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So I've doing some research and don't have a comfortable definate answer. Which hatches are steel and which are aluminum? Certain years? Certain trim?
I plan on doing a full shave because I have the famous corrosion that these things get so I said might as well shave it if it has to get completely repainted anyways.
I purposely went all winter to see if not using my rear wiper would effect my driving, and it didn't so now I am confident in shaving the wiper system off the back.
So for time being I removed the wiper and just filled the holes. Looks better already without that tree branch hanging off the tail end.
Heres some pics and you can see the corrosion in white. Some of it I Plastidipped over including the bubbled paint areas.
Just used some plastic rivets in the holes with a bit of sealant to keep the water out. That dark black you see is paint not sealant lol
Hopefully this mid summer I'll have it shaved and painted. Like this photo shop edit I did.
And if I was to only shave the wiper holes. Just an idea of how that would look
Need to do some more finishing touches but for now I'm just glad its off. The wiper was a pain, pretty much rusted to all the mounting points. Some wd40 and persaveirence it all came out in one piece
I plan on doing a full shave because I have the famous corrosion that these things get so I said might as well shave it if it has to get completely repainted anyways.
I purposely went all winter to see if not using my rear wiper would effect my driving, and it didn't so now I am confident in shaving the wiper system off the back.
So for time being I removed the wiper and just filled the holes. Looks better already without that tree branch hanging off the tail end.
Heres some pics and you can see the corrosion in white. Some of it I Plastidipped over including the bubbled paint areas.
Just used some plastic rivets in the holes with a bit of sealant to keep the water out. That dark black you see is paint not sealant lol
Hopefully this mid summer I'll have it shaved and painted. Like this photo shop edit I did.
And if I was to only shave the wiper holes. Just an idea of how that would look
Need to do some more finishing touches but for now I'm just glad its off. The wiper was a pain, pretty much rusted to all the mounting points. Some wd40 and persaveirence it all came out in one piece