Hello all, very excited to share a new product I’ve been working on.
Last year I added a high clearance front bumper and 35” tires to my 1999 Land Cruiser. Those two items revealed a situation that I needed to address. First is that snazzy high bumper showed an unsightly plastic washer fluid tank hanging below it, and second was my nice new tires were rubbing that same tank.
I removed the stock tank and instantly appreciated the clean lines on the front end, but quickly realized that not having functional windshield nozzles was a pretty big inconvenience.
After some research of where to put a new tank I settled on using the space behind the passenger side headlight. Seems to be mostly unused by folks and provides a decent amount of space for a tank.
After a few rounds of prototyping, I now have a flat pattern to be cut on the waterjet for manufacturing. It’s always a blend of compromise between efficiency to produce, cost, and design but I’m really happy where it ended up.
After rounding up local 100 Series rigs for test fitting, I realized that I need two different versions. The 98-02 and then 03-07. The 2003 and up LX470 and Land Cruisers have a power steering cooler, and the steel lines run right through the corner of the tank. So that one gets a big notch to make room and made the tank’s shape a little different.
1998-2002 Shown here:
2003-2007 Shown here:
These tanks are made of .100” 5052 aluminum and fully tig welded right here in Grand Junction, Colorado. They come finished in a semi-gloss black powder coat and laser engraved with my logo.
Installation is pretty straight forward. I have the installation kit as an option to purchase with the tank. It includes all the wires, rubber lines, and connectors needed to extend the factory pump wiring harness from the driver side to the passenger side. Some of you might already have those items from previous projects so I thought I could save you some money if desired.
The plastic tank has two pumps and two rubber grommet-style seals, simply remove them from the old tanks and transfer to the new one.
The tanks bolt into place using the threaded hole on the core support and an existing hole below the air box that is unused. 98-02 models require removing the air box mounting bolts and intake tube to make room for slipping the tank in place. For 2003-07 models the new tank is able to drop right in place without removing anything.
Lexus owners- these tanks will delete your washer fluid level sensor. Simply unplugging the connector disables the light on the dish. I did this for cost reasons and so I didn’t have to offer four versions of the tank to split between 98-07 LX/LC.
2003-07 Tank shown with the optional installation kit:
I have more details for these on my website- happy answer any questions here.
Pricing:
$315 without installation kit
$350 with installation kit
Both have free shipping with the lower 48 states.
www.plaidwagon.co
I am really excited to offer these tanks to the 100 series crowd. I feel like there’s been a huge surge in 100 series interest and we’re seeing them getting built bigger and better than ever. As more and more are getting 35+” tires and more great bumper options, these tanks really allow you to take full advantage of those modifications and can almost be seen as a mandatory addition.
Thanks!
Kyle
Plaidwagon LLC
Grand Junction, Colorado
Last year I added a high clearance front bumper and 35” tires to my 1999 Land Cruiser. Those two items revealed a situation that I needed to address. First is that snazzy high bumper showed an unsightly plastic washer fluid tank hanging below it, and second was my nice new tires were rubbing that same tank.
I removed the stock tank and instantly appreciated the clean lines on the front end, but quickly realized that not having functional windshield nozzles was a pretty big inconvenience.
After some research of where to put a new tank I settled on using the space behind the passenger side headlight. Seems to be mostly unused by folks and provides a decent amount of space for a tank.
After a few rounds of prototyping, I now have a flat pattern to be cut on the waterjet for manufacturing. It’s always a blend of compromise between efficiency to produce, cost, and design but I’m really happy where it ended up.
After rounding up local 100 Series rigs for test fitting, I realized that I need two different versions. The 98-02 and then 03-07. The 2003 and up LX470 and Land Cruisers have a power steering cooler, and the steel lines run right through the corner of the tank. So that one gets a big notch to make room and made the tank’s shape a little different.
1998-2002 Shown here:
2003-2007 Shown here:
These tanks are made of .100” 5052 aluminum and fully tig welded right here in Grand Junction, Colorado. They come finished in a semi-gloss black powder coat and laser engraved with my logo.
Installation is pretty straight forward. I have the installation kit as an option to purchase with the tank. It includes all the wires, rubber lines, and connectors needed to extend the factory pump wiring harness from the driver side to the passenger side. Some of you might already have those items from previous projects so I thought I could save you some money if desired.
The plastic tank has two pumps and two rubber grommet-style seals, simply remove them from the old tanks and transfer to the new one.
The tanks bolt into place using the threaded hole on the core support and an existing hole below the air box that is unused. 98-02 models require removing the air box mounting bolts and intake tube to make room for slipping the tank in place. For 2003-07 models the new tank is able to drop right in place without removing anything.
Lexus owners- these tanks will delete your washer fluid level sensor. Simply unplugging the connector disables the light on the dish. I did this for cost reasons and so I didn’t have to offer four versions of the tank to split between 98-07 LX/LC.
2003-07 Tank shown with the optional installation kit:
I have more details for these on my website- happy answer any questions here.
Pricing:
$315 without installation kit
$350 with installation kit
Both have free shipping with the lower 48 states.
www.plaidwagon.co
I am really excited to offer these tanks to the 100 series crowd. I feel like there’s been a huge surge in 100 series interest and we’re seeing them getting built bigger and better than ever. As more and more are getting 35+” tires and more great bumper options, these tanks really allow you to take full advantage of those modifications and can almost be seen as a mandatory addition.
Thanks!
Kyle
Plaidwagon LLC
Grand Junction, Colorado
Always fun chasing down the details on these rigs.
