KrashDH
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So, I'm embarking on some upgrade mods for the car. One of them involved a BEW lift pump that I worked on over the last weekend. The instructions that are out there for it have you placing the relay in the open slot in the relay holder, as there is one blank spot shown below (ignore the green arrows):
Well, as you can see, if you fill that spot with a relay, the cover won't fit anymore, so most will cut out that spot for the relay and let it fly. I was uncomfortable leaving that relay exposed even though I know it's under the hood. There is the ever elusive cover (Debated if it's one or 2 models, but all seem to be from 1999 Jetta's) that is a full cover for all 3 relays and the fuses, but unfortunately that's pretty rare to find. Also, for some reason, it's REALLY tall and can interfere with removing the MAF or other components in the engine compartment (strut brace). Time to put my 3D printer to use.
I basically just reverse engineered the cover, made it shorter, and made it printable. I know it's not glorious, but this is what I came up with (the first round):
Here was the first version printed out:
Now, I was messing around installing it and of course, one of the legs snapped off the first time I tried to remove it. So back to the drawing board. I beefed up the legs a little bit while still let them remain flexible, as well, as altered a couple of printer settings to allow better layer adhesion. The final product seems to be working much better. I've taking it on and off, the legs haven't broken (yet).
There's plenty of room to remove the MAF, as well as install with other components around.
It's not a glorious, "wow" design at all, but it's functional, and cost me maybe $3 in material. As well as 9 hours of printing while I slept
Well, as you can see, if you fill that spot with a relay, the cover won't fit anymore, so most will cut out that spot for the relay and let it fly. I was uncomfortable leaving that relay exposed even though I know it's under the hood. There is the ever elusive cover (Debated if it's one or 2 models, but all seem to be from 1999 Jetta's) that is a full cover for all 3 relays and the fuses, but unfortunately that's pretty rare to find. Also, for some reason, it's REALLY tall and can interfere with removing the MAF or other components in the engine compartment (strut brace). Time to put my 3D printer to use.
I basically just reverse engineered the cover, made it shorter, and made it printable. I know it's not glorious, but this is what I came up with (the first round):
Here was the first version printed out:
Now, I was messing around installing it and of course, one of the legs snapped off the first time I tried to remove it. So back to the drawing board. I beefed up the legs a little bit while still let them remain flexible, as well, as altered a couple of printer settings to allow better layer adhesion. The final product seems to be working much better. I've taking it on and off, the legs haven't broken (yet).
There's plenty of room to remove the MAF, as well as install with other components around.
It's not a glorious, "wow" design at all, but it's functional, and cost me maybe $3 in material. As well as 9 hours of printing while I slept
