[Euro] Headlight Washer

**bogan** · 24-08-2005 12:14 AM

Heya! Can anyone tell me when the headlight washer is meant to do its thing? Reason i ask is that i got a mate to use the windscreen wiper spray (pulling towards the driver) whilst i stood outside and watched for the headlight washer to pop up, but alas it did not! The wipers and windscreen spray went on, but the headlight washers stayed down.

**Sulley** · 24-08-2005 12:41 AM

your headlights have to be on.
if they're on and it still doesnt pop up, make sure the water is topped up.

**jl88rl** · 24-08-2005 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by Sulley

your headlights have to be on.
if they're on and it still doesnt pop up, make sure the water is topped up.

That makes sense..

**VirIIx** · 24-08-2005 09:20 AM

Correct me if i'm wrong but i think they also have to be on low beam, not your parkers to also pop up. I remember i was playing around when i first got my car trying to get them to pop up

**exISeuro** · 24-08-2005 09:53 AM

Yes, the low beams have to be on, but also…

Our car has a 5L water reservoir equipped with 2 pumps. 1 pump located on the base of the reservoir for the windscreen wipers and
a beefer pump for the headlight washers located towards the top. If you use approx 2L of water and there is no longer water for the
top pump then all it does is make noise.

I refill my reservoir at least twice a week cause I’m addicted to using this feature although it doesn’t do much but wet the whole front of the car.

How do I know about the pumps ? I hit a wombat with the front bar and I shattered a piece inside the headlight washer pump.

**nexace** · 24-08-2005 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by exISeuro

How do I know about the pumps ? I hit a wombat with the front bar and I shattered a piece inside the headlight washer pump.

Bugger!

**VirIIx** · 24-08-2005 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by exISeuro

although it doesn’t do much but wet the whole front of the car.

so bloody true... all u wanna do is clean the windscreen sometimes and WHAM.. small flicks of water fly back onto the windscreen after it's been wiped nicely.. u wipe it again and it might smudge/screw it up.. you use washers u might get lucky and it doesn't get any water excess from the hood onto the windscreen :|

wombats are tough little buggers... would never want to run into one of them..

**bogan** · 24-08-2005 07:53 PM

Kool - thanx guys, makes sense. Will try that...!

**coladuna** · 24-08-2005 11:25 PM

I never use my washers because it leaves water spots on my paintwork.

if it becomes that dirty, i'll just give a proper wash.
BTW, I hate people who use windscreen washers on highway when I just did a full detail on my car.

**stephen8512** · 24-08-2005 11:59 PM

hahahaa coladuna, i always do that to the bastards that are up my arse while cruisin on the highway, tryin to egg me on to go faster.....
give them a quick spary of my jets, water flickers back, they back off
hahahaha

**SSML** · 25-08-2005 10:11 PM

I think the headlight washer jet is a compulsory feature to come with HID (so as fog lights) . Maybe it's in AUS design rules.. I have noticed all cars come with factory HID have washer jets and fogs.
I assume the main purpose is to defrost or demist in the sub-zero condition. (similar purpose to those older Volvos /saabs with headlight wipers)

**SSML** · 25-08-2005 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by stephen8512

hahahaa coladuna, i always do that to the bastards that are up my arse while cruisin on the highway, tryin to egg me on to go faster.....
give them a quick spary of my jets, water flickers back, they back off
hahahaha

I was once a victim of a idiot who turn his windscreen washer jet to kerbside so he can spray on pedistrens as he drives along... what a loser