Dave1980

Evening all

Just purely out of curiousity, those with headlight washer jets on your cars do you think they make any difference at all?.
Got them on mine but never really thought about it, with the xenons it always seems good visibility no matter what weather.

greatgonzo

iTrader: (1)

I have them on my Spec D. Not sure if they make any difference but do look cool when you see the spray through the beam of the head lights

Simon C

Dont have a choice, I have HIDS. Do they keep the headlights cleaner, marginal I'd say.

Jaybird-UK

Id say they do, I often notice a slight increase in road brightness after using mine if there is a lot of road dirt.

Dave1980

just been doing a lot of night motorway driving lately and never thought much about it till then. i know usually the other car lights always get covered in crap and fade so guess they must work.
just wondered peoples opinions

Jaybird-UK

Also they are worth +30bhp

CrisPDuk

They used to make a big difference on my old Legacy, the difference is marginal at best on the wife's Honda CRV.

I think a lot depends on how good the lights are in the first place and the angle of the lenses to be honest. Those on the Legacy were really good, but the lenses were vertical and caught a lot of muck, the lights on the CRV are **** to start with, but the lenses have quite a slope to them and road dirt tends not to stick anyway.

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

I think the only time they are useful is when you run out of water in your windscreen washer bottle. Put your foot down and then use the headlamp spray as they always keep a residue in there and if you are going fast enough the overspray manages to clean your windscreen...just the once

Will

I think they'd be very useful if you could turn them 360°. Then point at pedestrians and spray them

DaveD

iTrader: (2)

My classic WRX doesn't have headlight washer jets, and the lights do get dirty - especially at this time of year!

In the recent weather, I've given the lenses a quick wipe before most journeys. The salt/dirt does build up quite quickly, and with the heat from the bulbs, it forms dry crust on the lens. I drive with my lights on all the time at this time of year, and therefore the dirt builds up on most journeys.

In the past, on long drives, I have had to stop specifically to clean the lights so I could see where I was going!

So, if washers mean you don't have to constantly clean the lenses, they must be doing some good!

SunnySideUp

They make a difference ..... also, odd as it may seem, if you angle the jets slightly up the spray comes over the bonnet and into the IC!! FREE IC Water Spray!

r32

Depends how dirty your lights were, HID's are affected more than conventional bulbs by crud build up, reason for the law requiring washers with xenons.