I removed my rear wiper, and used a vacuum cap to cover the threaded post.

I've got a group of semi-feral cats that I keep around our semi-rural house, that have eliminated the snake and rodent population we formerly had. We've spayed and neutered them, so the cat population is now steady.

One drawback is that there are one or two that like to get atop my X5, and lay on the home-made roof rack up there, then slide down the rear window glass when vacating the roof. And the wiper arm gets relocated in the process.

Since I haven't used the wiper but once or twice a year, in the three years I've owned the X, and though I've used three different wiper assemblies (OEM E53, replacement E53, and replacement E70), none ever cleaned the glass that well, I figure that the long-handled squeegee I have in the trunk will do the job better anyway, so I removed the wiper at last.

After removing the wiper arm and lock nut (needed if I ever decide to reinstall), I used contact cement to glue a large vacuum cap over the threaded post, and called it good. I was thinking about removing the motor and using a wiper-delete kit to fill the hole in the glass, but for me, I'll always choose the quickest, cheapest solution, as long as it works.

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01 BMW X5 E53,3.0i-5L40E, 7/13/01
topas-blau,Leder-grau,"resto-project car"

Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E

Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide