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Post by bullethead » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:17 pm

Not a problem anymore but with no posts here I thought it might be lonely so here we go. Windscreen washers not working so I pulled the pumps out. Literally just pulled them out its that easy, removed the grommets with the filters attached and washed off the slimy smeg nastiness, washed out the bottle and now it's all good :D So peeps do use decent screen wash and check your bottles regularly :D

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Re: Screen wash

Post by pvr » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:19 pm

I bought a huge amounts of the BMW stuff, seems very decent as well and never have had any issues with the pumps.

The smell makes you high as well ... :dizzy:
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Re: Screen wash

Post by bullethead » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:22 pm

Thats exactly what i've started using and it brought the slimey film off the sides of the bottle. So no more cheap stuff, and I like the smell too :wink:

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Re: Screen wash

Post by Pewters » Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:23 am

I never use screen wash............it leaves soapy makes up the car :rofl:
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Post by jeegnesh » Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:55 am

[quote=""Pewters""]I never use screen wash............it leaves soapy makes up the car :rofl:[/quote]
Evian :rofl:
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Re: Screen wash

Post by squeaky2 » Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:57 am

San Pelligrino........Bubbles keep the filters clean :)

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Re: Screen wash

Post by Pewters » Sun Aug 01, 2010 2:45 pm

[quote=""jeegnesh""][quote=""Pewters""]I never use screen wash............it leaves soapy makes up the car :rofl:[/quote]
Evian :rofl:[/quote]

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Post by x555 » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:59 pm

[quote=""Pewters""][quote=""jeegnesh""][quote=""Pewters""]I never use screen wash............it leaves soapy makes up the car :rofl:[/quote]
Evian :rofl:[/quote]

Nothing but the best 8-)[/quote]

He aint joking either :rofl:
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Post by jeegnesh » Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:46 pm

[quote=""x555""][quote=""Pewters""][quote=""jeegnesh""][quote="Pewters"]I never use screen wash............it leaves soapy makes up the car :rofl:[/quote]
Evian :rofl:[/quote]

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He aint joking either :rofl:[/quote]
I don't doubt it for a second, I'm guessing there temperature controlled too.
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Re: Screen wash

Post by Turks » Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:13 am

This is on my list of jobs to do when I get home... I have 4 weeks off and so thought I might give the car some TLC as it has been neglected for some months as I have spent a fortune on the house (New Kitchen, Bathroom, plastered every room in the house, new Lighting, Flooring... the bloody lot!)!

Will have to pop to the Dealers to get a few bottles of the stuff.


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Re: Screen wash

Post by Pewters » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:03 am

Yeah its heated in the winter ;)
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Post by jeegnesh » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:06 am

[quote=""Pewters""]Yeah its heated in the winter ;)[/quote]
What about a installing a water softener :-)
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Re: Screen wash

Post by Pewters » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:12 am

We dont get our water from the Thames ........fresh mountain water here so no need :P
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Post by jeegnesh » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:14 am

[quote=""Pewters""]We dont get our water from the Thames ........fresh mountain water here so no need :P[/quote]
Bottle some up for me. Pickup on Oct 2nd :rofl:

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Re: Screen wash

Post by 5hep » Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:30 pm

[quote=""Pewters""]We dont get our water from the Thames ........fresh mountain water here so no need :P[/quote]

I can second that as its always raining whenever I go into Wales :stir:
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