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Title: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: scotta on December 01, 2009, 08:58:30 am
1 - How do i know if i have them?

2 - Anyone know how they are switched on??

Had a read in the manual last night but couldnt find anything on them.
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: stealthwolf on December 01, 2009, 11:28:58 am
If you have the winter pack, they'll be part of it. Winter pack I think is heated seats, headlamp washers, low washer fluid warning, heated windscreen jets.

What car do you have?
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: VC on December 01, 2009, 11:35:27 am
I think you have to have you headlights on for them to engage if i remember correctly, then its every third wash of the windshield to activate them






Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Ifti on December 01, 2009, 11:51:36 am
I thought the low washer fluid warning was in all GTI's??

ED30's have the heated seats etc as standard, but I dont have the headlight washers, so Im assuming I dont have the winter pack either......I did think I had the heated washer jets and the low washer fluid warning etc though....
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: RedRobin on December 01, 2009, 12:08:32 pm

I think you have to have you headlights on for them to engage if i remember correctly, then its every third wash of the windshield to activate them


....it's every fifth wash. At least that's how it is on mine. VCDS?
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: em2evol on December 01, 2009, 12:10:34 pm
Heated seats were standard with leather I believe but winter pack was an extra as above. Headlight washers come on when the lights are on and you use the windscreen washers...  :happy2:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: VC on December 01, 2009, 12:28:42 pm

I think you have to have you headlights on for them to engage if i remember correctly, then its every third wash of the windshield to activate them


....it's every fifth wash. At least that's how it is on mine. VCDS?

yeah fifth, could be that dude...never really paid that much attention to it tbh :smiley:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: SteveS on December 01, 2009, 12:44:41 pm
not heated washer jets for the windscreen tho!?
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: scotta on December 01, 2009, 12:57:21 pm
2008 Edition 30.

Windscreen washer jets i was asking about.
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: SteveS on December 01, 2009, 12:58:29 pm
thats what i thought... i have the winter pack! i think :s, didnt know it had heated windscreen jets!?
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Rich on December 01, 2009, 01:04:10 pm
JUST HAD A BRILLIANT IDEA !!!


Why havent they thought of Heated Windscreen Wash - for the frost on a morning - i hate having to wait 5 minutes for De Froster to come on or get some warm water from the house.

Or has this idea been thought of lol  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: scotta on December 01, 2009, 01:04:46 pm
Whats in your winter pack on the ED30?
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: scotta on December 01, 2009, 01:09:49 pm
JUST HAD A BRILLIANT IDEA !!!


Why havent they thought of Heated Windscreen Wash - for the frost on a morning - i hate having to wait 5 minutes for De Froster to come on or get some warm water from the house.

Or has this idea been thought of lol  :signLOL:

I remember seeing a retrofit kit over on the SEAT forum a few years back that basically consisted of a length of hose that extended the washers so you could wrap it round one of the water hoses under the bonnet. Apparently it worked quite well.

I used to have a mk1 focus as a company car - the washer bottle was in the inner wing away from the engine. Took hours to defrost some times. I once drove from my house (just outside edinburgh) to carlise with it frozen solid all the way. That was even with screenwash in the bottle.
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Greeners on December 01, 2009, 01:27:27 pm
VC whats a 'windshield'? Something you southern lot use at the beach?  :chicken: :confused:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on December 01, 2009, 01:33:14 pm
JUST HAD A BRILLIANT IDEA !!!


Why havent they thought of Heated Windscreen Wash - for the frost on a morning - i hate having to wait 5 minutes for De Froster to come on or get some warm water from the house.

Or has this idea been thought of lol  :signLOL:
Ford motors have an option for heated windscreens that defrost like in no time.... but u end up with a hairline wavey grid in the windscreen.
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Rich on December 01, 2009, 01:44:14 pm
Mojo,

Yes ive seen this - i dont like those wavy lines  :sick:

Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: VC on December 01, 2009, 01:50:37 pm
i used to have a Range Rover with a heated screen and those wavey lines

handy as hell and took seconds and i do miss it, but always did find the lines distracting so would never choose it as an option again

VC whats a 'windshield'? Something you southern lot use at the beach?  :chicken: :confused:

i used to live in the USA dude, i use alot of 'americanisms' without realizing - especially in my spelling if you notice  :smiley:

Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: animal on December 01, 2009, 01:50:43 pm
Mojo,

Yes ive seen this - i dont like those wavy lines  :sick:



When looking through the windscreen, you can't see it! It's an excellent feature, something that will be missed on the Golf.
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Greeners on December 01, 2009, 01:56:47 pm
i used to have a Range Rover with a heated screen and those wavey lines

handy as hell and took seconds and i do miss it, but always did find the lines distracting so would never choose it as an option again

VC whats a 'windshield'? Something you southern lot use at the beach?  :chicken: :confused:

i used to live in the USA dude, i use alot of 'americanisms' without realizing - especially in my spelling if you notice  :smiley:



Awesome duuuude!  :happy2: :pomppomp:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Golfgirl on December 01, 2009, 02:02:13 pm
Whats in your winter pack on the ED30?

Headlight washers, heated windscreen washer jets, heated seats and low-level washer fluid warning.
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Golfgirl on December 01, 2009, 02:02:37 pm
thats what i thought... i have the winter pack! i think :s, didnt know it had heated windscreen jets!?

Yep :happy2:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: scotta on December 01, 2009, 02:06:44 pm
Dont have Headlight washers so it doesnt look like i have the heated jets in that case  :sad1:

As i have the highline however i am hoping i have the washer fluid level warning cos otherwise its a PITA.
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Greeners on December 01, 2009, 02:13:02 pm
Dont have Headlight washers so it doesnt look like i have the heated jets in that case  :sad1:

As i have the highline however i am hoping i have the washer fluid level warning cos otherwise its a PITA.

Nope you won't have that either! Only comes with the winter pack!  :chicken:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: Moschops on December 01, 2009, 02:19:56 pm
Whats in your winter pack on the ED30?

Headlight washers, heated windscreen washer jets, heated seats and low-level washer fluid warning.

Me too, although an expensive option, I spec'd this at the time of ordering.

Heated seats of course were standard on the Edition 30.

And if you spec'd Bi-Xenons then you also got the headlight washers too.... :happy2:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: scotta on December 01, 2009, 02:21:05 pm
Dont have Headlight washers so it doesnt look like i have the heated jets in that case  :sad1:

As i have the highline however i am hoping i have the washer fluid level warning cos otherwise its a PITA.

Nope you won't have that either! Only comes with the winter pack!  :chicken:

BAWS.  :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:
Title: Re: Heated Washer Jets
Post by: golfman on December 01, 2009, 06:27:37 pm
But can the heated washer jets be retro fitted?
part numbers anyone?

golfman