Washer fluid resevoir relocation to trunk for FMIC

hey ken if you mount the bottle in the trunck. use the line that runs from the front of the car to the back as our new line for the front sprayers. then make a new line for the rear wiper. then re run the wires for the pumps from the front to the back. then you have a relocated resavoir still using your stock controls :) 

I was hoping someone would say something like..."Oh, you just lift it out and put it back down a couple of inches over with a cable tie." With the battery back there plus the washer fluid bottle, not really a hatchback anymore! LOL :^)

hahah lol well just leave it out and keep a full water bottle in the glove box lol

I will get you some pictures of the setup I have. The bottle is still in the front. It is smaller and is mounted on it's own mount. It has a single pump, so you will lose spray for the back window (the front is fine and it has plenty of pressure). I got it at Princess Auto I think.

http://www.princessauto.com/trailer/truck/truck-accessories/electronics/2990321-12v-windshield-washer-kit

Two wires get connected to the oem wires. I swapped the T piece you'll see in the P.A. picture with a 2 ended connector. I used the connector in the stock gtir fluid hose, that way you don't need to use any of the cheap sprayers or anything else in the kit.

It's also been through a harsh prairie winter and summer, so I'd say it will be ok for your climate as well.

As for the lack of water/fluid for the back window: well if it's that dirty then you're really having fun (on a dirt road) or you've let the car get way too dirty in the first place (city/highway driving).

Thanks eveyone for the suggestions. I mounted it in the trunk, but with a tricky twist. First I looked for a suitable front mounted tank, but even the smallest ones would require some modifications. So then I thought of getting a big, simple shaped one for the trunk mount idea. THEN I thought, "Hey, the washer fluid bottle that I buy at the store is big and has a simple shape." Thus my tricky twist was born. I bought a new pump kit that came with hose, fittings, etc. A tube of epoxy putty. A fresh bottle of washer fluid. I drilled a hole in the bottle cap and put the pump inlet into the hole. On the other side of the cap I placed the hose, cut so it would touch the bottom of the jug. I epoxied the pump to the cap (It didn't hold, then tried crzy glue, didnt hold. Finally just taped the damn thing. RED GREEN RULES!) I got a hold of the washer fluid line in the hatch lid and pulled it out a bit. Lo and beHOLD, there was a joiner between the black tube (in door) and the clear tube (in the car). I disconnected it and pulled the clear tube into the trunk near where the jug was going to rest. The electrical was kinda easy, pretty straight forward but still a pain in the arse. I pulled the interior panels and the rocker cover, pulled up the carpet/rubberized dust crap from under the GO pedal. I found the place where the clear washer fluid breached the fire wall and pulled out the grommet. With the wires already run up to the fire wall I needed to get them up front. I used a thick aluminum wire as a fish line and fed it into the fluid line hole. I kept feeding and feeding, not knowing where it would end up. I was picturing it wrapped around a belt or peircing and important electrical circuit. Guess what...WRONG! I SUPER LUCKED OUT! It popped out right where the old washer bottle connections were! You can just see it in the top right of the last picture. Remember that fluid line connector I took off from the hatch? I connected the two lines up front with it. LUCKY STRIKE 2! Not really, as I had connectors, but still, kinda cool. Once the aluminum fish wire was there I just attached a string and another electrical wire (for future project). I pulled the aluminum wire back with the string and then attached my new pump wires to the string. I then pulled the string with the wires up front and Voila...ready to solder. I tested the connections so that I was using the correct fluid switch and soldered it up with additional heat strink. I kept the old connectors tied on there for future reference, just in case. So, materials were about $20 for the new pump, $10 for the wire (not sure really as I had some on hand) and $5 for the jug of fluid. Time... Mount pump on jug = 5 mins to drill and mount, 5 mins for epoxy, 5 mins for crzy glue, 5 mins for tape...sigh. Run existing clear fluid line to new jug location = 20 mins. Run electrical = 1 hr.
Remove bumper and up front connections = 20 mins. Put everything back together = 1 hr. Bonus = I no longer have to fill a washer bottle, I just swap in a new one. BTW I shaved down the threads of the 'pump cap' a little bit so now it snaps on.

solid idea!  I'll probably follow suit with something similar.  I love the fact that you just swap the bottle and you are good to go.

Here's mine: USDM Miata reservoir. Just received it yesterday. Final install to be done

Big bracket bolts to the floor, and holds strong