9/9/2023 0 Comments Wiper fluid reservoir![]() I removed that gold bolt and used a pry bar to hold the ABS modulator bracket out of the way so I could thread in a cap screw for the Kia fluid reservoir: I used butt connectors and of course I saved the rest of the Toyota harness so it will be easy to re-use the OEM fluid pump. The gray one is the Toyota connector that plugs into the chassis harness on the truck, and the yellow one is the Kia connector that powers the P.O.S. Rather than cut into the chassis harness, I chopped up the little intermediate harness and spliced in the Kia pigtail connector. There is a short intermediate harness that's really just two terminal connectors and some wiring, which connects the chassis harness to the OEM fluid pump. Sometime I'll hit the Kia fluid reservoir with a heat gun and and make the Toyota fluid pump fit. The OEM wiper fluid pump is slightly wider and taller than this P.O.S. I positioned them like so and the wiper fluid tubing that I pulled into the engine bay was long enough to reach: This rubber 90-degree fitting and white connector came off of the OEM fluid pump. ![]() Take an el-cheapo homemade tester with you when you're shopping for second hand relays, motors or other electrical bits: They charged me an obscene $11.00 for entry, the reservoir, fluid pump and pigtail connector. The salvage yard I was in had four 1993-2004 Kia Sportages. There is an empty space behind the airbox on 1st Gen 2.7L Tacomas that's approximately 6" X 6" X 6." I went to the nearest pull-it-yourself salvage yard and eventually discovered that the 1993-2004 Kia Sportage has a wiper reservoir measuring about 6" X 6" X 6." It even has tabs on each side that could potentially line up with the threaded holes on the inner fender lip of my 2003 Tacoma. I did the deckplate mod last year and the filler neck for the OEM reservoir was in the way. Looks much cleaner now and both sides match: I removed the OEM wiper fluid reservoir and pulled the wiring harness and fluid tubing up into the engine bay. I re-routed the wiring for the horn and it's in my review of the Trail Gear low profile bumper here: First I tried covering everything up and it looked OK from a distance but looked like shite up close: Here you can see that the wiper reservoir and some wiring for the wiper fluid pump and horn are now exposed. I found a good work-around for anyone who wants to relocate their wiper fluid reservoir. I just put on a Trail Gear low profile front bumper and on the right side it leaves the wiper fluid reservoir and a bunch of wiring exposed. ![]()
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