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ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Headlight cleaning system

Looks promising for clearing LED headlamps which do not really warm up from snow in the winter.
From the German language website it looks like the item is commercially available already and ready to be installed. Guess the English translation has not been updated yet.
Wonder if it also works for a SVX front, need to check.
Eric

http://www.entreq.de/media/uploads/20150203_130100.mp4 You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
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30th Jul 2015 5:36am

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

That's just the radiator that's sprung a leak Ray
My build thread
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30th Jul 2015 9:47am

dgardel

Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
Location: Veneto (Heart & Head)
Posts: 3586

Re: Headlight cleaning system

ericvv wrote:
Looks promising for clearing LED headlamps which do not really warm up from snow in the winter.
From the German language website it looks like the item is commercially available already and ready to be installed. Guess the English translation has not been updated yet.
Wonder if it also works for a SVX front, need to check.
Eric

http://www.entreq.de/media/uploads/20150203_130100.mp4

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30th Jul 2015 12:48pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Daniele,

Go to Entreq website. Click on:
- Werkstatt
- Beleuchtung und Scheinwerferreinigung
- Scheinwerferreinigungsanlage Land Rover Defender

The price is €589 including VAT and installation at their workshop. You can not just order the item for installing it yourself. I should be at Entreq again later this summer for another SVX job, so hope to see the item then.

Best, Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

30th Jul 2015 3:05pm

SailingTom

Member Since: 19 Nov 2013
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 1709

Headlight washers I'd say are just a waste of water and dont even work on cars designed for them effectively.
Would be the last thing i'd want to fit, although was tempted to get a genuine land rover defender kit for one of my others, but only because it was unusual.

30th Jul 2015 3:23pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Agree they don't do much for cleaning, but was thinking more about removal of accumulating snow from LED headlights which do not heat up enough to melt it. From what I see in the movie, that would likely work. This snow accumulation on LED headlamps has been well reported on here. Now...., I do not drive in the snow....

You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

30th Jul 2015 4:10pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

Hotshot and standard washer jet would do it ok for melting snow etc

30th Jul 2015 8:08pm

dgardel

Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
Location: Veneto (Heart & Head)
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Agree at 100%.

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30th Jul 2015 9:33pm

dgardel

Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
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I also think that the installation on the SVX could be a problem due to the shape of the headlamp surround

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30th Jul 2015 9:43pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

Plenty of washer jet styles to choose from

External washer pump and a hotshot , should be fairly easy to do

jet like this maybe

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30th Jul 2015 9:58pm

consumerize

Member Since: 27 May 2014
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 121

Having read this link, it set my mind to solving yet another problem i never knew i had.

Couple of Waher jets from Halfords, £1.99 each. and a bit of pipe.

Fashioned a small bracket with a Wickes bracket bent into shape. and bolted to my light guards

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Connected it to my rear wash jet pipe, as never use it.

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Needs a slight adjustment to line up, but seems to work like a charm. Combined cost less than £10.

2nd Aug 2015 7:27pm

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