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countfred

New Member

• Jun 9, 2007

• #1

2003MY Disco2 ES
LR dealer says it does not have the wiring to allow heated jets to be fitted.
After market? Difficult?
I am not really concerned about headlamp washers or rear washer.

 

clutchdust

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• Jun 9, 2007

• #2

why bother?

 

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countfred

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• Jun 9, 2007

• #3

Why bother?

Because screen totally obscured by dried salt spray on winter evening. Washers would have cleared it but were frozen. Same happened in daylight a few days later.

 

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CharlesY

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• Jun 9, 2007

• #4

Throw some methanol into the washer bottle.

 

toyota_man

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• Jun 9, 2007

• #5

You can buy screenwash/anti-freeze which can be used for either. You just change the dilution. Most of the motorist shops sell it and I think Tescos do as well.

Or you could put hot water in the washer bottle (ha ha!)

 

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CharlesY

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• Jun 9, 2007

• #6

toyota_man said:

You can buy screenwash/anti-freeze which can be used for either. You just change the dilution. Most of the motorist shops sell it and I think Tescos do as well.

Or you could put hot water in the washer bottle (ha ha!)

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Screen wash / anti freeze is mostly methanol.
DO NOT use glycol-based antifreeze in your washers as it may eat your nice paint job. Pure methanol is cheap.

Just 10% in your washer bottle should do it, but HEY!
It is JUNE! Well, it is up here but maybe the EEC has changed it in England.

CharlesY

 

hughesy

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• Jun 9, 2007

• #7

Heated washer jets Whatever the **** will they think of next

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Jun 10, 2007

• #8

ah dint see how heated washer jets will stop the water in the washer bottle from freezin.

 

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TimoV

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• Jun 10, 2007

• #9

hughesy said:

Heated washer jets Whatever the **** will they think of next

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Actually they are quite usefull in certain winter conditions. At least here in Finland. E.G. when the night-frost has frozen the remnants of evening rain into about 5mm thick ice coat on the hood. This cannot be prevented by alcohol-based solvents in the washerbottle. Everyone does not live in the tropics, you know...

 

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countfred

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• Jun 10, 2007

• #10

My experience fits with what TimoV says. It is not the strong solution of methanol based fluid from the bottle that freezes and stops the washer working.

 

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Lindvm colonia

New Member

• Jun 12, 2007

• #11

I believe the Volvo 400 series had heated washer jets ( the 480 I had for a while certainly had them fitted because I was really impressed when I discovered them).
It wouldnt be a massive job to fit them / sort out wiring /relay / fuse / switch etc & given the fact we have 4 seasons every day here its got to be a worthwhile modification.
As you said, a dry salted screen & frozen washer jets just isnt funny.