doh... always using it to look at 2000 polo's, its a habit clicking polo 2000 hehe

is there a DIY guide of how to do this? i would like to do it. ive had a go n can only get a few bits off. Thanks Scott

mc_iver_9n wrote:is there a DIY guide of how to do this? i would like to do it. ive had a go n can only get a few bits off. Thanks Scott

here you go:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2148538

to remove the wiper arm i put some wd40 and used brutal force!
hope this helps

Is there a good way to plug off the washer pipe? something watertight and pressure tight?

What if you knocked the stalk by accident - flooded boot?

inder wrote:Is there a good way to plug off the washer pipe? something watertight and pressure tight?

What if you knocked the stalk by accident - flooded boot?

i used a coarse pitched screw and tapped the inside of the pipe while screwing it in. i tried and it doesn't leak at all.

Nice idea, thanks

Amazing at how much a small mod can change the car for the better.....looks great

logistix wrote:

mc_iver_9n wrote:is there a DIY guide of how to do this? i would like to do it. ive had a go n can only get a few bits off. Thanks Scott

here you go:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2148538

to remove the wiper arm i put some wd40 and used brutal force!
hope this helps

Thanks for the link jus had another go with WD40, and the wiper arm is fully stuck ive done everything else, like unscrew the motor jus need to get the arm off to finish it up. Any techniques to get the arm off?