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think i need to invest in better screenwash....
21. Dec 2009 at 11:15

Found a very old bottle of 5L pure screenwash from Halfrauds the other week, not been used in a few years i think, but used it anyway, although i did not freeze during the night, and washes fairly well, cruising along at a gentle 80mph this morning, near High Wycombe with the temp gauge saying it was -8.5 outside Shocked

The water froze to the blades as soon as it touched it Shocked

Although it does look like i sneezed and snotted them....

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Pete. Omega King Offline Makes Driving Pleasurable Again . Posts: 10449 Nr J28 of the M1 Gender: Drives: Black 02 Omega DTi. Black 56 Monaro VXR. Red 97 Rover 114 SLi.	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #1 - 21. Dec 2009 at 13:45 Yuk Has your car got a cold
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #2 - 21. Dec 2009 at 13:50 Mine's fairly new and still froze And it's neat in the bottle at the moment
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Omegadoha, Desert Member Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1357 Doha, Qatar Drives: 3.2 V6 2002	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #3 - 21. Dec 2009 at 14:10 Would it be worth adding a touch of coolant into the washer bottle or would that be potentially reckless and disasterous?
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Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash....
Reply #4 - 21. Dec 2009 at 14:17

Omegadoha, Desert Member wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:10:

Would it be worth adding a touch of coolant into the washer bottle or would that be potentially reckless and disasterous?

Not unless i intend on drinking it! Screenwash is anti-freeze anyway....

I'll use this lot then flush it with water, and put some GM stuff in

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PhilRich Omega Lord Offline Proud to be English, with no apologies to ANYONE! Posts: 6825 NorthEast Coast Gender: Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #5 - 21. Dec 2009 at 14:42 Doesn't antifreeze take the paint off?????
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VXL V6 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 5306 Gender:	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #6 - 21. Dec 2009 at 14:43 PhilRich wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:42: Doesn't antifreeze take the paint off????? Yes, just a bit different to screenwash!!!
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #7 - 21. Dec 2009 at 14:47 he did say capful.... that mixture to 7L of water is not going to do much.
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #8 - 21. Dec 2009 at 15:25 I use the Holts stuff. Partly because its dirt cheap at Costco, but mainly becuase Costco had a 2 for 1 offer a couple of weeks back
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Elite Pete Omega King Offline My spider senses are tingling Posts: 17813 Northwich/Chester Gender: Drives: Facelift Wheezel,Breaking 2001 MV6	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #9 - 21. Dec 2009 at 15:42 I bought 5 ltrs of the Vauxhall stuff, its cheap and works well enough
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Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash....
Reply #10 - 21. Dec 2009 at 15:45

do not buy the readymix from halfrauds. i did and it froze in the pipes and bottle at -5. that was the pink so called premium. god knows what temp the blue stuff freezes at. get one that you can mix yourself so you can decide on the mix ratio. i put some non premixed in (-23) neat. hasnt froze yet.

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Omegadoha, Desert Member Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1357 Doha, Qatar Drives: 3.2 V6 2002	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #11 - 21. Dec 2009 at 15:55 tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:47: he did say capful.... that mixture to 7L of water is not going to do much. Yep, a touch of coolant as opposed to a Touch of Frost.
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash.... Reply #12 - 21. Dec 2009 at 16:03 Omegadoha, Desert Member wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 15:55: tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:47: he did say capful.... that mixture to 7L of water is not going to do much. Yep, a touch of coolant as opposed to a Touch of Frost. Fantastic series, i love every one of those episodes
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Re: think i need to invest in better screenwash....
Reply #13 - 21. Dec 2009 at 16:05

tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 16:03:

Omegadoha, Desert Member wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 15:55:

tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:47:

he did say capful.... that mixture to 7L of water is not going to do much.

Yep, a touch of coolant as opposed to a Touch of Frost. Grin

Fantastic series, i love every one of those episodes

Nah, hate 'em. Can't see him in non comedy roles to be honest

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Reply #14 - 21. Dec 2009 at 16:08

TheBoy wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 16:05:

tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 16:03:

Omegadoha, Desert Member wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 15:55:

tunnie wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 14:47:

he did say capful.... that mixture to 7L of water is not going to do much.

Yep, a touch of coolant as opposed to a Touch of Frost. Grin

Fantastic series, i love every one of those episodes

Nah, hate 'em. Can't see him in non comedy roles to be honest

I think they are excellent, and he does well in all of them.

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