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Feb 11th, 2020, 09:11 | #1 |
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Headlight Washers
I have a week old S90 T5 R-Design, and noticed that headlight washers seem pretty weak willed. I only know they are functioning because I see the pattern of light on the road change.
I have been driving a new XC60 as a hire car for the last 3 months while I waited for mine and the washers on that were very powerful and caused a huge mist (and noise) as they sprayed. Which is a huge contrast to my S90. Stood outside my car to test when I got to work and saw washers activate and a gentle jet of water spray the lights. You could stand next to it and not get wet. In the XC60 I would have been soaked by spray standing even at the drivers door. Is the S90 just less powerful as its not an SUV and therefore not likely to get caked in mud, or is something awry? Both headlight washers are same so assuming normal. Windscreen washers work fine and same as in XC60. Thank you |
Feb 11th, 2020, 19:15 | #2 |
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My V60 ones spray seem to be quite powerful, they spray a mist that when it hits the lights it also goes over the bonnet (Pretty much how i expected they should work) so by your description it doesn't seem right as mine isn't an SUV.
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Feb 11th, 2020, 19:18 | #3 |
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I am visiting dealer next week so they can resolve a couple of post-delivery issues, so will mention it then.
As an aside. My previous car, an E Class Mercedes, had full adaptive LED matrix lights and had no washers. I thought they were only required on xenon. |
Feb 12th, 2020, 10:40 | #4 |
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They are only required on Xenon correct. Not sure why manufacturers add these to LED headlights. They're completely useless anyway. I've never seen those actually clean anything off the headlights.
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Feb 12th, 2020, 11:54 | #5 |
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isn't there something about it being a requirement for all headlamps that produce over ???? lumens?? I think the problem is that most xenon lamps do, so usually have washers, but in theory any halogen or LED lamps producing the same lumens would also need them (although I don't think Halogen or most LEDs are capable of this).
I also think that in Sweden for a period - and maybe even now - headlight washers were a legal requirement, so maybe we all have them as a hangover from this?
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Feb 14th, 2020, 21:18 | #6 |
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XC60 is the pretty boy of Volvo. In other forums where i am registered i have heard same thing... XC60 all fine, other models not that much. Makes any sense or any damn logic? No. But this is tge reality.
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Feb 15th, 2020, 13:46 | #7 |
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This article is worth a read re headlight washers
https://www.carlightblog.com/2013/10...washer-system/ Enjoy
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