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Old 08-22-2005, 07:31 PM
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well i have them...... and by accident wanted to see how they worked..... and i got a pretty strong stream..... warm and burning stream to my eye... and if you spray it on a non rainy day..... it sure does leave major water spots on the hood..... fyi.... eric
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I have them--cold weather package.

After having the car 6 weeks I have used them exactly............zero times.

Not a useful feature here in Central California. It hasn't even rained here since I got the car.
Old 08-22-2005, 10:22 PM
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IMO you only need them in the winter, here in the UK they use a lot of salt on the road if snow or ice is forecast. After the melt the crap that gets thrown around covers your car and lowers your headlamp beam to a very low level.....i ordered them for this, and becuase it would really bug me to know that the covers are there but no washer....guess i paid ?185 for not much
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Originally Posted by gdavis' date='Aug 23 2005, 03:58 AM
yep, they work every 4th time (more or less) and just run by themselves when you activate the regular washers.? I have them with the US cold weather package, but they also spray quite a lot on the hood which I find annoying....
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The headlights need to be on too
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Originally Posted by ULtraPLanet' date='Aug 25 2005, 05:49 PM
[quote name='gdavis' date='Aug 23 2005, 03:58 AM']yep, they work every 4th time (more or less) and just run by themselves when you activate the regular washers.? I have them with the US cold weather package, but they also spray quite a lot on the hood which I find annoying....
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The headlights need to be on too
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but you say every 4th time what do you mean?
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the 4th time you activate the main screen wash, with your headlights switched on...
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Aug 22 2005, 07:24 PM
In US, it comes with Cold Weather Package. Mine does not have CWP, and my bumper still have those cut-outs and no jet washers. I've heard that it's retrofitable, but plan for at least two hours installation cost.
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In Europe there is a law that says that with Xenon lights you must have washers and automatic hight adjustment.
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