Man of Honour
The bog standard 5 litre one from Halfords.
Best Screenwash?
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Handy hint: Their yellow one is far better than the blue one. Don't bother with their de-icer though. At 4am the other morning (1oC according to the car) we had a decent layer of ice on the glass. I sprayed their non-aerosol de-icer and the bloody thing had refrozen solid in seconds and sealed the windows shut.
True story. Back to Bluecol spray...Don't forget to use it neat or only slightly diluted when it is sub zero.
Good quality neat screen wash will clear frost from a wind shield. and I have lost count of the number of frost damaged windscreen wash pumps I have replaced for people over the years because they have only mixed it 20:1 or whatever.
Good quality neat screen wash will clear frost from a wind shield. and I have lost count of the number of frost damaged windscreen wash pumps I have replaced for people over the years because they have only mixed it 20:1 or whatever.
Soldato
I use some yellow stuff you can get from Tescos, Prestone i think and it works like RainX only better. Not used anything else for the last few years since i discovered it.
This but I bought 8 of them
Those buying BMW screenwash, that's crazy money. Be cheaper to run it through some sort of screen surely.
Don
Ordered about 5 of these last time I bought from ECP
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...h/concentrate-screenwash/?542771151&0&cc5_701
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...h/concentrate-screenwash/?542771151&0&cc5_701
Soldato
Share! Because I can never find the damn stuff! Do you mean the W5 stuf with the bulb on top of the bottle?
Where's the cheapest for the VAG stuff? Dealers?
This but I bought 8 of them
Those buying BMW screenwash, that's crazy money. Be cheaper to run it through some sort of screen surely.
I don't know why it blocks the jets if you use non BMW stuff but its apparently a right (expensive) pain to sort. Its not that expensive and I really like the smell now
Soldato
I use the Autoglym stuff and it does a good job. Works down to -45c and has a light fragrance that keeps it fresh.
Associate
No, big 5l bottle, Ultimate Speed according to google images, its blue in colour.
Soldato
This - usually <insert supermarket here>'s own brand concentrated stuff. Never had a "problem" with it in the last 10 years or so I've been driving!
Soldato
I've tried a few, but in winter, having had times when -12 degrees caused issues, I just buy in bulk:
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...h/concentrate-screenwash/?542771201&0&cc5_701
-15 degree concentrate, smells OK and is certainly better than the stuff the main dealer puts in..
In summer, I just anything that cleans well..
The Halfords scented stuff didn't clean too well and also slightly clogged up my bottle with slime after a few months, so I avoid that now..
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...h/concentrate-screenwash/?542771201&0&cc5_701
-15 degree concentrate, smells OK and is certainly better than the stuff the main dealer puts in..
In summer, I just anything that cleans well..
The Halfords scented stuff didn't clean too well and also slightly clogged up my bottle with slime after a few months, so I avoid that now..
Don
I avoid the non pre-mixed stuff because if you mix tap water with it, after a few months it will have growths etc in it.
Soldato
Soldato
Water
This. If you wash your car often enough I cant see why water isn't good enough?
It freezes lol
Soldato
Because water doesn't clean the screen properly, there is no detergent in it, plus putting in hard water in, your going to get limescale build up and clog the tubes, sprinklers etc over time, calgon won't come in handy either then.
Soldato
I only ever use whatever's cheap from Tesco/Halfords/wherever I am when I need it, and I stick it in neat.