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Offline Max99

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Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« on: December 13, 2012, 12:43:41 pm »
Just went out in my car and it's blooming freezing, anyway had done the windscreen wash and everything fine etc until just got home and realised that one of the stalks for the front headlight washer is stuck out about 4 inches.

Anyone any idea how to sort this out? Is it stuck out due to the cold? I had poured a tiny bit of warm water on them and tried washing again and 1 of them is fine but the other is still 3 inches or so out
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2012, 12:44:53 pm »
When mine done it on the way to JKM I basically let them thaw out then they went back in. This year I've pulled the fuse on them as I also nearly lost a cap last year aswell
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2012, 12:53:11 pm »
hmm doubt they'll thraw out at moment, it's not got over 0 degrees over the past few days.

Tried some hotter water and bit of a wiggle no luck.
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2012, 01:16:44 pm »
get a hair dryer on them, or breath on them  :grin:

my old Civic ones got stuck out and made their way back in as it warmed up  :happy2:
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2012, 01:27:36 pm »
I can only suggest hairdryer on it for around 5 minuets. This should do the trick  :drinking:
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2012, 01:30:20 pm »
Quote from: chrisr763 on December 13, 2012, 01:27:36 pm
I can only suggest hairdryer on it for around 5 minuets. This should do the trick  :drinking:

Any particular make of hairdryer??  :laugh:
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2012, 01:37:24 pm »
i would love to hair dryer it...but would have to get the extension cables out and may look bit of a plonker hair drying my car! lol

Ive read on  a few other places it may just go down eventually also WD40 on it
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2012, 02:17:32 pm »
Quote from: Max99 on December 13, 2012, 01:37:24 pm
i would love to hair dryer it...but would have to get the extension cables out and may look bit of a plonker hair drying my car! lol

Ive read on  a few other places it may just go down eventually also WD40 on it

Who cares!  :grin:
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2012, 03:38:57 pm »
boil the kettle and empty the contents directly onto the pertruding part!

bob's your uncle!

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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2012, 04:45:32 pm »
Good news, it's back in!

I simply left it and it had nearly gone , went for drive, did the windscreen and got home and was done. :)
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2012, 05:25:06 pm »
Quote from: Nodz on December 13, 2012, 12:44:53 pm
When mine done it on the way to JKM I basically let them thaw out then they went back in. This year I've pulled the fuse on them as I also nearly lost a cap last year aswell

Which fuse is it pal?
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Re: Help - Headlight washer stuck out
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2012, 07:50:35 pm »
Quote from: TIGER-UPPERCUT on December 13, 2012, 05:25:06 pm
Quote from: Nodz on December 13, 2012, 12:44:53 pm
When mine done it on the way to JKM I basically let them thaw out then they went back in. This year I've pulled the fuse on them as I also nearly lost a cap last year aswell

Which fuse is it pal?

Its in the fuse box in the drivers side dash and iirc it's the 5th row down and the 4th from the left, yellow 20A
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