I've got a T-Rex tail on mine. I got tired of waxing around the useless wiper arm and avoiding the dribbler on the top.

 

Somebody I saw had a bB badge over it, and it covered it well, but then instead of looking dumb because there's a giant hole, he looked dumb for having a curiously non-centered badge.
P.S. BOX XOB, cool plate

 

Does anyone know were to purchase the jdm hole plugs?

 

you could put a beer tap there and a pony keg inside

 

Just get one from the hardware store and throw some touch up paint on it. There's no reason to spend $50 on a plug from japan.

 

Anyone have instructions on how to remove it?

 

remove the wiper arm, then open the hatch remove the carpeted panel inside you will see the wiper motor remove the plug that is connected to it and then remove the three bolts that attach the motor to the hatch assembly and you are done. Then put the panel back on.

 

Keg tap? <eg>

I've seen them removed and the hole filled, welded and repainted. That's a ways down my list of things to do... probably when I get custom lights done and have to get that painted as well.

Just have to clean the windows by hand until then. My wife's van has a rear wiper, and while it's handy, I hate the way it looks on there.

 

we have put a color keyhole camera in there and connected it to our monitors.!!!

 

ONE day , one day , or maybe not but I sure can wish and hope and dream , I;m not into ice so if I ever remove it I'll prolly just get a colormatched cap .

 

www.randode.com sells a set of 4 bullet shaped bolts that look pretty sweet on there.

 

Just shave it. IT looks sweet as all hell

 

i did that too. other than shaving it, its the cleanest and most functional. well...the beer tap would be cool too. we could have a moving kegerator

 

i just got a lil black plastic plug from my local hardware store n tossed some touchup paint on it.

 

i contacted scion and asked for two fists. they delivered! i just acted all giggidy about my xb and they were glad to help me or whatever they said.

 

I finally removed my rear wiper and plugged it. I found a metal plug in the specialty fasteners section of a local hardware store. I painted it to match the car and here it is:

 

how wide should i get the plugs?

 

I'm new to all this stuff, what do you guys mean by "shave it" ?

 

I used a 1 inch plug. It was a little loose so it might be possible to go up a size depending on what's available. The adhesive sealant I used too care of the extra movement.


Shaving is basically just making something smooth. This would not technically be shaving because the hatch isn't completely smooth. To really "shave" it I would have to fill the hole, make it smooth and flush with the rest of the panel and repaint so you can't tell anything was there.

 

I used the plugs found in the "Help" section of Pep Boys. The 1 inch chrome fits the best.


I used paint that I got from www.paintscratch.com to color it then clear coated it. I bent the tabs back to make it more snug then used a bunch of sealant to seal up the rest of the hole. Since I can't afford the cost of shaving and painting it right now this seemed like a decent alternative.