Washer hose routing

[4Runner4Leon]

Perhaps it's a solution looking for a problem, but I've been staring at my ugly washer hose routing, and after seeing how much cleaner the newer trucks (like the 3rd Gen Taco) look, I decided to modernize mine as well.

For comparison, here is the original 4Runner routing. The weird loop always bothered me:

Here is the "after":

So here is a step by step of how I "copied" the Taco approach to my truck. I used only existing parts/connectors in my junk bin from the 4Runner, though I might upgrade later to some Toyota connectors for the 3rd Gen Taco.

First, rotate the existing elbow connector on the hood by 90 deg (it's a square cutout, so it can be rotated by any increment of 90 deg).

Original:

Remove hoses, and pry out the connector:

Rotate it 90 deg and reinstall:

Attach downstream hose:

Now take the OEM fender connector and modify it by cutting off the mounting portion (I did this for rapid prototyping, I actually recommend getting a new Toyota elbow for a whopping $2, details at the end):

Slip two pieces of washer tubing onto each end of the resulting V-connector:

Now this is the important part - you want to locate that V-connector as close as possible to the hood hinge pivot, that way it won't move back and forth when you open and close the hood. Starting out:

Fully tucked in:

Now take a connector just like the one used on the hood underside and put it where the original fender-mounted connector was. It's this one, if you need a second one (I had a bunch laying around):

Connect to it the supply hose (bottom) and the inlet leg of the V-connector hose (rear):

Then connect the remaining hose from V-connector to the inlet leg of the hood-mounted connector:

Voila, you're done! For those with hood struts, this clears the struts beautifully:

For a final comparison, here is what I had originally (modified from OEM to accommodate the struts), and what I ended up with:

And my next step is to buy a 3rd Gen Taco V-connector used near the hinge pivot, just to make it cleaner:

I might also get some clips to hold the hose in position along the hinge and near the cowl, but it's working just fine as-is. If/when I get the Tacoma V-connector, I'll update the post.

 

[gamefreakgc]

Ha, yeah that hose location never made sense to me. It looks like it'd get pinched but it never does. That's much cleaner now.

Two words for your next mod though: underhood lighting.

 

[4Runner4Leon]

Ha, yeah that hose location never made sense to me. It looks like it'd get pinched but it never does. That's much cleaner now.

Two words for your next mod though: underhood lighting.

Thanks! And yes, that's on my to-do list as well :thumb:

Edited - what components are you using in your setup?

 

[gamefreakgc]

Thanks! And yes, that's on my to-do list as well :thumb:

Edited - what components are you using in your setup?

This is how I did it and what parts I bought if interested. There's probably other ways to do it, that was just the simplest way I could think of.

https://www.toyota-4runner.org/2923888-post65.html

 

[Lamer]

Thanks! And yes, that's on my to-do list as well :thumb:

Edited - what components are you using in your setup?

This is how I did it and what parts I bought if interested. There's probably other ways to do it, that was just the simplest way I could think of.

https://www.toyota-4runner.org/2923888-post65.html

Yes it is truely one of the best mods. here is mine.

https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3213885-post131.html