GP xenons - headlight washers?

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Old 10-27-2014, 09:38 PM
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GP xenons - headlight washers?

so is it just me, or does the GP xenon's not have functional headlight washers?

I could never get them to activate before the MFSW swap, and it's no better now...

My understanding was that they are -required- with xenons due to light scatter issues blinding oncoming drivers..... but maybe I just cant figure out how to use them?
 
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Old 10-28-2014, 02:27 AM
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so is it just me, or does the GP xenon's not have functional headlight washers?

I could never get them to activate before the MFSW swap, and it's no better now...

My understanding was that they are -required- with xenons due to light scatter issues blinding oncoming drivers..... but maybe I just cant figure out how to use them?
Mine has them. They should activate automatically when you use the windscreen washer for the first time with the headlights on.
 
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Old 10-28-2014, 03:58 AM
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Better relook, they are dummy plates on the 13, my 12 has em but nothing connected to them
 
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At some point before I configured my Roadster in 2012 the washers became optional, up till then they had been always included on xenons. I guess the regulations must have changed. In Europe washers and auto-levelling are mandatory with xenons.
 
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Old 10-28-2014, 06:21 AM
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I'm glad they're not on my car, to be honest.

Thunder Grey is hard enough to keep clean as it is.
 
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Originally Posted by robbo mcs
Mine has them. They should activate automatically when you use the windscreen washer for the first time with the headlights on.
whats the global build # on your GP? Wonder if it was a early/late change as there were definitely a few of those...

guess I should look closer to see if they're just plates or if something's broke...


thanks.
 
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Old 10-30-2014, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by keen
whats the global build # on your GP? Wonder if it was a early/late change as there were definitely a few of those...

guess I should look closer to see if they're just plates or if something's broke...


thanks.
Mine is in australia, so probably different spec. Pretty sure it is the law here for xenons
 
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