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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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5.5 gen illuminas messed up plz help

Hey all,


So I have some Brand new Illuminas orderd for a 5.5 gen maxima.

They will bolt but one of the abs lines will not. It comes with the bolt style for the 00-01.

Just got off the phone with tockico and they said they dont make it for my car only the 00-1.

They said " by law we can't tell you to tie wrap, but if you don't and your line breaks its not our problem" WOW.


Does anyone know of some kind of adaptor or something or how to make it work RIGHT( I DONT BELIEVE IN TIE WRAPES AND GHETTO RIGGING IT)

Thanks or if noone knows I guess im going to return it.


heres a picture. I am refering to the ABS line at the bottom. not the brake line

Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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you could zip tie it but it is a risk.. I dont really see any but maybe someone can chime in also. Good luck though
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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you could zip tie it but it is a risk.. I dont really see any but maybe someone can chime in also. Good luck though
Mine isn't clipped to anything , i need to go back and tie them to something..
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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mine isnt clipped to anything either...the tabs where you connect the little grommet are just hanging
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Zip-tie it! I have tokico blues, didn't do this on mine, and the abs line became damaged after about a month of use. Unfortuantely, I didn't find any other options.
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Mine is secured using a nylon clamp and a M6 bolt easy to improvise, I'll send some pics once I'm home.....
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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maybe drill it a little so that the rubber can go in fully?
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by CMax03
Mine is secured using a nylon clamp and a M6 bolt easy to improvise, I'll send some pics once I'm home.....
thanks. yea i had a abs line go bad before becuase of a untrusted shop ( cough ammco) disconnectged it and it was shredded, damn think cost 150 bucks and 30 mins of my time. so im very skeptical on rigging something.
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Zip-Tie it and be done with it.
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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I havent secured it either!! dang i put on 37K miles since the swap to illuminas .... dont worry about it!
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Zip-Tie it and be done with it.
I second this......
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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i third that.. mine is zip tied
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 05:40 AM
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They are not messed up, that's how the Illuminas are made. Just like everyone else said, zip tie them securely someplace and you will be fine.
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 05:59 AM
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everyone zipties it...common knowledge...search would have told you that
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 06:31 AM
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looked at mine,.. loop the zip tie through the hole thats there for the screw and zip tie it right to therearound the meat of the part that looks like it *should* clip in ...
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by CMax03
Mine is secured using a nylon clamp and a M6 bolt easy to improvise, I'll send some pics once I'm home.....
Here are the pic's....total cost $.50

http://
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Simple and effective!

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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by CMax03
Here are the pic's....total cost $.50

http://
http://
http://
http://

Simple and effective!

THANK YOU !!!
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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wow props for the ingenuity ... nice pics as well.. one of these days maybe ill do that
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 06:44 AM
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mine is just zip tied.. lol
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