MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: dp2 on December 30, 2010, 03:07:32 pm
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Bought some VW Screen Wash off ebay the other day, was wondering do you guys dilute it?
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Yes I dilute it, usually 250ml then top up with water. You can use it neat at which point its good for -70 Deg C.
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How do you know how much to dilute it by? Is there a guide somewhere?
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If it's genuine VW screenwash, it states on the label.
I tend to use one bottle of screenwash and then two bottles of water.
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I tend to use about 250ml of VWSW and then top up with water... should be fine unless its stupidly cold!
A week or so ago i used it neat as it was so cold, but its warmed up a lot now
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Ahh I think i've worked it out from the label, I presume the water drop means the ratio?
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If you keep a spare bottle, for normal use put 250ml of ScreenWash in the bottom and top up to 1 Ltr. If it's really cold use 500ml. :happy2:
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Bought some VW Screen Wash off ebay the other day, was wondering do you guys dilute it?
Do you have the buyers name or the item number.
Was after some myself but cant seem to find any.
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Do you have the buyers name or the item number.
Was after some myself but cant seem to find any.
This stuff is cheap enough from the dealer so why go anywhere else? :confused:
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Theres some on ebay at the moment... £14.99 for 10x1L bottles! BUT £13.99 for postages so not much cheaper than driving to VW yourself!
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Theres some on ebay at the moment... £14.99 for 10x1L bottles! BUT £13.99 for postages so not much cheaper than driving to VW yourself!
Yeah he's hiked it up from £8.99 for a case of 10 to £14.99 plus the postage, I mailed him to see if he would do it at the £8.99 price, "wouldn't be for a while " was his reply...feck him, I'll hang on. :signLOL:
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The postage is the killer. I guess he relies on people not checking the dealer price and assuming they'll be getting ripped off by going to a dealer.
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I bought some from him at the cheaper price , my nearest dealer is 110 miles round trip away , so the postage is cheaper than the petrol! :happy2:
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I am amazed at that price thats 89p a litre I get it trade and its no where near that cheap but he's getting a mark up on postage I could post for half that I am sure. There are fake OEM stuff on the market, not saying his stuff is but I wouldn't mind his supplier lol.
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Keith... i doubt he buys it for that cheap...his profit is created through the ludicrous postage charge!
I bet he wont let you pick 10 up from his doorstep! :signLOL:
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Assuming he buys it and doesn't invoice it to service customers :wink:
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Assuming he buys it and doesn't invoice it to service customers :wink:
Derby VW i believe... :driver:
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I am amazed at that price thats 89p a litre I get it trade and its no where near that cheap but he's getting a mark up on postage I could post for half that I am sure. There are fake OEM stuff on the market, not saying his stuff is but I wouldn't mind his supplier lol.
I dont know if this stuff is fake . but there are no dilution details on any of the bottles i have , I've been using it neat! The part number on the bottle is G 052 164 M2 and it is described as Windscreen Clear Concentrate.
Ahh now I have just noticed you peel the label back to get the details lol , will I have done any damage using this neat for a bottle and a half?? :surprised:
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The bottles are not sealed from VW how do you know he's not bottling cheapo supermarket stuff up into used bottles from maybe a vw service depo????
Could be easily done if he worked for any of the vw dealers :sad1:
Not wanting to put a spanner in the works but would prefer to go to the dealers than someone off eBay for this kind of stuff? now if it was G12++ coolant which has a sealed cap then fair do's
Darren
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The bottles are not sealed from VW how do you know he's not bottling cheapo supermarket stuff up into used bottles from maybe a vw service depo????
Could be easily done if he worked for any of the vw dealers :sad1:
Not wanting to put a spanner in the works but would prefer to go to the dealers than someone off eBay for this kind of stuff? now if it was G12++ coolant which has a sealed cap then fair do's
Darren
Thats the first thing I thought of when I opened the box up - dont think I will take a chance on this again , even if the stuff seems to be the genuine article with the 'Lemony' smell it's supposed to have,