Adding windscreen washers to widelight 2A

[JohnboyLandy]

Hi All,

As the title says I want to add windscreen washers to my late (widelight) 2A, so I was wondering about the location of the squirter jets, should they go on the bonnet, or in the holes next to the wiper shafts on the firewall ? I have a couple of jets like : Washer jet - Paddock Spares (https://au.paddockspares.com/prc2437-washer-jet.html).

If the firewall is the place to use, then I was thinking I could run the water tube the same as the wiper "cable" (single wiper motor) and be neatly hidden behind that panel trim that hides the wiper wheel boxes and cable.

Any ideas welcome !!

Thanks
John

[S3ute]

Hello from Brisbane.

Either way would be OK - really a matter of preference.

Our late S2A had a dual nozzle single unit in the bonnet between the spare and the firewall. The switch was a push button switch located on the dash between the lights and wipers switches.

Cheers,

Neil

[whitehillbilly64]

I have one of these and the ones you posted.
Not sure which to use.
My bonnet has the hole already in it.
It may be harder to get to the piping if fitted to a S3, and leaking.
The one on the bonnet would be easier.

whitehillbilly

[JohnboyLandy]

I have one of these and the ones you posted.
Not sure which to use.
My bonnet has the hole already in it.
It may be harder to get to the piping if fitted to a S3, and leaking.
The one on the bonnet would be easier.

whitehillbillyI discovered there are two holes in the firewall, one near each wiper shaft that takes those jets I pointed to at paddocks, so I'm going to run the washer tube up the wiper shaft tube to each jet.

It should be a neat solution that doesn't require me to drill holes in the bonnet.

I mounted the washer reservoir on left side near the radiator overflow reservoir, and ran the tube through the firewall in to where the wiper motor is, and now I just have to get the washer tube through the rubber boot, but I might have to make another hole in the boot if I can't squeeze it in the same hole as the wiper shaft. Then cable tie the washer tube behind the wiper shaft.

I bought a washer kit from Supercheap auto for $22, so pretty happy with that.

Cheers
John

[JohnboyLandy]

Washers all done and working, a few pics :

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Not bad for a $22 washer kit from Supercheap Auto. I did have to buy 4m of extra tubing (4mm) from Clark Rubber at $1.55/m.

Cheers,
John