got the two today...Thanks Sean...I hope to install mine soon....Laly's will have to wait two weeks cause she is getting her ICE done.

 

Nice. Just make sure that when you install it to put back the same amount you took out. If you overfill it, it will blow fluid out of the breather in the cap.

 

for sure. thx for the heads up

 

Yeah i couldn't wait, i did the install this evening, took me all of about 30mins. Took both lines off, attached the new tank and bolted it up. The fitment is pretty good, tighten down the tank, added the new fluid and i was done............cool

 

Sweet, thanks Marcell!

 

Question on installing this piece. Am I REQUIRED to flush the fluid and do the steering wheel turning from lock to lock..etc procedure like shown in bydabay DIY video? or can I just plug out two hose on bottom of the OEM tank and just replace this tank and fill er up?

Also, once i remove the two lines on the bottom, will the fluids leak like crazy? So im guessing best way to do is leave the cap closed, remove the OEM tank from original mounting position and hold it up side down and pull the hose?
Also, How will I know that the tank has right amount of fluid? no indication line like oem u know..

thanks alot guys

 

You wont be able to pull the hoses off with the tank upside-down (hose is too short) – so you will have to siphon the fluid out first, then disconnect hoses (gets a little messy not too bad) then attach hoses to new tank and fill tank… as for level, I would just fill with the same amount you removed… I don’t know about the steering wheel side to side – I swapped my tank with a painted OEM a couple weeks ago and did not do anything with the steering wheel, everything has been fine.

 

It is reccomended to do it like the way bythebay posted but I have have not done all that before. I just use a battery filler ($3 from any autoparts store) to suck all the fliud out and then use a small pan to catch the remaining fluid that comes out when the hoses are disconnected. Refill it with the same amount of fluid you removed. It is reccomended that you turn the car on and turn it from side to side to remove any air in the system before putting the cap on tight. The cap is vented so any excess air will still be able to escape even with the cap on.

 

Got mine today the quality looks very good, i just need to gather up some more engine bay parts and ill install mine thanks again Sean, btw any thoughts of making a matching washer fluid tank?

 

^naw...the washer funnel just pulls straight out...delete that ISH!

 

The polished tank looks like it would anodize well. Photos of tank show a bracket mounted across the back, while the installed photos show 2 brackets, 1on the top, the other on the side. Which is it?

 

Brackets are just as picture below, 1 on the top and the other on the side. The other setup you are talking about was a prototype, not the production model.


Production


Prototype

 

^thanks Marcus

 

Sean, I know on the cap, there is a tiny needle size hole for ventilation. If I were to cover up this hole, would it matter? this is my planned setup...

 

Lol actually i meant to say the coolant overflow tank