I hate the way the hoses are laid out on this pack. Especially how the long blue hose wraps around the top. It doesn't. There are 3 missing details on the the
Ion Arm that I just had to have on my pack. A long
Run-Thru Connector on the inside of the arm that the hose runs thru. A
Nut Connector on the top of the arm the the blue hose fits onto, and finally a
Resistor Connector on the outside of the arm. To fix this, I cut the long blue hose about 1/2 inch from the end. I painted the cut off piece yellow (because it's a yellow wire). I connected the hose to the bottom pin and then glued the
Resistor Connector to the outside of the arm. I glued the other end of the short piece into the connector at the bottom. Next, I connected the long part of the hose to the pack pin as normal. I glued the long
Run-Thru Connector to the inside of the arm and threaded the hose thru it. The
Nut Connector I painted brass and glued to the top of the arm, then glued the hose into the Nut. See pics below for details. TADA... a much better looks then what was provided and looks so much better! I modeled these connectors to help you detail out your packs. I've included 4 sets of these 3 connectors for your build. I hope you all like them. Lemme know what you think!
What you get on 1 sprued part:
4 - Run-Thru Connectors
4 - Nut Connectors
4 - Resistor Connectors
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