Probably, every owner of a car was faced with the problem of contaminated headlights. This is especially noticeable on long trips, when in complete darkness the drivers gradually attach themselves to another truck in the hope of overtaking it. However, until that time when there are no oncoming cars on the road, the vehicle, which was attached behind the truck, envelops a large layer of dirt and this is especially dangerous when it remains on the headlights of the main light. How then to be? Every half hour to stop on the sidelines and wipe your lighting equipment? Also not an option, because during this time the tractor will catch up with you again and pollute your car. Moreover, frequent rubbing of glass or plastic with an ordinary rag does great harm to the headlamp, and it cannot live long at such a pace. There is only one thing left - the installation of such a part as a headlight washer. And today's article will be devoted to this particular car accessory.
How does the headlight washer affect the ride?
Firstly, after installing this spare part, your vehicle will no longer tolerate frequent wiping of lighting equipment with a rag. Secondly, you will not be very tired and distracted by all sorts of little things and constant stops (and this significantly reduces the travel time). Accordingly, if the car is less time on the road, it absorbs less gasoline, and this is the third plus.
How to choose?
Entering the store, you can see a wide variety of spare parts. Sellers will offer you a headlight washer with brushes, an inkjet version, with and without telescopic nozzles. But how not to get confused with such an assortment? So, let's highlight all the pros and cons of each of these options.
- Headlight washer with brushes. This device is most often installed by the manufacturer on the Swedish cars Volvo or Saab. Also, this tool could be found on the domestic "five", but he did not receive much recognition from the drivers (oddly enough, due to low reliability). And the pluses are the high cleaning efficiency (everything that got on the headlights surface is eliminated) and at the same time low absorption of the washing liquid. There are also minuses here, and we’ll note them now. The main disadvantage of the headlight washer with brushes is the complete lack of versatility (that is, it is almost impossible to install such a tool on your car if the manufacturer himself did not provide for this).
- Inkjet with telescopic nozzles. Such a headlight washer is practically not installed with one's own hands, since all modern foreign cars are still equipped with it on the conveyor. The advantage of such a device is its beautiful appearance. This means that all inkjet tools are covered with a plastic plug painted in the color of the bumper. Therefore, the car always looks clean and beautiful. Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting the frequent freezing of the nozzle itself to the bumper (especially in winter or after rain).
- There are also jet mechanisms with fixed nozzles (headlamp washer “Skif”, for example). They can be installed on all foreign cars, and in all weather conditions they always work harmoniously. Their disadvantages are only in high consumption of washer fluid. Therefore, a reasonable decision is to buy this particular headlight washer.