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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10367  
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You'd need a fair angle to get it squirt that high!
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8th Mar 2013 5:55pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677 
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It's miles away from the windscreen and the jets of water are likely to be blown off course even more than they are already when driving. Best mod is to fit the jets onto the wiper arms, that way the water is where it's needed, on the screen!
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8th Mar 2013 5:56pm |
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| pope10001 Member Since: 15 Oct 2011 Location: Dulverton Posts: 489 
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The reason I ask is that I've just watched the JE Engineering Zulu video and noticed that they have them mounted. And you can angle the nozzles toward the windscreen. I was thinking about mounting some from a n other vehicle.
Regards, Mark |
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8th Mar 2013 5:58pm |
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| pope10001 Member Since: 15 Oct 2011 Location: Dulverton Posts: 489
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The only problem I have with mounting them to the wiper blades is that I still haven't seen anyone do it so that it looks as if it could be factory fit. The ones I've seen always look a bit Heath Robinson.
Regards, Mark |
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8th Mar 2013 6:01pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10367
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From another vehicle? They will never reach
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8th Mar 2013 6:03pm |
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| pope10001 Member Since: 15 Oct 2011 Location: Dulverton Posts: 489
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8th Mar 2013 6:04pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677
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I had an old 200tdi Defender and I put them on from a Peugeot 405, they looked and performed superb |
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8th Mar 2013 6:16pm |
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| pope10001 Member Since: 15 Oct 2011 Location: Dulverton Posts: 489
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Any pictures at all Steve?
Regards, Mark |
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8th Mar 2013 6:26pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677
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That 200 tdi was a while ago, but I shall have a look for you |
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8th Mar 2013 6:28pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826 
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I guess you could get the washers off a Disco. They are also heated. If its possible to get the pump as well then it might work.
Otherwise, as stated above, the water will never reach the screen....the phrase "  ing in the wind" comes to mind... 
Cheers Simon |
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8th Mar 2013 6:36pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Mate of mines got some on his, off an old Ford Escort
They don't seem to be affected by the wind either strangely enough  An engine to TDi for!
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8th Mar 2013 6:55pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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hi Mark
I was looking into the same thing a couple of months ago. Looks like you have a tdci now, that makes a difference, The tdci bonnets have a lump wher eyou can hide/angle the washers. I was planning on using heater washer jets from a 3 series BMW, together with the automatic temperature switch. You can buy the loom from BMW for about £90.00. Since going on the trip I've not had time to look at it again. if you google it, there's a guy who has done a step by step heated jets fitting. As above, other options are to fit Peugeot style washers onto the wipers themselves or fit 2 sets of defender jets into the grommets next to the wipers. For me, MOT next on the ICE |
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8th Mar 2013 7:09pm |
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| drewster Member Since: 13 Jun 2011 Location: south coast brockenhurst Posts: 226  
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I think the Peugot up grade is a very usefull one I did it on a disco 200 tdi may well do it on my 90 as well use the opseing wiper box holes and a t pice
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8th Mar 2013 7:26pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677
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That's what I did on my tdi |
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8th Mar 2013 9:36pm |
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