Show me your headlight wipers

[fordperv]

I don't know whether this has been covered before, I am a lover of old motors with headlight wipers and seeming as though I re fitted the ones to the saph today it was fresh in my head

 

 

 

Show everyone your shite with headlight wipers

[bramz7]

Here is mine:

 

1991 Fiat Tipo DGT SX. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr

 

My 405 has headlight washers but they have come off.....I might have to fix them though as I too find little features like that so entertaining. 

[spike60]

Sold a couple of weeks ago, my old S class.

 

 

 

[danthecapriman]

Erm...

 

IMG_0375 by Dan Clark, on Flickr

 

I err, kinda removed mine!

 

IMG_0658 by Dan Clark, on Flickr

 

I still prefer the US front though.

[danthecapriman]

Here's a couple of my previous Volvo's.

 

IMG_0573 by Dan Clark, on Flickr

 

IMG_0581 by Dan Clark, on Flickr

[cort1977]

Not mine but I always loved the RR brushes.

 

[dollywobbler]

Pics are boring.

 

My old W124.

 

The best headlamp wipers EVER.

[fordperv]

Omg omg omg those Saab wipers are faptastic

[Pillock]

Honestly never realised any Sierras had them. Is that a top spec Sapphire then fordperv or did someone play option list roulette?

[fordperv]

They came on the higher models, from GLX upward, mine is a GLS so also came with the cosworth type rear spoiler, discs all round, sports suspension etc

[dollywobbler]

They came on the higher models, from GLX upward, mine is a GLS so also came with the cosworth type rear spoiler, discs all round, sports suspension etc

 

When I was about 14, I decided my ideal spec Sierra would be a GLX hatch in Aqua Jade. Mostly because it was the first trim level to get headlamp wipers.

[FakeConcern]

Volvos are always good for headlamp wipers

 

Old one of mine

 

 

My current car has something better

 

 

 

[SiC]

My current car has something worse

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5KQc8mpd4A

FTFY.

[forddeliveryboy]

[FakeConcern]

FTFY.

Oh well can't please everyone! Actually my XM has headlamp washers as well, but I didn't have a video of them working.

[forddeliveryboy]

 

[forddeliveryboy]

 

[SiC]

Oh well can't please everyone! Actually my XM has headlamp washers as well, but I didn't have a video of them working.

Wait until they fail and require £50-100 water pumps. If they're (invariably are) washing HID headlights, also an MOT failure when they fail.

[Eddie Honda]

Omg omg omg those Saab wipers are faptastic

 

Have some early Swedish market spec Volvo 343 ones:

 

(photo courtesy of S10NPH taken in the Volvo Museum)

[forddeliveryboy]

I seem to remember Fuego wipers being a bit wacky and tacked-on, but those Italian ones are totally mad and rather ace!

 

Current V70's wipers are decidedly unwacky but work ok, the W124s always looked to have the most integrated but the Saab 99 had the best, they retrofitted the same setup onto the 95 and 96, then used a conventional rotary action on the 900. The windscreen ones were more interesting with their long sweep over the heavily-curved screen.

 

The 99 had an emergency third position to the wiper switch which sprayed continuous jets of water onto the screen while the wipers ran at full speed as well as operating the headlamp wipers. Rallying pedigree, innit.

[Ghosty]

Did someone say Volvo?

 

[FakeConcern]

Wait until they fail and require £50-100 water pumps. If they're (invariably are) washing HID headlights, also an MOT failure when they fail.

The headlight washers on my previous C4 VTS with xenons never worked and always passed the MOT for the 5 years I owned it and that's one of the reasons I was excited to get them working on the new* one.

They work on the XM as well, but that has halogen so not really an issue for MOT.

Anyway I think the way they whizz in and out twice on stupidly long stalks each squirt of windscreen washers is fun!

[mat_the_cat]

Sorry, no wipers but this is the next best thing:

 

 

Still quite impressive for a budget brand!

[SiC]

The headlight washers on my previous C4 VTS with xenons never worked and always passed the MOT for the 5 years I owned it and that's one of the reasons I was excited to get them working on the new* one.

They work on the XM as well, but that has halogen so not really an issue for MOT.

Anyway I think the way they whizz in and out twice on stupidly long stalks each squirt of windscreen washers is fun!

Probably the MOT tester not knowing/bothering to test them. Also it only became a testable item in the last few years.

 

What those headlight washers look like outside the car.

[Video]

 

Them in the car.

 

I was thinking earlier on how much I miss that car.

[Sir Snipes]

 

Nissan went to town withthe S12 Silvia/Gazelle; pop-up headlights with wipers!

[DVee8]

I don't think I have owned a car with headlight wipers or washers for that.. :-(

[stuboy]

had 2 mk2 cavaliers with them and volvo 360 gle

[Sir Snipes]

Oh and I had 3 Opel Mantas none had working headlight wipers!

[MorrisItalSLX]

This thread has just reminded me that my headlight wipers are missing.   

 

Anyone got a pair of headlight wiper arms for a Series 3 XJ???

[Vantman]

My scruffy Saab with correct and working wipers/washers that even work with headlamp protectors fitted plus HOT water for the win!