Heated Washers

[Toon]

I have a question about the heated washer jets on the Winter Pack.........How do they work?

Are they......

1. Heated water from the radiator running through the windscreen washer line?
2. A heating element in the washer jet that attempts to heat frozen water in the line from a cold night?

In either case, I assume the heating will never be quick enough or instanataneous as it will take time for the element or the water to heat up therefore renedering them useless if you wish to use them to clear an icy screen in a morning (presumably the main advantage of such an option?). So I might as well resort the the normal deicer spraying and scraping without heated washer jets.

Also - do they include the washer jets for the headlights? Are they heated too?

[RickS]

Must say, I'm surprised that you could think hot water from the radiator would go to the washers - you would reduce the level of engine coolant, and eventually run out of engine coolant if you used them much.
The water going to the jets from the bottle is heated to prevent it freezing, don't know if it's electric on the VW's, my last Saab had a heater coil around the pipes which was fed from a bleed off the engine cooling system [Not engine coolant going directly to the washers but to a heater coil] - They are not intended to be used as a defroster for the screen from a cold start, but to prevent the water freezing during driving conditions. [The heated water also helps to clean the screen better]

I think it's well worth having.

 

[mac7]

They've always been electrically heated on previous Golfs, so I'm 99.9% sure they are on the Mk6 too.

[p3eps]

I think it's well worth having.

 

Worth £225 for JUST that?

[dubber36]

It's not £225 just for the washers, they come as part of the winter pack which includes heated seats, and I think a low washer fluid warning.

I'm not 100% sure how the Mk6 washers work, but on every other car that I have with, they have been electricly heated nozzles that are on constantly with the ignition regardless of the temperature. They will not stop the water in the bottle and the pipes freezing (the screen wash contains and anti freeze agent) but do stop the water in the nozzels from freezing due to the 60mph wind chill that reduces the water temperature far lower than the screen wash can cope with.

Nor will they help with de-icing. You'll still have to do that the old way, or like me, use one car to bloke our drive entrance, while the other car is left running doing all the hard work for me.

[p3eps]

It's not £225 just for the washers, they come as part of the winter pack which includes heated seats, and I think a low washer fluid warning.

Its about £350 for all that.

I've ordered a car with xenons (which come with the light washers) and leather (which come with heated seats) and its still £225 for the Winter Pack - which is ONLY heated washer jets!

Hence why I'm asking if heated washer jets are worth £225.  I've removed the Winter Pack from my spec as it seems a tad excessive to me!

[FamilyDub]

I've removed the Winter Pack from my spec as it seems a tad excessive to me!

 

I've been driving ten years, mostly really 5hit cars with just water in the jets. I've had totally frozen jets once.

I'd keep my £225, thanks......... or to link it to another spec-related thread here, put it towards cruise! 

[VWKev]

Your all cheap bar stewards. 

[Mew]

You can get a tatty mk2 gti for £225 if you look hard enough, and they come with heated washer jets as standard

[Fanters]

Get the Bi-Xenon lights then you get free washer jets and nice lights ! you don't need heated seats you only ever use them twice a year.