Eurolights, slush and blizzards

[Tom Nas]

"TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:

>If you want to get artistic, how about this- get an extra set of
>washer nozzles, the kind that are on the hood of the car. Cut out
>a large enough hole out of the top of the bumper on both sides in
>front of the headlight and mount the washers there, kind of like the
>new pop-up washers on the A4/6/8. Of course, you will have to test
>the spray pattern of the washers before doing this. Then, get a
>washer pump and bottle from an Audi 100/200 and the mounting bracket.
>This should fit, as it works vice-versa on the 200- I could fit a 5k
>washer system in the 200 if I wanted. Then use the feed from the new
>washer bottle to run the headlamp washers. If you really wanted to get
>fancy, you could even wire into the Autocheck system somehow so you
>could get the low washer fluid warning.

Been thinking about that for my 80, but I came up with one problem: the 
washers catch a lot of crud out there on the front of the bumpers, and 
(judging from the 80 being my third Audi with only one functioning washer) 
Audi washer nozzles tend to clog up easily. Those OE headlight washers look 
more like fire hydrants than windscreen washer nozzles, and there's a lot 
of pressure needed. The hose leading to those washers looks like reinforced 
garden hose (about 15 mm in diameter) and that pump is huge.
I don't think regular nozzles and washer hose will be up to the job, unless 
you install V8 (or Saab?) headlight wipers, too.

I like Pantelis' idea for heating the washer hose by wrapping it around 
coolant hoses. That's what I'm gonna do with my 90 when it's resurrected.

Tom
87 80
87 90q- it's not dead, it's resting.