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      08-15-2011, 08:42 PM   #1
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DIY - Secure the loose Windshield Washer bottle

I was in the middle of a bunch of things on the weekend.
While I had things apart, I decided to secure the washer bottle a bit better.

I found two issues.
1. there is only one screw that holds the entire thing in place.
2. the socket at the bottom of the tank was very loose fitting.

I did two things;
1. added some hi-density expanded foam at the bottom socket.
2. used a big zip tie around the entire tank to secure it.

End result; the tank is solid as a rock.

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At the left arrow, I cut a small notch to keep the zip tie up.
At the right arrow, there is already a small notch in the black shield in a perfect spot.







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Awesome!

Ps... please post updated pics of your car!
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too soon.... not done playing yet
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too soon.... not done playing yet
I am no better... I still have to go out and take some pictures with my inTgr8r/APR front splitter.
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neat diy, thanks for making the effort! i've noticed how loose fitting the windshield washer bottle itself is in the engine compartment too. figures i don't even use the windshield washer system (for fear the front headlamp washers pop up and the tabs get blown away in the slipstream).
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neat diy, thanks for making the effort! i've noticed how loose fitting the windshield washer bottle itself is in the engine compartment too. figures i don't even use the windshield washer system (for fear the front headlamp washers pop up and the tabs get blown away in the slipstream).
You can just pull the fuse on the headlamp washer.
It's a separate circuit.

You can see in one of the above pics, i stripped out the headlamp washer system as well.
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