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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: oliver07 on 02 December 2010, 21:14

Title: frozen washers
Post by: oliver07 on 02 December 2010, 21:14
guys are these not heated as tried them with the rear window demister on but the washers keep freezing up loads of screen wash in ?
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: tech1889 on 02 December 2010, 21:16
lol they are not heated bud..
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: oliver07 on 02 December 2010, 21:18
Thanks for that I suppose minus 10 is why they are freezing up
 :laugh:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: tech1889 on 02 December 2010, 21:25
it probably dosnt help lol
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: DmjButler on 02 December 2010, 21:32
i thought you got heated washer jets if you had the winter pack fitted  :undecided:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: tech1889 on 02 December 2010, 21:39
i have winter pack and they sure are frozen still lol
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: dolphinfriendly1012 on 02 December 2010, 21:55
I have the supposed winter pack, no heated washers. Seems like vw have had us over again :angry:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: tg1 on 02 December 2010, 21:57
what does the winter pack come with other than headlight washers?

a heated windscreen would be nice, i mean they came on mid 90's escorts
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: vwfiend on 02 December 2010, 22:00
Heated seats..........  :grin:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: tech1889 on 02 December 2010, 22:02
Vw never said they were heated lol..

winter pack is heated seats... headlight washers... not sure about climate control ??
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: dolphinfriendly1012 on 02 December 2010, 22:04
low fluid level warning, which is ironic as you can't use them cause there frozen! :grin:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: tech1889 on 02 December 2010, 22:04
hmm didnt know that will have to have a look the weekend for that..
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: DmjButler on 03 December 2010, 13:47
Yea they have low fluid warnings too on winter packs... It is useful when your washers aint frozen - Cause then it'll alert you if your bottle needs filling  :smiley:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: Adam on 03 December 2010, 13:54
Yea they have low fluid warnings too on winter packs... It is useful when your washers aint frozen - Cause then it'll alert you if your bottle needs filling  :smiley:

I dont have the winterpack but have the low fluid warning indicator.

The winterpack consists of heated washers, heated seats, and a headlight washer system.
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: vwprime on 03 December 2010, 14:37
If you use the VW screen wash stuff its ok and don't frez up. Gives a better dove tail fan spray over the screen and smells quite nice. The truble is it cost quite a bit in contrast to othe stuff you might get from other places.
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: Rhyso on 03 December 2010, 14:48
If you use the VW screen wash stuff its ok and don't frez up. Gives a better dove tail fan spray over the screen and smells quite nice. The truble is it cost quite a bit in contrast to othe stuff you might get from other places.

Less than £3 for 1.5 litres? Mine has lasted me a whole year  :smug:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: vwprime on 03 December 2010, 14:54
If you use the VW screen wash stuff its ok and don't frez up. Gives a better dove tail fan spray over the screen and smells quite nice. The truble is it cost quite a bit in contrast to othe stuff you might get from other places.

Less than £3 for 1.5 litres? Mine has lasted me a whole year  :smug:

lol yet tell me about it Rhyso. I got some the other day. 5 bottles of the stuff as had to put some in the Golf and the TT. cost me £12.96  :shocked: :laugh:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: Rhyso on 03 December 2010, 14:56
If you use the VW screen wash stuff its ok and don't frez up. Gives a better dove tail fan spray over the screen and smells quite nice. The truble is it cost quite a bit in contrast to othe stuff you might get from other places.

Less than £3 for 1.5 litres? Mine has lasted me a whole year  :smug:

lol yet tell me about it Rhyso. I got some the other day. 5 bottles of the stuff as had to put some in the Golf and the TT. cost me £12.96  :shocked: :laugh:

That will last at least 5 years  :tongue:  Its almost as cheap as fuel these days  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: tech1889 on 03 December 2010, 17:03
how i find out if washers heated should there be wires running under sound deadening under bonnet ??
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: dolphinfriendly1012 on 03 December 2010, 19:03
I read somewhere that it tends to be luck of the draw if your car has them ,i know I saw a bit on the r32 owners stating that none of the r32 had them fitted even though they had winter packs. It seems odd really, i have a h plated mk2 with heated washer jets!
I believe you can get hold of the loom from the stealer's as well as the jets, don't know the cost though apart from its a fiver a pair for standard. Don't know if you could modify a mk2 loom.
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: Adam on 03 December 2010, 19:22
I read somewhere that it tends to be luck of the draw if your car has them ,i know I saw a bit on the r32 owners stating that none of the r32 had them fitted even though they had winter packs. It seems odd really, i have a h plated mk2 with heated washer jets!
I believe you can get hold of the loom from the stealer's as well as the jets, don't know the cost though apart from its a fiver a pair for standard. Don't know if you could modify a mk2 loom.

My Mk3 had heated washers  :laugh:

I have the loom fixed in atm but no idea how to connect it  :undecided:
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: oliver07 on 03 December 2010, 21:07
mine is the v5 golf its has heated seats , low screen wash warning climate auto wipers and auto dipping mirror and frozen washers
magic
Title: Re: frozen washers
Post by: DmjButler on 04 December 2010, 16:16
Yea they have low fluid warnings too on winter packs... It is useful when your washers aint frozen - Cause then it'll alert you if your bottle needs filling  :smiley:

I dont have the winterpack but have the low fluid warning indicator.

The winterpack consists of heated washers, heated seats, and a headlight washer system.

Really? I was told they did!... Woops!  :undecided: