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  • Heated washers

    Can anyone tell me if all insignias have this? Or would it be an optional extra from new.
    Thanks

  • #2
    Was thinking the same this morning when trying to clear my windscreen and nothing was coming out

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    • #3
      Yes it's a pest, especially when nothing is coming out but the wipers keep on wiping smearing the salt etc over the windscreen. I thought I'd topped up the washer bottle with ample screen wash so it wouldn't freeze. But if the insignia is meant to have heated bottles or jets as standard then mine must be broken.

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      • #4
        Not available for the Insignia. It was a feature when first launched the pre-facelift but soon dropped
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Woody View Post
          Yes it's a pest, especially when nothing is coming out but the wipers keep on wiping smearing the salt etc over the windscreen. I thought I'd topped up the washer bottle with ample screen wash so it wouldn't freeze. But if the insignia is meant to have heated bottles or jets as standard then mine must be broken.
          You can get an add on, search heatshot on eBay

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          • #6
            Originally posted by markinuckfield View Post
            You can get an add on, search heatshot on eBay
            Ah, okay I'll have a look, thanks.

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            • #7
              Am I right that this is just a water heater before the jets? The Rover 75 / MG ZT had an option of heated jets. Without heated jets then the jets can freeze.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Paul View Post
                Am I right that this is just a water heater before the jets? The Rover 75 / MG ZT had an option of heated jets. Without heated jets then the jets can freeze.
                I’d have to say yes

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                • #9
                  Am I missing something with the likes of these heated jets?

                  Surely if your wipers are frozen to the windscreen, then when you operate the heated washers, the wipers are still going to try and move and either wreck the blades or send the mechanism into self-destruct?

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                  • #10
                    Yes puppet thats about the size of it

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Neal_1974 View Post
                      Yes puppet thats about the size of it
                      Yup, thought so. It make you cringe soooo much if you mistakenly try and use the wipers before they've thawed out enough to unstick from the windscreen.

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                      • #12
                        Looking at the hot shot it sort of makes sense but if the nozzles are frozen how will the water be able to be pumped , the pump will be dead headed and the water won’t get to the nozzle so it won’t clear . All it will do is heat the water in the unit !?

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                        • #13
                          I think that's the reason it was soon dropped after launch
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by puppet View Post
                            Yup, thought so. It make you cringe soooo much if you mistakenly try and use the wipers before they've thawed out enough to unstick from the windscreen.
                            It’s annoying your wipers do a sweep if you like it or not when icy [emoji15]

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                            • #15
                              My Mondeo had heated washers but if it was cold the water iced up on the window so as good as they sound, they can be pretty dangerous. I can confirm the Insignia B doesn't have them either. One thing they should have done though is made the wipers not wipe when you try to activate the washer if no water comes out. All you get with no water is heavy smearing....equally as dangerous imo.
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