Currently our roads are very salty and the spray drying on the screen means the washers have to be used frequently. And the heater drying the scren does not help things. Dark evenings do not encourage me to top up before time.

I can't imagine that being true. I can, however, believe that you could get the points and/or fine for driving round with a windscreen plastered in crud.

So it's probably not the empty bottle that's penalised - more the consequences of continuing to drive without cleaning the screen.

It is a reason to fail the MOT though. Although fixing it should be simples!!

I always found it strange that it's one of those systems on a car that can cause you to fall foul of the law......yet manufacturers aren't required to fit a 'warning' system.

With regards Zenon's - where factory fit washers are installed they must actually work.

No water in the tank would be a reason why these wouldn't work - and hence be an MOT failure.

Mine came on. Topping up reveals around 1l left (took 4.5l). Only way to check how much remains is by filling up. SWMBO Hyundai has a dipstick in her washer bottle but we rarely need to use the washers as the screen seems to stay clean..

eddie were are the pins located at for the wires to go

eddie were are the pins located at for the wires to go

Read my original post, all the info is there

Did mine today using this guide, great mod, although you must have womens hand eddie, trying to cut/fit the sensor into the reservior was a giggle!

Were do you rute the cable from the engine bay to the instruments?

Were do you rute the cable from the engine bay to the instruments?

where the bonnet release cable passes through, this may be in a different place on a LHD car

Not had my VRS long enough to find out whether or not it has this feature, I have xenons so I'm looking forward to seeing the little light come on.... I hope. :p

Could anybody give me a rough location for the instrument cluster plug please?

Ta.

Could anybody give me a rough location for the instrument cluster plug please?

Ta.

it is behind the cluster

 

if you want the pin number location, look at my first post

it is behind the cluster

if you want the pin number location, look at my first post

Cheers Eddie.

Do you need to take out the cluster to get to it or is there an alternate route?

Many thanks.

Cluster will have to come out

Yep, cluster out, get a steel rule or similar to release the top clips, it's easy one you figure it out.
I ran the wires into cabin via the rubber seal for the bonnet release catch, released OS scuttle to get into it.
Coding is nice and easy and why this doesnt come on all Octy's as standard quite frankly amazes me. Costs and all that...

where the bonnet release cable passes through, this may be in a different place on a LHD car

Thanks.

Got this picture from a Danish group.

Yep, cluster out, get a steel rule or similar to release the top clips, it's easy one you figure it out.

I ran the wires into cabin via the rubber seal for the bonnet release catch, released OS scuttle to get into it.

Coding is nice and easy and why this doesnt come on all Octy's as standard quite frankly amazes me. Costs and all that...

Sorry I don't quite understand, do you pry the cluster from the front to release the clips?

I've had the dash apart before but never the instruments.

 

Edit: Just found another topic by Eddie that pretty much answers this 

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/277884-facelift-maxidot-fitted-today/

I will try to do this mod in the weekend.

Is there any problem whit disconnecting the cluster when I mount the pin from the fluid sensor!

(Like: do no turn the ignition on when the cluster is disconnected)

I have vcds to do the coding!

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Was going to do this until my light popped on

I will try to do this mod in the weekend.

Is there any problem whit disconnecting the cluster when I mount the pin from the fluid sensor!

(Like: do no turn the ignition on when the cluster is disconnected)

I have vcds to do the coding!

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it is fine if you have vcds to clear faults

Was going to do this until my light popped on

 

You have xenon's then!!

Surely

 

You have xenon's then!!

 

Surely all Vrs's come with xenon's? Why do some people not have this feature?

 

Thanks

Xenon's are a factory cost option on the vRS, an expensive one.

 

However once you have driven behind them you'll never go back to halogens, especially if you do plenty of night driving!

 

Enjoy :sun:

Xenon's are a factory cost option on the vRS, an expensive one.

 

However once you have driven behind them you'll never go back to halogens, especially if you do plenty of night driving!

 

Enjoy :sun:

 

How can you tell if your car has Xenon's, from looking outside

 

I highly doubt it, but I do have front headlamp washers complete with warning light?

 

Its an 05 plate

Edited 6 February, 201511 yr by RJMcLean

How can you tell if your car has Xenon's, from looking outside

 

I highly doubt it, but I do have front headlamp washers complete with warning light?

 

Its an 05 plate

 

Looking at photo's online, and my head lights it appears that it does have Xenon's