Cheapo DIY mod on this one. In the good state of Michigan I have problems with the windshield washer fluid freezing and this is problematic to say the least. I mean besides a crazy governor, salt, blue stuff, rust, and weather that changes by the 5 minute interval.
So after reviewing the current solutions out there I discovered that the solutions were just too small and located in places where I already have modifications presently like the tertiary relay box for the headlights. I know I'm still working on that. It's been a busy year lol.
I decided to move the stock reservoir to an alternate location in the back corner. Now this is popular for secondary battery locations but honestly I'm not doing that so in the corner it went.
I took a heat gun to the container so that it would fit with the air filter box (although looking at the filter assembly I might do another one of my custom boxes to gain some space. The v8 box seems to just be the ugly sectional sofa in too small a space. More on that later.
I trimmed most of the securing wings off of the container with an exacto knife. Just be careful you don't slice into the container because that would require repair of course or finding another reservoir.
I did have to extend the wiring harness from the reservoir side about 16". I wanted to just bring the wiring back but at the t intersection wires for the washer go both ways. [emoji17] So it was an easy extention but as this group knows do the electrical right and there's never an issue.
Honestly after that it was pretty easy stuff. I only fit it about 200 times and then continued with trimming bits and pieces till I got a nice fit. This did include beating about 1/8" down on the metal fender to get a nice level setting. With the lift I have I don't see it being an issue and since I'm not part of the massive tire club I don't see a rubbing issue coming.
Pics coming soon. Gotta upload them from the phone.
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Originally Posted by 4x4mike
