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I am going with a big NEGATIVE on that one Fireman.
As a temporary solution, sure, will hold a while but all rubber parts wear out. Plugging the line does NOT disable the actual pump.
And for the record, Fireman, NICE CAR! :-)
Why ask then? You can do what you want. Mine has been plugged for 5+ years now with no problem. Most (if not all of all of us) that have done this have done it this way.
Not one person has addressed disabling the actual rear washer pump.
I want to know how to keep my headlight washers and make sure anyone driving my car can't run the rear washer.
Thinking about removing/swapping a relay due to the washer motor "swings both ways" :-)
Instead of disabling the pump (which may be as simple as pulling a relay), I extended the fluid line to the bottom of the boot lid so that it simply leaks onto the bumper if someone accidentally activates it. I used a 1/4" irrigation drip line connector and hose. If you pop your boot lid, you'll see a small exit hole near the bottom that I routed the hose out of, with zip tie to keep it in place.
There's only one washer pump on my car, with two spouts; one for the front and one goes to the rear. I guess it'd be possible to pull the little pump and plug it at the unit verses the tube in back, but I'm pretty happy with the set-up as is. So far, other than to test the plug I haven't hit the rear washer switch since the delete.
Don't mean to resurrect a dead thread but with the handle bar insert do you just leave the original rubber stopper in the window or do you use something else?
I found the answer