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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by Northern Bongolow » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:33 pm

what year mondeo are they off dave, 8) :D
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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by bigdaddycain » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:34 pm

:D All good stuff! :D It sounds like with the standard jets PLUS the heated ford Jets you have all bases covered!

I know what you mean about removal of the original washer jets from the bongo bonnet though... I spent 10 minutes or more trying to remove a pair from mine WITH THE BONNET REMOVED... And i still couldn't work it out! :oops:

Simon at the bodyshop had them both removed within 30 seconds, but he wouldn't let me see HOW! [-X [-X [-X
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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by bigdaddycain » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:35 pm

Northern Bongolow wrote:what year mondeo are they off dave, 8) :D
The earliest Mondeo i had them fitted to was a 94 "M" Ady... I think most of the later versions have heated jets.
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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by Northern Bongolow » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:37 pm

cheers for that ste, scrappies soon. :lol:
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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by dave_aber » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:40 pm

Northern Bongolow wrote:what year mondeo are they off dave, 8) :D
According to my paypal receipt, they are from a Mk2 Mondeo / ST220. eBay listing has long gone, so I can't double check.

IIRC, they needed a 11mm x 20mm rectangular cut-out in the brackets I made. I suppose with custom brackets, then pretty much any heated jets will do.
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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by dave_aber » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:42 pm

bigdaddycain wrote:Simon at the bodyshop had them both removed within 30 seconds, but he wouldn't let me see HOW! [-X [-X [-X
I reckon a 'calibrated' bit of oval pipe which you slip over the plastic lugs, and twist 90° to compress them, and they pop out - but there was no way my vast selection of long-nose pliers were going to manage it!
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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by wormey » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:45 pm

briwy wrote:I use the Halfords concentrate one and mix it up according to projected temperature.
They have deals on it occasionally (mainly in the summer) so I pop in when passing and get a stock in.
Never had a problem with it freezing in the container, the big bugbear is the jets freezing up but I've got some heated ones off a Mondeo that I must get round to fitting.
The premixed stuff is a rip off I reckon.


This is good stuff, it didn't freeze at all through the last few cold winters.

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Re: low temp protection screen wash

Post by bigdaddycain » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:47 pm

dave_aber wrote:
bigdaddycain wrote:Simon at the bodyshop had them both removed within 30 seconds, but he wouldn't let me see HOW! [-X [-X [-X
I reckon a 'calibrated' bit of oval pipe which you slip over the plastic lugs, and twist 90° to compress them, and they pop out - but there was no way my vast selection of long-nose pliers were going to manage it!
Nor mine Dave!... And i have a whole bunch of LNP variants! The whole shebang (sp?) seemed so brittle though! :shock:
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