spally

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Got a question regarding a headlamp washer jet thats gone missing!

Ta

frayz

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whats up?

spally

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Basically some how the washer jet for the headlamp has dissapeared along with the plastic cap! Can these be replaced and are they easy to do? Or does the whole thing need replacing?

Cheers

frayz

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Hard to say without seeing exactly whats gone mate but im pretty sure you can get just the caps from a dealership.

spally

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When you push the washer button the arm extends out the bumper but there is no jets on the end to direct the water onto the headlamps. It just all spurts out like when you turn a hose on. I am assuming the directional jet part just clips into the extendig arm bit?

Cheers have just rung a couple of dealers, £13 for the jets and £35 odd for the plastic cover! And thats only in primer. Might have a wonder down to the local breakers and see what they got

spally

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some pictures, not the best quality but you get the idea:

working side:
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...workingjet.jpg

fercked side:
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...rokenjet00.jpg

frayz

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Breakers might be well worth the trip if you can get one in the right colour mate.

spally

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My colour seems quite popular for that age so colour match shouldnt be to much of an issur. £50 Isnt the end of the world for parts direct from fords, but £35 for a bit of plastic seems a bit steep to me! Thought the jets would be more expensive than the cover to be honest.

Cheers

Tiny

Hey Spally ...

All them silly RS's do this also , it's the 1st mod that you do when you buy an RS

Massive thread over on the RS site regardiing this

Will try & find in a bit , to stop it happening again ....

1. Pull the washer out by hand , clip the cover on & then put a cable tie round the whole lot

Great aint it

P.s .. You want to try matching an UG one !!

Tiny

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scooby seb

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What model ford is it fella and what side!!

We might have one in our spares box at work or have the same model in our right off collection outside

Easy enough to change or fit, just get a hook and pull the washer jet up (or whats left of it) just keep hold of it and clip the jet and cover back on to it, if you can't get at it with a hook get someone to work the washers and try and grab the remainder of the jet with some pliers

spally

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Cheers tiny, having a nightmare getting onto rs site though! Been registered on there for a while but retreving my password is proving a tad difficult! Lol. got my password finally sorted, but i'm not a fully paid up member so cant view you post Tiny.

Seb it's a 54 reg cmax ghia ultima and the near side (passenger) thats gone! Bit of a nightmare at the mo because of the bit thats missing it seems to be pi55ing all my washer fluid out!

seems like an easy fix.

Cheers

Tiny

There are two main problems with the Headlight Washer covers .
1 . They may be loose against the surface of the bumper .
2 . They often fall off or come off in your hand when cleaning etc.

The following is a solution to both of these problems .
The first thing to do is to remove the covers , as we know this is not a problem , but simply take hold of the cover and pull the whole washer jet out and slightly upwards , the cover will either come off in your hand or if it doesn't you can just unclip it from the jet .
Next step is to remove the washer jet , you will need a piece of string and a small flat screwdriver . Loop the string round the washer jet and pull it out from the bumper , then lever the screwdriver under the ratchet tab as shown in pic 1 . the jet will come out of the main body of the washer , which will then retract .
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Once you have both removed , clip the jets and the covers together as they should be , they are LEFT and RIGHT handed but don't worry , they have L and R marked on the jets . (Just be aware when it comes to reassembly)
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Next comes the mod , you'll need 4 , 4mm washers and a glue heat gun or some quick setting epoxy resin .
Place a 4mm washer over the washer cover locating peg and apply a blob of glue (glue gun in deffinately preferred) , the idea is to glue the 4mm washer to the black locating peg on the washer jet , the 4mm washer also stops you from glueing the washer jet cover to the washer jet itself .
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Repeat this with the other 3 locating pegs . once the glue has set Make sure the washer jet cover is NOT glued to the washer jet , there needs to be the slight up/down movement on the cover to allow it to 'seat' correctly against the bumper .
Almost ready to replace the washer jets but first it's a good idea to clean and polish the jet covers and the area around the holes in the bumper . Remember Left and Right , carefully put the jet through the hole in the bumper and into the washer body , it will self locate , as soon as it's located in the body it will start to 'click' on the ratchet mechanism , gently push it in until it is tight up against the bumper , about 8 or 9 clicks .
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The jets push back in quite easily but won't pull back out because of the ratchet , you can't push them in too far but once they are pushed right in they shouldn't be loose against the bumper and they should NEVER fall off again .

Good Luck .

Tiny

Don't use the glue / washer idea as thats falls of as well , just put a cable tie round where the washer go's

spally

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Thanks a lot for that matey. Have been trying to figure out how the ferck it didsapeared, but seems they can come out fairly easy

Spec'c'57

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On the rs I there is a fuse you can pull to disable the headlight wash. Or make sure headlights are off before squirting windscreen.

spally

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No.23 on the rs, gonna have a look at my book and see what 1 it is on mine. Dont fancy turning my lights off to wash my screen lol