Relocate water bottle

callaway · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:24 pm

Going out to trim the bumper to stop my rubbing and the water bottle will be visible/in the way after I'm done trimming ( I'm going to cut away the area where the fog lights live )

Where have people relocated the water bottle to ? Did you re-use the factory bottle or put something new in ?

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:41 pm

I used a coolant overflow bottle from Advance auto. Plus some wire to extend the harness and a hole saw and rtv sealant for the pump.

pics:

callaway · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:43 pm

Slick

Was there anything else in the way you relocated or was the water bottle it ?

DryBones · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:21 pm

I just got under there with some industrial rattle can black paint and made it disappear! (until I hit it on something) :lol:

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:09 pm

Water bottle relocation is the only time I envy you spark-infested engine guys. No room in the CRD engine bay for that kind of coolness.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:58 pm

One word of advice, mark what hose goes to the rear/front before removing them and relocating/refilling the new bottle.

icarl · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:39 pm

I broke my water bottle when I did the bumper install so I don't even have one now. Nor have I bothered to install a new one. A spray bottle with the window rolled down works too. :wink:

ribbon · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:26 pm

icarl.

Make your avatar smaller. I had good luck with tinypic.com for hosting. When i had imageshack they would remove them without warning.

JMSMN · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:40 pm

Attack of the giant avatar!!! :lol:

KJ 119 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:59 pm

I say relocate it after you break it.
I just spraypainted mine black......................................For now

icarl · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:19 am

ribbon wrote:

icarl.

Make your avatar smaller. I had good luck with tinypic.com for hosting. When i had imageshack they would remove them without warning.

my avatar is 150 x 129 pixels. I don't know what u are talking about.

icarl · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:24 am

KJ 119 wrote:

I say relocate it after you break it.
I just spraypainted mine black......................................For now

It's on the to do list. way on the bottom. :wink:

ribbon · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:58 am

its 619x805. you may be seeing a cached image.

DryBones · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:52 pm

I see it as 150 x 129. your browser must be hosed!

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:00 pm

icarl's avatar looks great to me.

Here is my washer bottle relocation, sorry the picture is awful.

I made a cradle that I can tighten around the bottle so it doesn't move around and a few turns with a wrench and it can come right out.

callaway · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:34 pm

I don't have an advanced auto near me so I picked up a coolant overflow bottle from pepboys ( think its 2 qt but its still a little bottle ) and I don't have any place to fit it - tried where you guys are mounting yours and no go

What size is the advanced auto bottle ? Does my 03 have more crap in the engine compartment than yours giving me poor fits ?

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:37 pm

callaway wrote:

I don't have an advanced auto near me so I picked up a coolant overflow bottle from pepboys ( think its 2 qt but its still a little bottle ) and I don't have any place to fit it - tried where you guys are mounting yours and no go

What size is the advanced auto bottle ? Does my 03 have more crap in the engine compartment than yours giving me poor fits ?

Not sure if yours has more or not, but mine was a real tight fit. The bottle isn't real big either.

callaway · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:44 pm

the biggest problem with my bottle is it fits inside of a bent wire holster ( 3/16" dia wire ), So I can kinda force the bottle into position but there's no room for the holster to keep it secured...

Inc - can you take a shot showing more the area the bottle is in ?

Where you have the bottle mounted I have the computer and some electrical harnesses only giving me about 6" height to play with - the bottle is 9" tall...

I'd have plenty of places to put it if I could get rid of the darn airbox...

kj-dec · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:40 pm

DryBones wrote:

I just got under there with some industrial rattle can black paint and made it disappear! (until I hit it on something) :lol:

Sounds like a job for a new custom skid-plate

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:45 pm

callaway wrote:

I don't have an advanced auto near me so I picked up a coolant overflow bottle from pepboys ( think its 2 qt but its still a little bottle ) and I don't have any place to fit it - tried where you guys are mounting yours and no go

What size is the advanced auto bottle ? Does my 03 have more crap in the engine compartment than yours giving me poor fits ?

Mine is a 1.5qt bottle. Try Napa or AutoZone, they might have it.

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