besides the aesthetics,
how good is it for performance----how much weight does it shave off?
how easy is it to do it?
is it worth it?

thanks

 

easy to remove. hole easily plugged with OEM honda plug. I never used mine... i don't drive around in reverse often... especially in the rain. looks much cleaner also, imo.

 

probably 50 pounds or so...worth .05 secs in the quarter mile. nah but i would take mine off too if i didnt have all this other stuff i needed to do first, i think it looks alot cleaner w/out it. i HIGHLY doubt the weight is the reason why people take it off..

 

The motor only wieghs like 2 pounds.

 

whoa i didnt know honda made a plug for it -- would i just go buy it at acura or something?

 

a honda dealership parts dept... it came on the 92-95 civic cx i think... i could be wrong though. do a quick search on this topic. it's been discussed A LOT (I know, I've read all the threads) and someone (forget who) was gracious enough to take extremely clear pics of the parts you need to buy from Honda in the bags, with the part# clearly shown. No mistakes there. Good luck
-Erik

PS- I'd say removing the wiper and arm saves about 7 pounds if I had to guess.

 

You can't forget the obvious aredynamic advantages....hehe
Seriously though it does look WAYYYY cleaner

 

i just used a half inch bolt with some rubber washers. the bolt was galvanized and i used some duplicolor semi-gloss black paint to paint the bolt. it looks good IMO.

 

http://www.sandmracing.com/rearwiperremoval.html

 

I wanna do it to my itr but i don't know what to put in that open hole. what OEM button can i use to replace it with?????

nick

 

yo nick, do a quick search on this tope... you will find a few threads and someone was kind enough to post a VERY nice pic showing the Honda part number(s). I saved the pic but I'm not on my main pc right now. sorry

Erik

PS- someone posted some very nice pics of two ITRs w/o the rear wiper.... very clean

 

No real performance gain, don't waste your time. Get rid of the A/C unit and the Anti-lock system if you want to lose weight. But there is a trade off you'll have to deal with. Not sure that's what you want.

Or move your battery to the trunk. That's an idea...

 

It'd be lucky to weigh five lbs. But aesthetically, it's awesome...

 

There ya go buddy...


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