Thread: Windscreen Washers (again)

Can't see whats wrong with the originals tbh, mine clears just fine, not as good as a car if that's what your used too but effective enough.

Originally Posted by nedflanders

Can't see whats wrong with the originals tbh, mine clears just fine, not as good as a car if that's what your used too but effective enough.

The water only squirts a a couple of inches up the window and once you're moving at any speed the water doesn't even get as far as the wipers.

If you are unhappy, you could do the same as Rally cars.

Plumb 2-3mm plastic tube to along the blades, block ends, and insert pinholes along the blade length. Enlarge pinholes till you have the right amount of flow to the screen. Really works a treat.

Cheers

RF

I've done similar to that suggested by Rick Fisher, but I've used a length of brass tube from a model supplies shop to go along the wipers. I think I've got .5mm holes (4). The tubing is black uv stabilised stuff. It's an unfinished project, I intend to alter the brass tube so that the black plastic tube can be located more neatly. It looks untidy now, but I wanted to be sure the idea worked ok before I got too involved. It's much better than the original due to the water being placed where the wipers are working, so also uses much less water to achieve a suitable result.
Don

Originally Posted by sam_d

The water only squirts a a couple of inches up the window and once you're moving at any speed the water doesn't even get as far as the wipers.

That is how they have always been - the wheel of progress turns very slowly when it comes to Defender luxuries such as windscreen washers.




Erich

never done the squeeze bottle out the window?.

Originally Posted by Yorkie

never done the squeeze bottle out the window?.

I was looking for a solution a bit more high tech than that (although admittedly the "squeezy bottle" method has few parts to go wrong) but not as involved as removing the dash for extra jets etc.

I bought a new pump and simply wired and plumbed it in, so i now have two pumps running, one drivers side one passenger side. It will require pump, wire, inline fuse, water line/tubeing and a drill and grommet to tap into your windscreen washer container. Took me about 1.5 hrs and 2 cans of bourbon to do the job. Might take 45 mins without the cans!