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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

well i figured i would give this a go if it will clear my intercooler to clean up the engine bay a bit

also on a side note a reason why my fiberglass hood wont fit is becuase it hits the washer bottle so hopefully ill fix that problem as well

got these from the junkyard tonight for $8.00

included picture of one installed as well
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 07:15 AM
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killer deal - seems all the ones I can find at my local pick-n-pulls are either missing pieces, broken, or completely inaccessible. I'd pay 2-3x what you did for a set
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 07:45 AM
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Nice
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

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killer deal - seems all the ones I can find at my local pick-n-pulls are either missing pieces, broken, or completely inaccessible. I'd pay 2-3x what you did for a set
well i happen to know of at least two more washer bottles and one more coolant bottle dunno when i can get back out there though pm me if you want, are yards they pretty much take everything out that is useful before the car even hits the yards, bunch of chop shop rejects...apparently those items arent high in demand. i bet they will be if i go back for more ha ha

probably do some work on it this weekend...i already know the intercooler is in the way so gonna have to do some massaging
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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you've been pm'd
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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DAN...I've got a gen 4 washer tank with motor......
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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hehe, thats my set-up in the third pic.
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

yes that would be your setup in that picture

well got a little work done tonight the washer bottle fit with a little bit of cutting but nothing major. fits like a glove...strangely enough the holes for the intercooler support were exactly where the bottle needed to bolt. you would think we had planned for it to happen that way ha ha

started on the coolant bottle as well got the hole cut for it it is going on the driverside where the battery is. going to use the 4th gen battery tray for the battery should look pretty good when finished ill have pics of that later on. we had to modify the filler neck on it, it needed to be shortned and turned some.

also had to move the fender support bar to allow for depth of the bottle...cut it and shortened it
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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small update....filler neck is back on the bottle with the help of a little epoxy

the epoxy should be pretty well hidden once it is installed and battery is on the tray
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

well the epoxy didnt hold any suggestions on how to mend the two parts back together?

little bit of engine bay modding
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

and finished coolant bottle pics
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

dang. I cant fit a 4th gen coolant bottle on my car. I dont run a washer fluid bottle.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:08 PM
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you could....most people put them on the otherside of the car with no cutting...with turbo pipeing that was an option for me.

im pretty happy with the mod
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

My battery is on passenger side and under my battery is my transmission cooler with electric fans so where the bottle sits it would not work. and on the other side i'd have to run a long hose around the front of the radiator to the bottle which I dont like
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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it doesnt look as bad as you would think to have the hose run across the motor...i ran mine along with my ac hoses so it blends in with those.

the engine bay looks 100% better without the ugly bottles in it
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

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the engine bay looks 100% better without the ugly bottles in it
Yup...engine bay looks a lot cleaner.
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

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it doesnt look as bad as you would think to have the hose run across the motor...i ran mine along with my ac hoses so it blends in with those.

the engine bay looks 100% better without the ugly bottles in it
my a/c is on opposite side too! haha. I got a pretty new bottle and I already deleted my washer reservoir. it doesnt loook too bad to me.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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Does the 4th gen washer bottle pump use the same plug in as the 3rd gen?
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

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Does the 4th gen washer bottle pump use the same plug in as the 3rd gen?
yes, if your car is post serpentine belt.
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

Originally Posted by Pillsbry10
...the engine bay looks 100% better with a TURBO in it
fixed it for ya.
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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hahaha yeah the turbo doesnt hurt the view any
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Old May 18, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Had a question. How did you get the wiper fluid jug to fit between the hood latch bracket? I made 90 degree arms for mine if you remember but i just noticed you didn't have extensions.
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Old May 19, 2011 | 12:49 AM
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Looks good, i think ill be busy with mods this weekend.....hahahha
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

Originally Posted by Pillsbry10
you could....most people put them on the otherside of the car with no cutting...with turbo pipeing that was an option for me.

im pretty happy with the mod
I know this is an old thread, But hoping to get some further info about installing the coolant tank with out cutting. Under the passenger side battery tray? Any pictures?!
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Re: Another 4th gen washer/coolant bottle swap

Mine, been this way since 05/06, no issues, never bottoms out.



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