I have been to Home Depot and Lowes for this 1 1/8" plug, but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone help me? All my rear wiper does is collect dirt all day, and plus I want to connect the rear water pump to my Alta aftercooler.
thank you
M

 

I found mine at Lowes in the hardware section. They have drawers of special things, like clips, metric bolts, plastic washers, etc. I found it in that section. Plastic bag of 2.
good luck,

 

Listen Clownshoes....It's in the Mini Rear Wiper Delete section of the local ACE hardware store. That's the ONLY place I found it. Lowes and the Depot didn't carry it. But, hey....what do I know.

 

other industrial supply firms. Might even be able to find it in chrome!

Matt

 

I found them at Home Depot and Lowes today. I found them in Black, White, and Chrome. I payed under a buck each. They were in the section where all the standard and metric bolts and nuts.
M

 

MarioKart can you post a picture of your mini with the wiper removed?

 

 

Here is a pic of the plug. There seems to be less dust now that the wiper is gone.
M

 

Hmmm, I've got a wiper stalk that doesn't have the outside **** for the rear wipers.............. I think I'll have to try this mod out and see if the stalk works

Honestly, I've never used the wiper, there's way too much grit on the back glass for me to dare try it To many years of being around aircraft glass & Plexiglas.

 

mariokart- you're not a camera kinda guy are you? look at how you're
holding the camera! jk jk

that plug reminds of of the early civic hatchback standard model... the
DX/LX/Si came with rear wipers but the cheeze model had a plug just like
that.

 

LOL, I know I noticed the pic after I posted it and I was too lazy to take another one. It looks a bit gay. But any way I'm very happy with my new mod but I can't seem to stop getting the Alta sprayer to stop spraying everywhere. It is making a mess
M

 

Dood...I told you that mod would look good. Now, when are you coming back out here so I can get another ticket. Oh yeah....I got a ticket. Thanks for being a bad influence on me BTW. Something like 84 in a 45. I think the radar gun was off.

 

And I thought I was going fast at 69 in a 45 in Globe. Got a warning though

 

I think I'll move the winged mini badge over the hole.

 

Hey justin how ae things going? I hope to be there in about three weeks. Since I bought the Mini in Sept I have been pulled over 9 times but only one ticket.

 

MarioKart, did you use any sealant with the plug?

 

Yeah, I used a water tight sealant made for window, that I bought at Lowes.
the whole mod including conecting the water tube to my Atla aftercooler took about 30mins.
M

 

You can do that, but it'll take a little work. The rear badge is a post mounted unit, so there are 2 posts on the badge and 2 holes on the deck lid.

It might look strange with 2 badges so close to each other. Now the lettering is a stick on application and easily removed.

 

I went to Lowes & that section of hardware was reduced to half an aisle...

I went to Ace & Home Depot & they only have 1" diameter...

It sure would be great if someone found a link to a Website that sold the 1.125" plug ; )

 

Check out the best parts place on the web

Search around for a finishing plug or plastic plug or something like that. You'll have to buy a 100 of them, butit could even be less then what HD charges for 1 package

 

Mario holds his beers like that too!

The wiper delete looks good though.

 

I bet you were foaming at the mouth when you were writing that. You dont' have to be mean just becaue you have a slower car. You know I don't drink beer, Jack and coke. Hurry up and get out here so we can race again.
M

 

I will be there this Saturday the 25th so get ready! Remember it's a Wednesday car.

 

Thanks for the link Smokey- They have the plugs (see below):

Finishing Plugs Commonly used to plug holes in sheet metal. Nylon Hardness is Rockwell M80. Vented plugs allow air circulation and permit heat and fumes to escape.
Snap-in plugs may also be used as glides and protective bumpers. Temperature range is -40° to +185° F. To Order: For snap-in plugs, please specify black or off-white.
Locking plugs have strips on the sides that expand beyond the hole diameter; just press the plug in the hole and it locks into place. Temperature range is -40° to +221° F. Color is black. Snap-In, Unvented Locking, Vented Locking, Unvented Fits Fits Panel Head Pkg. ID Thickness Dia. Qty. Per Pkg. Snap-In— Vented 7/8"0.031"-0.109"1 5/64"100 9688K641 $8.78 1"0.031"-0.109"1 7/32"100 9688K688 9.98 Snap-In— Unvented 1/8"0.031"-0.094" 13/64"100 9688K191 3.78 3/16"0.031"-0.140" 11/32"100 9688K211 5.40 1/4"0.031"-0.062" 27/64"100 9688K221 5.42 5/16"0.031"-0.140" 29/64"100 9688K231 5.44 3/8"0.031"-0.140" 37/64"100 9688K241 5.45 7/16"0.031"-0.171" 39/64"100 9688K321 4.13 1/2"0.031"-0.140" 43/64"100 9688K251 6.10 9/16"0.031"-0.140" 47/64"100 9688K331 4.50 5/8"0.031"-0.072" 51/64"100 9688K261 6.76 11/16"0.031"-0.109" 57/64"100 9688K341 5.62 3/4"0.031"-0.109" 63/64"100 9688K271 7.74 13/16"0.031"-0.109"1 1/32"100 9688K281 8.26 7/8"0.031"-0.109"1 5/64"100 9688K291 8.46 1"0.031"-0.109"1 7/32"100 9688K311 9.63 Locking— Vented 7/8"0.016"-0.125"1 1/64"100 85985K33 7.57 1"0.016"-0.125"1 13/64"100 85985K34 8.59 Fits Fits Panel Head Pkg. ID Thickness Dia. Qty. Per Pkg. Locking— Unvented 3/16"0.016"-0.062" 1/4"100 85985K11 $4.07 1/4"0.016"-0.062" 5/16"100 85985K12 4.07 5/16"0.016"-0.062" 3/8"100 85985K13 4.33 3/8"0.016"-0.125" 15/32"100 85985K14 4.33 7/16"0.016"-0.125" 17/32"100 85985K15 4.65 1/2"0.016"-0.125" 37/64"100 85985K16 4.74 9/16"0.016"-0.125" 21/32"100 85985K17 5.31 5/8"0.016"-0.125" 23/32"100 85985K18 5.32 11/16"0.016"-0.125" 25/32"100 85985K19 6.46 3/4"0.016"-0.125" 59/64"100 85985K21 6.87 13/16"0.016"-0.125" 57/64"100 85985K22 7.34 7/8"0.016"-0.125"1 1/64"100 85985K23 7.57 1"0.016"-0.125"1 13/64"100 85985K24 8.22 1 3/32"0.016"-0.125"1 7/32"100 85985K25 8.79 1 3/16"0.016"-0.125"1 5/16"100 85985K26 10.22 1 1/4"0.016"-0.125"1 3/8"100 85985K27 10.53 1 3/8"0.016"-0.125"1 1/2"100 85985K28 12.52 1 1/2"0.016"-0.125"1 43/64"50 85985K29 6.96 1 3/4"0.016"-0.125"1 59/64"50 85985K31 8.32 2"0.016"-0.125"2 9/64"50 85985K32 8.37 2 1/2"0.016"-0.250"2 25/32"25 85985K35 10.64

Polyethylene These low-profile plugs are snap-in unvented style. Hardness is Shore D35. Temperature range is -22° to +200° F. Color is black. Fits Fits Panel Head Pkg. ID Thickness Dia. Qty. Per Pkg. 3/8"0.06"-0.11" 3/4"100 9750K51 $2.51 1/2"0.03"-0.08" 7/8"100 9750K52 2.55 5/8"0.06"-0.08"1 1/16"100 9750K59 3.05 3/4"0.05"-0.11"1"100 9750K53 3.05 7/8"0.03"-0.08"1 5/32"100 9750K61 4.15 1"0.03"-0.08"1 3/8"100 9750K54 4.09 1 3/32"0.03"-0.08"1 5/16"100 9750K17 6.75 1 3/16"0.03"-0.08"1 9/16"100 9750K62 5.81 Fits Fits Panel Head Pkg. ID Thickness Dia. Qty. Per Pkg. 1 1/4"0.03"-0.08"1 5/8"100 9750K55 $5.71 1 1/2"0.02"-0.08"1 7/8"100 9750K56 5.87 1 3/4"0.03"-0.08"2 1/8"100 9750K57 6.43 2"0.03"-0.08"2 7/16"50 9750K58 6.64 2 1/2"0.03"-0.08"3"50 9750K63 9.18 2 5/8"0.03"-0.08"3 1/8"25 9750K64 11.05 3"0.03"-0.08"3 3/8"25 9750K65 11.78 4"0.05"-0.10"4 1/2"10 9750K67 7.05

 

holy crap. all this for just plus?