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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731   
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Thanks for the brilliant info, especially the article. WON'T be installing one of those then 
Aren't Terrafirma a pretty good company? Seems strange they would be distributing them 
Time to explore other options... Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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8th Jan 2012 1:55pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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Pilkington self cleaning glass......? http://www.pilkingtonselfcleaningglass.co.uk/ |
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8th Jan 2012 1:57pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Er... most of the time I need to clear the screen of  is at night  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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8th Jan 2012 2:04pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5666 
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Most of the time the fluid will freeze in the pipe or nozzle, not the bottle. So if you remove the one way gave in the line, the fluid will just run back to the bottle, so remains unfrozen. Just will take longer to get spray to the windscreen. I understand that you don't get the defrosting properties, but heated screens are made for that.
Andy |
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8th Jan 2012 3:14pm |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785  
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Not self cleaning but just ultra smooth so dirty cannot stick in the imperfections  Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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8th Jan 2012 3:16pm |
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| Sticky Member Since: 07 Dec 2008 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 245 
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Got one of these fitted in my Patrol and it works really well, that having been said it is true that the water tends to freeze in the pipes before it gets to the jets.
There were lots of questions when it was released about whether windscreens could crack and I seem to remember seeing an article that explained about the surface area and heat dissipation that suggested it would be impossible to crack a screen. I installed it as far up the system as I could and whilst it might initially take a while to work its way through frozen pipes it does seem to clear them. I haven't fitted one in my Defender though because of the heated screen, although there is something very satisfying about watching steaming hot water thrown across the windscreen and clearing the ice in a few seconds. |
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8th Jan 2012 7:58pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Just fitted mine... almost upside down
Lovely warm water cleans a grubby/buggy screen beautifully
Now I'm eager to test it in Winter... but let's have Summer first, shall we? 
No fires yet but I've got an extinguisher in the cab, just in case  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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10th Jun 2012 11:17am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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£150!! Another option: Route the washer pipe along side coolant pipes and use copper to attach it (good heat conductor). Use a good quality additive to the washer fluid- makes one hell of a difference.... even with heated water- if you hit about -20 to -30 the water in the pipe/ nozzle will freeze and heater or not it won't defrost it for a while. Glyn   |
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10th Jun 2012 1:17pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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ZeDefender - what made you change your mind ?
I like that idea .. have you modded your truck ? any photos ? |
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10th Jun 2012 2:15pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101 
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use 8mm nylon and wrap it around in a spiral fasion.
you can use 8-10mm microbore copper aswell by you'll need compression fittings where as with nylon you can use push fit connectors |
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10th Jun 2012 2:33pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Always do that anyway with Winter and Summer-additives (really surprised some people don't).
However, even the best Winter additive-fluid goes "goopy" at -15 and below 
I like your elegant solution, although I guess the engine would have to warm up a bit in Winter before it would work? Certainly great once going - might do it as well
For the extreme conditions I'm looking for, I'm pretty sure the Heat Shot will clear the screen of ice immediately at -20 and stop the "goop problem" on the autobahn... Cheers Matt p.s. changed my mind after talking to suppliers and checking out the more recent info - the number of actual failures, even of the original versions, were tiny (it's even in question whether just GM's wiring was at fault). See: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/06/h...re-fiasco/ ... also I'm just curious
p.p.s. I'll let you all know if I regret my decision and die... er, forget that last bit Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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10th Jun 2012 2:34pm |
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| cobs Member Since: 12 Jun 2008 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 336 
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Had mine wired up for a year and a half now - haven't died yet!
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10th Jun 2012 6:00pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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It was your thread I followed
Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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10th Jun 2012 6:04pm |
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| Maxxed_Ross Member Since: 06 Jun 2012 Location: Bathgate / North Sea Posts: 340  
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yup I can vouch for Vodka working very well
Just use the no-brander cheap stuff |
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10th Jun 2012 8:27pm |
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