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mike minnillo

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After extensive searching, I found threads about deleting the bottle, but not relocating. im planning on relocating the bottle to the driver's side, in front of the strut tower. rerouting the harness for the pump and bypassing the sensor i have no problem with. I'm having trouble figuring out the fluid lines.

The first pic below shows the two lines where they come up with some other wires along the passenger side strut tower. you can see both hoses (fat black one, and black crinkly looking one) coming through here.

Second pic shows one of the lines (im assuming front sprayers) going in front of where the cabin filter box would be, in the rain tray.

Third shows a larger harness that goes toward the driver side of the car, and you can see the crinkly hose (im assuming the rear sprayer), again in the rain tray.

what im wondering is, would this area under the rain tray be a good location to run the lines to the bottle? does anyone else have any experience doing a bottle relocate? any help would be appreciated!

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Discussion starter · #6 ·
id rather not put it in the hatch. with my battery already there and the fact that i use it a lot, i dont really have the room in my hatch, but i will definitely have room on the drivers side of the bay.
 
You could try experimenting with installing a smaller bottle. A friend of mine wanted a smaller power steering resevoir so he installed an E30 resevoir and relocated it underneath his frame rail. The only thing you can see is the top of the tower to pour fluid in. That would be my route if I really wanted to keep it.
 
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