Headlight washers.... removal

[Kliorsi]

Anyone removed these?

Whats available to fill the hole? Problems?

Ta

Becca

 

[Cripple]

You need them to pass MOT with HIDs afaik.

 

[Dave..]

Yes, but no one ever checks. Mine don't even work FFS.

People have removed them before, and just replaced with the cup washer blanks

 

[Neat]

You need them to pass MOT with HIDs afaik.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?519824-Headlight-washers&highlight=headlight+washers

Post 10 says different. I don't know either way - but I'd like to get rid of mine. Probably best to leave the hoses in place so the option is there to re-fit the washers in the future.

Rubber grommets do seem like the best option. But if you do find some paintable plastic covers - let us know

 

[Kliorsi]

Will do Neat! :rasp:

 

[Cripple]

Have a read on this, may help:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps

 

[Neat]

Will do Neat! :rasp:

Yeah, i.e. you do the 'donkey work'

 

[Neat]

Have a read on this, may help:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps

So, you are really supposed to have them

 

[iimushroomzii]

Whats available to fill the hole?

Haiiiiii!

 

[Kliorsi]

Yeah, i.e. you do the 'donkey work'

Yeah I normally end up doing so....

Haiiiiii!

Oh god I asked for that didnt I, I should know by now that you have to reread what you have written before you post or the vultures pick up on it...... it was late when i wrote it.... well thats my excuse

 

[Beef-Mc]

Cup washer blacks retail about £80 from Renault, I'd stick with washers in but pipes disconnected.

 

[Neat]

Some tiny windscreen washer jets instead?

 

[Kliorsi]

mmm maybe.... il keep pondering the subject until I decide what

 

[Neat]

Some tiny windscreen washer jets instead?

Thought I'd embarrassed myself suggesting that (I do like to think outside the box)......but it might actually work. I need to find a car that has washer jets (windscreen or headlight) that kinda look like a pair of those rubber grommets - discreet, low profile domes, but with one or two brass/ball/jet things in them that could be directed up at the headlights. They'd be absolutely useless at cleaning the headlights obviously - but so are the Renault items. They'd cover all bases.

Don't worry for my sanity people.........just a little ocd methinks (see my thread on ordering number plates from Fancyplates for further proof )

 

[Kliorsi]

Thought I'd embarrassed myself suggesting that (I do like to think outside the box)......but it might actually work. I need to find a car that has washer jets (windscreen or headlight) that kinda look like a pair of those rubber grommets - discreet, low profile domes, but with one or two brass/ball/jet things in them that could be directed up at the headlights. They'd be absolutely useless at cleaning the headlights obviously - but so are the Renault items. They'd cover all bases.

Don't worry for my sanity people.........just a little ocd methinks (see my thread on ordering number plates from Fancyplates for further proof )

Well keep me informed if you think of which sort are best...


I gave up worrying about my own sanity years ago so I wouldnt worry about being OCD about your car

Becca

 

[Neat]

Well keep me informed if you think of which sort are best...


I gave up worrying about my own sanity years ago so I wouldnt worry about being OCD about your car

Becca

Will do Becca.

Oh, not just about my car - OCD about everything.........

 

[Kliorsi]

oh everything?

 

[Neat]

Are you sexually harassing me?...........carry on


(and there's me trying to treat the girls on here with respect, as equals, blah, blah.... )

 

[Greeny.]

Mine are currently hanging off but I don't have xenons anymore, but they never worked properly and leaked everywhere constantly.. BUT still passed the last 3 MOT's without an issue..

 

[clio_luke]

hi.
i was sick and tired of leaking headlight washers and with them spraying my car when it was clean! lol. so i plugged up the pipe going to them and removed the washer jets and fitted very cheap rubber gromets. looks great imo. and i have had no trouble at all with 2 mot's. get it done.

 

[Greeny.]

I want them grommets, mine are coming off when the bumper is next off for sure, infact they may just come off in my hand if I pull them hard enough!

 

[Neat]

I think if they're there and not operational - you'd need a really fussy mot tester to fail it.

Not there at all - just depends.

 

[Neat]

Out of interest Luke - do you know what diameter the holes are? (no worries if you don't, I guess it may be a bit fiddly fitting those grommets.)

 

[clio_luke]

I want them grommets, mine are coming off when the bumper is next off for sure, infact they may just come off in my hand if I pull them hard enough!

halfords dan. thats where i got mine. just make sure you get domed ones so that they finish flush with the bumper its another weight saving for you too

 

[Greeny.]

halfords dan. thats where i got mine. just make sure you get domed ones so that they finish flush with the bumper its another weight saving for you too

I think I have some in the garage from blanking my rear wiper if not ill have a look in halfords, ta.

 

[Kliorsi]

Looks like they will definately coming off....

I have no worries on the MOT front

 

[clio_luke]

Out of interest Luke - do you know what diameter the holes are? (no worries if you don't, I guess it may be a bit fiddly fitting those grommets.)

sorry mate, just noticed this post.
just measured the hole the washer jets leave and its 14mm. i have a gromet in there thats meant for 13mm holes and it works a treat. the outer diameter of the gromet i have is 20mm. you need to make sure the gromet you buy is at least 20mm overall diameter to cover the hole as it has a notch as well as a hole hope it helps.

 

[clio_luke]

Looks like they will definately coming off....

I have no worries on the MOT front

get them in the bin then
i think the black gromets i have will look fine on a blue car too. they are tiny, and the washer jets are bloody great black things anyway.

 

[Neat]

Cheers for that Luke

Didn't know about the notch.

Yeah, think I'll probably take mine off when I get chance and fit grommets (still considering fitting some really discreet windscreeen washer jets though - assuming I can find something suitable.)

 

[clio_luke]

yeah, tiny washer jets might be really good actually. just go off the measurements i gave you, you should be albe to find something, and connecting the pipework should be easy.

 

[Neat]

Could be an issue with them being below the level of the washer bottle - not really meant for it. Not that Renault seem able to design headlight washers that don't leak. Depends if I actually want to try and make them work. Some kind of valve may help - needs more thought.