X1/9 Brake Fluid Reservoir Replacement Kit (Part VII)

Jeff Stich

Jeff Stich

True Classic
A continuation of my previous offering of a relatively inexpensive & easy-to-install alternative brake fluid reservoir assembly to replace the all-too-familiar crack-prone original rectangular X1/9 brake fluid reservoir...

This X1/9 Brake Fluid Reservoir Replacement Kit consists of the following items:

- 1. A modified used BMW plastic brake fluid reservoir (color/tint of the plastic reservoir will vary slightly per piece, sometimes with a slightly more yellow or orange tint than the one shown below - that's just how they are when I get them).

- 2. 1500 style 2-spade float sensor cap with float tube (tube color may vary) or 1300 style plain black cap.

- 3. Clutch fluid reservoir metal adapter plate with metric mounting hardware (this raises the clutch fluid reservoir slightly so the brake hoses can now run beneath it).

- 4. Reservoir rear-to-car body rubber shim strip (to fit reservoir snugly within your original X1/9 brake fluid reservoir bracket).

- 5. Shipping via USPS First Class Mail with Tracking within the USA (International shipping is available at slight additional cost - Canada is about $5 more, while Europe & Australia are about $14 more).

1500 style, unassembled components (shim strip not shown):
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1500 style, assembled (shim strip not shown):
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I'm currently producing a small batch of 8 kits total, with a targeted completion of all kits by Thursday 4/20/17. If you want one of these, please speak up NOW. When they're sold out, it may be a while until I can make another production run depending on my ability to find good usable conversion cores & the free time I have available to fabricate the kits (they're very time-intensive to make).

The price for each kit is $50 (with USA shipping included), still a bargain compared to what everyone tells me I should be charging for something like this. Payment via Paypal is still my preferred method, thanks. ;)


For anyone interested in the full history of this project, you can read the related previous Xweb threads here:

Part I: http://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/21600/
Part II: http://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/21939/
Part III: http://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/22910/
Part IV: http://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/24569/
Part V: http://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/25878/
Part VI: https://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/29650/
 
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Jeff Stich said:
I'm currently producing a small batch of 8 kits total, with a targeted completion of all kits by Thursday 4/20/17. If you want one of these, please speak up NOW. When they're sold out, it may be a while until I can make another production run depending on my ability to find good usable conversion cores & the free time I have available to fabricate the kits (they're very time-intensive to make).
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Update:
7 kits SOLD, 1 kit still available.
 
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I will fabricating 3 more of these reservoir kits tomorrow, available on a first-come-first-served basis.
 
Hey Jeff

I will take one, the ‘new’ X has a reservoir that is looking rather dicey. 1500 style cap etc.

I still haven’t installed the other one I bought from the first or second run of these, could you please include a second shim strip and clutch reservoir relocation bracket with my second one as you hadn’t developed those at the time.

Let me know the cost difference so I can adjust my payment appropriately.

Thank you for making these up for us. Have a great day.

Karl
 
Jeff Stich said:
I will fabricating 3 more of these reservoir kits tomorrow, available on a first-come-first-served basis.
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All 3 kits are now spoken for. I will update this post if/when more kits become available (certain parts are getting harder to source nowadays).
 
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