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Old May 7, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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I need some help. I removed my rear windsheild wiper on my xb. I can not find a plug to cover it. I went to 3 home depots and could not find a plug. Anybody know where I could find one. Or your experience in plugging the hole.
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Old May 7, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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go to Ace Hardware, find the oldest guy in the store, drag him out to the parking lot and show him what you want to do. He may even do it for you.

Home Depot sucks and so does Lowe's
Old May 7, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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i still dont get how none of those stores have that plug. when i got mine, there was like 2 drawers full of them.
Old May 7, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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I just bought a key tumbler for a trunk and put it in there. Makes it tlook like you need a key to open the hatch.
Old May 7, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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I put a camera in mine. I was surprised what a good fit it was.
Old May 7, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dudehitt
go to Ace Hardware, find the oldest guy in the store, drag him out to the parking lot and show him what you want to do. He may even do it for you.

Home Depot sucks and so does Lowe's
Old May 7, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mooneyzs
Originally Posted by dudehitt
go to Ace Hardware, find the oldest guy in the store, drag him out to the parking lot and show him what you want to do. He may even do it for you.

Home Depot sucks and so does Lowe's
Whats really sad.. this statement is very true.
Old May 7, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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I used the little rubber piece from the wiper and tucked it in and replaced it with a nickle,

but before I did that I did this.

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niiice.
Old May 7, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rj
Originally Posted by Mooneyzs
Originally Posted by dudehitt
go to Ace Hardware, find the oldest guy in the store, drag him out to the parking lot and show him what you want to do. He may even do it for you.

Home Depot sucks and so does Lowe's
Whats really sad.. this statement is very true.
that's why I try to send people to Ace when I can. We've got to keep them open. Sometimes HD and Lowe's are a lot cheaper, but when you need to fix an old faucet or something Ace is the Place (with the helpful hardware man).
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Originally Posted by Crispyxb
I used the little rubber piece from the wiper and tucked it in and replaced it with a nickle,
I like the nickel
Old May 7, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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I like the turn key better!
Old May 8, 2007 | 01:42 AM
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I added a camera there.
Old May 8, 2007 | 01:51 AM
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i couldnt find the right size plug either.
Old May 8, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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Found it. Its all good now. Found it @ pep boys. I Painted it and is installed.
Old May 8, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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Nice! show us how it worked out.
Old May 8, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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When I first saw this post I said to myself WTF. I wasn't sure what I was going to see covering the "rear wiper hole". I was glad to see it was different than I thought.
Old May 8, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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it's "rear wiper hole", not "rear hole wiper"



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