sprayer install for rear liscence plate?

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by EodSTI, Feb 5, 2008.

  1. EodSTI

    EodSTI Member

    I live in Washington state now and talk about mud on the roadways and on the base I work at, is there a way to use the tank in the back that normally would pump water onto the intercooler for those of us still running top mounts. But I literally need to have a line run from that tank to the back bumper near the lights that lite up the liscence plate, so as to spray water down on the plate itself. I clean that plate off every 2 days it's actually that dirty up here. I know it's a F***ED up ? but any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
  2. goixiz

    goixiz Active Member

    cant see plate cant get traffic violation with cam
     
  3. KA05STi

    KA05STi Member

    What goixiz said :)
     
  4. dontcallitarex

    dontcallitarex Active Member

    Can't see plate can get traffic violation for obscured license plate.

    They make reflecting spray or whatever to screw up the light cameras. Not sure on the legality of it. I personally stick to the "stop when the light is red" policy.
     
  5. XanRules

    XanRules Active Member

    The problem, of course, is that he wants people to be able to see his tag.

    So let me think here.

    Alright. Here's what I'm thinking. You'd have to disassemble your trunk, though.
    1. Find extra washer nozzles from a totaled car or something.
    2. Run another line off of your current windshield washer fluid line (the one running to your rear window) - I don't know where you'd find this hose, but I could easily rig something up.
    3. Mount the washer nozzles in the little lip where your plate lights go.
    4. ????
    5. Profit
     
  6. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    My suggestion would be to invest in a <$2 spray bottle from wal-mart and a cheap thing of paper towels.
     
  7. XanRules

    XanRules Active Member

    my idea was way more jdm tyte
     
  8. Eco Auto Clean

    Eco Auto Clean Active Member

    yo
     
  9. dontcallitarex

    dontcallitarex Active Member

  10. XanRules

    XanRules Active Member

    Plus if he gets the LED washer nozzles he won't have to have those lights under the lip competing for space. He can just retrofit them in.

    Holy shit that's not actually a bad idea...

    It would probably add like 15hp, too.
     
  11. Eco Auto Clean

    Eco Auto Clean Active Member


    Yo



    in all seriousness.. I would agree with this to be your best bet..
     
  12. EodSTI

    EodSTI Member

    Washington state law is that the liscence plate in the rear must always be visible, if it isn't it's a 50dollar fine. thanks for the idea guys especially the actual advice about running the lines through the trunk. I wash the back plate every 2 days - it's when i am on the raod traveling between Yakima and Ft. Lewis 160miles that I wanted to clean it while moving kind of like a back wiper idea. I know that the audi's in the 80's had wipers on their headlights in the front - so i figured I could do a similar idea on the back plate.

    I have a protective plastic cover over it now, which would be the flat surface needed for the spray and wipe idea.
    I do use the spray bottle now, but i figure i could atleast give it a shot if it works who knows I could actually make a little bank off the idea.
     
    Last edited: Feb 7, 2008
  13. Deke

    Deke Active Member

    Doesn't work anyways...mythbusters did it.
     

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