Removed washer bag

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markintheair
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Removed washer bag

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Hi guys, I've removed the non-original washer bag in my '81 2000 FI, as seen below.

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Now I've got loads of space left, and I saw this bracket holding nothing:

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Does anyone know what's supposed to be in here? Is it a round washer fluid bottle?

Thanks in advance!
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Possible the vapor canister
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looks like the bracket that holds the coolant overflow bottle.
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It's hard to tell where that is from the picture. On the 81 I had it would have been one of three - two of which have been mentioned:

- If it's on the firewall in front of the passenger seat it's the coolant overflow bottle bracket.

- If it's on the driver fender up by the radiator it's the windshield washer bottle (not round, rectangular/odd shaped).

- If it's on the driver fender over the wheel it's the charcoal canister mount.
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Sorry, it's a bit difficult to spot the exact location. It's on the inside of the driver side fender, but not all the way up to the radiator. Like so:

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That looks like the charcoal canister position. I don't have a good picture of my 81's engine bay, but from this one you can see that the washer bottle is further forward.

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it's the charcoal vapor canister. I wouldn't worry about it too much, as the euro-spec Spiders (83-85) did not come with one.
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Great, thanks guys!
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