[eurocarnut9xx]

I picked up a ‘broken’ rear wiper delete plug with the intention of either getting by or fixing it. Upon receipt and inspection I decided to come up with a way to fix the plug. My thought was to remove the stripped plastic threads and replace them with a threaded metal stud, pinned in place using the original roll-pin hole (why is that even there, anyways?). I sent the pieces to my Father who owns a machine shop and had agreed to lend me a hand. I told him my thoughts and what I was looking for, but he had a better idea, one which he insisted would be a surprise. So today in the mail I received something entirely different from my concept, much to my delight and surprise! He went ahead and fabricated an [nearly] identical aluminum unit! It is nicely finished with a glass bead blasted texture and is ready for black paint. I now understand why he asked about the relief on the underside of the bung and the screwdriver slot (which isn’t really needed).



Same threads. Same curvatures (parts aren't aligned in pictures). Uses all OE parts. Paintable. What do you think?



   

   

   

   

   

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[JWahlsten]

Perfect. How many more can he make at a reasonable cost?

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[Trueblue]

Some time back I was researching for an alternative to the aluminum wiper delete plug and located a high quality nylon snap in type, it requires a dap of RTV to get a seal, but is low profile, inexpensive, and looks decent, I've got a bunch of these plugs (had to order the bag-O-100) they fit the OD of the thru hole without the seal in place, if anybody needs one or two PM me...............

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[eurocarnut9xx]

I hope I haven't left you hanging, JWahlsten. I spoke with him about making more and what short-run production costs might be, but he is not interested. However, he estimated that a screw shop should be able to produce units for about $6 in a batch of 1,000, with unit cost going up for smaller lots. These are all estimates, however.



Trueblue, that looks just like what I removed! The previous owner had something like it installed. Last winter I bumped it with the ice scraper and broke the caulk seal, which caused it to leak. It worked well before I bumped it, and I liked that it sets flatter to the window. But, as I have been replacing a lot of missing or awkward parts with original, I figured I'd go for an original look on the plug, too. Thanks for the lead!

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[RS Barn]

The OE Aluminum piece needs several washers and O rings-but doesn't leak. I have the part numbers somewhere

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[AJG]

I'm going to make a nice Titanium one with a badge inserted in the middle. Will take a photo and post it, if I can get help from my son Chris!



Andy

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