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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby dumper » Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:36 pm

On a mk3 I had I needed a new washer bottle got one from scrapyard it had a head light washer pump as wel I piped it up with the pipes attached to the wiper arms without jets on the end always worked when washers had froze down side used a lot of water
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Mike » Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:44 pm

That’s a rallycross trick
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby bambi mk 1 » Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:21 pm

dumper wrote:On a mk3 I had I needed a new washer bottle got one from scrapyard it had a head light washer pump as wel I piped it up with the pipes attached to the wiper arms without jets on the end always worked when washers had froze down side used a lot of water

I know someone who used one for 2 extra jets on a mk 3 directed to the left aimed directly for hairdressers in soft tops :mrgreen:
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Altransit » Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:52 pm

Altransit wrote:Cheers Mike, that's a much better price. I'll get one on order :mrgreen:

It's here, I'm going to fit it to the Focus which already has heated jets, and a heated screen, so in theory, it will always work.

I need to find the heated jets for the Mk7, and fit those, before fitting another one to this, or maybe I'll fit the budget version instead :lol:
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Mike » Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:10 am

If you use this https://www.holtsauto.com/prestone/prod ... creenwash/ nothing will freeze.
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby ake » Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:18 pm

Mike wrote:If you use this https://www.holtsauto.com/prestone/prod ... creenwash/ nothing will freeze.

Good stuff that, works a bit like Rain C as well, the rain beads and runs up the screen at motorway speeds, don’t even need the wipers!
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Mike » Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:32 pm

This https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/gtechniq ... ealant-kit is good too, it’s lasted 18months so far and seems to work at lower speeds than Rain X etc
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Altransit » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:05 am

Mike wrote:This https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/gtechniq ... ealant-kit is good too, it’s lasted 18months so far and seems to work at lower speeds than Rain X etc

Looks good :D
How far does it go Mike, i.e. is 15ml only enough for one screen? How often do you need to apply it?
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Mike » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:10 am

Altransit wrote:
Mike wrote:This https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/gtechniq ... ealant-kit is good too, it’s lasted 18months so far and seems to work at lower speeds than Rain X etc

Looks good :D
How far does it go Mike, i.e. is 15ml only enough for one screen? How often do you need to apply it?

I’ve done two windscreens and four side windows and there’s still some left. Gtech seem to be quite generous in their estimations.
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Mike » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:15 pm

Hotshot is performing well, although the Prestone screen wash is the colour of piss and makes it look like someone has relieved themselves on my bonnet. Yellow snow :mrgreen:
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby MinorMatt » Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:36 pm

I couldn't find anywhere to put it in the volvo :(
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby Mike » Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:07 pm

MinorMatt wrote:I couldn't find anywhere to put it in the volvo :(

You’d think there’d be more room under a Volvo bonnet than a Connect.
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Re: Heat Shot-windscreen washer heater.

Postby MinorMatt » Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:39 pm

Don't know... 5 cylinder transverse engine not a lot of easily available space - even with battery in the boot
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