Re: retrofitting headlight washers

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> > 1.  Mount a pair of normal windsheild squirters
> > (about $8 new?) in the bumper in front of the low beam or between the
> > two lenses.
> 
> Won't do any good at all.  Have you stood outside a car with headlight
> squirters and seen the sheer _FORCE_?  Windshield x 10.

What "force?"  if the flow is too great I'll put a valve or reducer
inline.  Or do you mean the windshield squirters don't shoot enough
fluid?
 
> Don't forget that headlight washers usually only engage when the lights are
> on.  That blast of force uses a _LOT_ of water in a few fractions of a second.

Yes, that's easy to accomplish with a couple of diodes and a relay if I
use a second pump.  Perhaps the headlight squirters have a larger ID
than WS ones?  The reason I would use WS ones is 1. I have lotsa spares
and 2. they snap into a simple round hole.  I could always spend an hour
or two drilling out the little hole to make for more flow.  Also could
use a separate pump for each side... this *will* be fun!

Anyway, all I'm looking for is a quick shot when in traffic on grimy wet
roads (like my fog lights, only useful 10-20 days out of the year with
my habits) to brighten up the beams a little, not trying to sterilize
the lenses.

Thanks for the "heads up" on some potential problems Phil.

-- 
Huw Powell

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