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04-22-2010, 11:25 PM | #45 |
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Thanks for the retrofit guide but I too am in Calgary and think these would be useless! I've had it on other vehicles and I found myself having to fill up more and more in washer fluid. I rather take my time stop at a gas station and used one of those sponge/squeegee.
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11-21-2010, 03:38 PM | #46 |
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Does anyone know is it possible to buy the clip from this pic separately? I have a car with missed one. Just installed the new washers and without this clip the hose just falls down under the water pressure. |
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11-25-2010, 03:13 PM | #47 |
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Found it myself. If anyone is interested, the part number is 61 67 0 004 457
If you check this number, the ETK catalog shows it for e46, e53, e83, but not for e9x. But it is the same for our cars, just installed it today. |
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12-18-2010, 12:47 PM | #48 | |
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Following an initial refusal by BMW UK to meet the replacement cost under warranty, I placed an order for the components with my local dealership. A week later a manager from the dealership contacted me to advise me that BMW had finally agreed to fund the replacement. So good news all round. The problem seems to be that even the undiluted windscreen wash fluid generally available in the UK is unable to cope with temperatures below about -5 degrees centigrade. However, some auto supplies stores (including Halfords in the UK) now stock a double strength fluid which I have found to be effective. The first sign of trouble is the plastic covers protruding from the bumper by a few milimeters. This indicates that the fluid has frozen inside the nozzle. As a precaution, I would recommend letting the car warm up and using gentle heating (A hot water bottle with a fabric cover held over the plastic cover is ideal) to melt the ice inside the nozzles. Then park the car and top up the reservoir with double strength windscreen fluid and operate the windscreen/headlamp wash. If the nozzle units pop, remove them. If they do not function they are probably still frozen. Continue to apply heat until they either work or pop and then continue to operate the wash function a number of times. The objective is to clear any dilute fluid from the pipes and nozzles. Finally, replace the popped nozzle units if necessary (use long-nosed pliers to pull out the telescopic plastic tube, taking care to replace the rubber tube) and then top up the reservoir with double strength fluid. I have been advised by my dealership that BMW will expect dealers to charge owners for replacements in future if the fluid strength is found to be insufficiently high. My advice to all owners is to top up with double strength fluid as soon as temperatures below zero are forecast. |
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02-23-2012, 08:45 AM | #50 |
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Headlight washer deactivation
Thank you dubber, the information you posted is correct, and furthermore the number on the sheet for that fuse is 48,,,30 amp fuse.
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06-18-2012, 11:59 AM | #51 | |
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12-05-2012, 07:54 PM | #52 |
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i have an '08 328xi wagon 6MT...my passenger side telescopic nozzle is leaking - which causes me to lose all my fluid...i need to replace the telescopic nozzle (btw - i think it's the o-ring but i can't see it well...i can feel the fluid spraying out of the nozzle unit's body as i can reach the unit thru the engine compartment...i can touch it, but not sure i can do much else...can the unit be replaced thru the front wheel well or does it have to be changed via bumper removal?...not sure you can pop it out of the holder by doing this via the wheel well - which is why most remove the bumper...but thought i'd ask anyone if they knew if the wheel well access would work or not...thanks...
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05-18-2014, 12:28 PM | #53 |
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Hi, Just one question
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06-26-2014, 06:31 PM | #54 |
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The car has to be programmed to let it know that it has headlight washers. With all of the programming mods that people are doing now, this can be programmed yourself. Read the Coding section to find out about this. If I remember correctly, you can also enable this using the the BMWhat app that you can get for Android or iPhone.
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07-18-2014, 03:22 PM | #55 |
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Hi does anyone know if there's a difference in bumpers where you cut as some I have seen from stock have a small recessed lip around the cover like here
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=351f...5#.U8mBvWK9KSM Compared to what it says here and just cut where shown on the bumper line like this http://www.saschamatic.com/images/fo...s/DSC_7124.jpg |
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07-18-2014, 05:37 PM | #56 | |
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07-19-2014, 04:59 AM | #57 |
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Ah ok thanks for that! Wonder if the Jet and cover are the same pre lci and lci that way when fitting to my lci bumper just means it won't sit flush which I could live with if that's the difference
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09-29-2014, 10:40 AM | #58 |
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Hi guys ,
i've got a different fuse box . I have an E91 from 2008 pre-lci and my fuse drawing map put the 30A fuse in 48 position. And i don't have any idea where to put the relay ......... ( i have main relay in right area , 2 relays in left area (front and rear widow) but no space in right for another one. Looking different from this DIY one. Any Ideas? Thx a lot....... Hmmmm ... I'm Giampaolo Form Italy. Bye |
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04-10-2019, 11:32 AM | #60 |
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Does anyone have information on this specific to the E92/93?
I think this would all fit and work in my E93 except maybe the reservoir bottle, but I'm having a ton of trouble finding confident answers.
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06-15-2019, 01:41 PM | #61 | |
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I have a 2010 e90 LCI; Headlight washer fuse in slot 48; not seeing any space for the relay anywhere. Comparing to OP, we have 2 more relays in our glovebox included, but located to the left, before he added his washer relay. Do we need to add another somehow? My glove box is similar to this Also, the kits are now officially NLA from BMW, but the individual components are still purchasable (minus having to create your own wiring). Figuring out a parts list right now and will try to post it for future reference Last edited by GnomeChild; 06-15-2019 at 01:53 PM.. |
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06-15-2019, 06:10 PM | #62 |
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Just for people who want this but aren’t able to acquire the parts anymore due to the kit being NLA, it is still possible to piece together a kit but it’s nearly double the amount BMW charged for the original kit that included everything. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to piece together a part number for the washer pump cable, but I managed to track down numbers for the individual wiring terminals and plug.
You can reuse your old washer bottle as it already has the relief and hole for the Pump, it is just plugged (at least in theory/what members have said online) Below are the numbers listed for the kit; as stated before, my BMW is a e90 LCI m-sport so some of your part numbers (like the caps) will be different depending on your bumper 51112147264 - Washer Cap (left) 51112147265 - Washer Cap (right) 61677179311 (x2) - Washer Nozzle 67128377430 - Washer Pump 61678374382 - Pump Strainer 61671379530 - Pump Hose 61678252741 - Support Tube 61678377456 - Connection Pipe 61677117844 - Washer Hose 07147151388 (x8) - Hose Supports 61670004457 - Hose Clips (not needed but provided just incase you lose/break yours) 61138364520 - Washer Pump Plug 61130009633 (x2) - Double Leaf Spring Contact (for Plug) 61130007439 - Double Leaf Spring Contact (for fusebox) 61138353763 - Cable Terminal 61121391696 - Ground Wire 61138367146 - Fuse 30A 61366919113 - Headlight Washer Relay 61146938604 - Fusebox Terminal Plug (unneeded but included for posterity) Comes out to me for about $377 shipped, even without the washer bottle Worth it? Absolutely no But for people who want all the options (like me), it’s still possible to source the parts Looking right now for a better solution to the wiring; hoping to track down the number for the harness so you don’t have to rig one yourself. Will edit if/when I find anything
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11-09-2021, 11:13 AM | #64 |
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My tale of woe regarding trying to replace my lost covers when the only part I could find doesn't fit my car!
I believe there were several bumper variations installed originally. Most common apparently was a bumper that sat further out and required the washer-cover with longer supports behind it - and that's the one they sell based on my VIN, but it doesn't fit. My covers & the nozzles were stolen in a parking lot and I've been trying to get the right parts ever since. I've decided to trim and modify the wrong part and see if I can MAKE IT FIT! Even if I trimmed this part so it was short enough to retract, and remove some of the web from just behind the front of the cover, at the bottom, the 4 retaining slots are too far back to allow this version of the cover to retract into the bumper. The piston/squirter part sits too far forward, IOW. I've ground off some of the plastic support-web, as above, but they will not retract. So I'm going to cut another slot on each side, closer to the front, using a drill, Dremel, chisels, box-cutter...important to mark the position the same as the other two sets of slots, same spacing apart, then mod the new slot to the right size: then when the piston retracts the cover back to the hole, it should fully seat the cover. This will require shortening the front-to-back length too. It's taking HEROIC lengths to go to to install these parts: I wish I could find the proper ones! Matched my paint on the first try - with some silver from a can. HTH UPDATE: Trimmed the new ones, put in slots after carefully marking them, then installed and they work. But need to find a replacement bumper, hopefully an M-3 conversion style Last edited by TenOx; 12-20-2021 at 08:00 AM.. |
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12-20-2021, 07:56 AM | #65 |
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Headlight-Washers are installed on my 2007 335i/e90/pre-LCI
I recently put in (12.2021) new nozzles, pump and covers after driving around with holes for too long. Decided the bumper has too much parking lot damage to fix, so I'm looking for an M3 style conversion bumper. It seems from this DIY that the nozzle-holders are built into the bumper support, not into the bumper - is that accurate? Anyone know of a good choice for an M3-look conversion bumper cover (best if it has the headlight-washer holes already ready, but any good one and I can choose to cut them in - if the place is marked) |
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02-11-2023, 01:13 AM | #66 |
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For anyone still browsing this thread with the same question as above: the washer nozzles are actually mounted to the headlight support, neither the bumper support/reinforcement nor the bumper itself. Every single headlight support from the factory comes with a relief cutout where the nozzles snap into; you do not need to buy specific headlight supports for the headlight washer system as they do not exist, or rather they do exist and they are already installed on your car. It would stand to reason then that you can easily upgrade between bumpers, aftermarket or OEM, as long as you also buy/supply the bumper specific caps
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