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VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« on: December 30, 2010, 03:07:32 pm »
Bought some VW Screen Wash off ebay the other day, was wondering do you guys dilute it?
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2010, 04:31:11 pm »
Yes I dilute it, usually 250ml then top up with water.  You can use it neat at which point its good for -70 Deg C.
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2010, 05:11:34 pm »
How do you know how much to dilute it by? Is there a guide somewhere?
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2010, 05:12:58 pm »
If it's genuine VW screenwash, it states on the label.

I tend to use one bottle of screenwash and then two bottles of water.
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2010, 05:18:03 pm »
I tend to use about 250ml of VWSW and then top up with water... should be fine unless its stupidly cold!

A week or so ago i used it neat as it was so cold, but its warmed up a lot now

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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2010, 05:28:27 pm »
Ahh I think i've worked it out from the label, I presume the water drop means the ratio?

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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2010, 05:29:46 pm »
If you keep a spare bottle, for normal use put 250ml of ScreenWash in the bottom and top up to 1 Ltr.  If it's really cold use 500ml.  :happy2:
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2010, 07:07:37 pm »
Quote from: dp2 on December 30, 2010, 03:07:32 pm
Bought some VW Screen Wash off ebay the other day, was wondering do you guys dilute it?

Do you have the buyers name or the item number.
Was after some myself but cant seem to find any.
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2010, 07:13:52 pm »
Quote from: rsreid2000 on December 30, 2010, 07:07:37 pm
Do you have the buyers name or the item number.
Was after some myself but cant seem to find any.

This stuff is cheap enough from the dealer so why go anywhere else?   :confused:
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2010, 07:14:38 pm »
Theres some on ebay at the moment... £14.99 for 10x1L bottles! BUT £13.99 for postages so not much cheaper than driving to VW yourself!
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2010, 07:55:24 pm »
Quote from: richwig83 on December 30, 2010, 07:14:38 pm
Theres some on ebay at the moment... £14.99 for 10x1L bottles! BUT £13.99 for postages so not much cheaper than driving to VW yourself!

Yeah he's hiked it up from £8.99 for a case of 10 to £14.99 plus the postage, I mailed him to see if he would do it at the £8.99 price, "wouldn't be for a while " was his reply...feck him, I'll hang on.   :signLOL:
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2010, 08:12:46 pm »
The postage is the killer.  I guess he relies on people not checking the dealer price and assuming they'll be getting ripped off by going to a dealer.
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2010, 08:14:32 pm »
I bought some from him at the cheaper price , my nearest dealer is 110 miles round trip away , so the postage is cheaper than the petrol!  :happy2:
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2010, 08:58:55 pm »
I am amazed at that price thats 89p a litre I get it trade and its no where near that cheap but he's getting a mark up on postage I could post for half that I am sure. There are fake OEM stuff on the market, not saying his stuff is but I wouldn't mind his supplier lol.
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Re: VW Screen Wash, dilute?
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2010, 09:02:21 pm »
Keith... i doubt he buys it for that cheap...his profit is created through the ludicrous postage charge!

I bet he wont let you pick 10 up from his doorstep!  :signLOL:
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