Bloody windscreen washer pipe!!!

[ruta87]

Hello all. I cannot seem to get the windscreen washer pipe to sit in a place where it doesn't get ripped to bits by the wiper... Only happens on the left hand side fortunately which means I can still see. Has anyone else had this annoying issue? If so what are your solutions please??!

[glow worm]

Make sure the hard plastic tube sits inside the spring and where it joins the rubber pipe otherwise it will melt. There's a lot of heat from the manifold on the passenger side.The soft tube needs enough slack for the wiper to move. It's probably melted before and someone has cut it too short.

Better solution ..Buy the Leven spray system and get rid of the plastic pipe with holes in it.

PS Assuming it is like my convertible

[Cockey]

Mine used to always melt. Took me a while to work out it needs to be threaded through the spring.

Saying that, it lasted about a year but has now melted again! Really need to get some fresh tubing and start again.

[Robertjp]

glow worm said:

Better solution ..Buy the Leven spray system and get rid of the plastic pipe with holes in it.

This ^^ i did it on my mk1 and it works well.

Hated the holes in tube system it never worked well...

[robseagul]

I bought the integrated wipers/washers from e bay for 15 pounds and a long length of rubber pipe attached under the wiper arms with small zip ties.not the prettiest solution but job done.rob

[Basil Brush]

Silicone tube rather then the rubber stuff is a bit more flexible and doesn't harden/melt as easily.

[BeillyNoy]

Basil Brush said:

Silicone tube rather then the rubber stuff is a bit more flexible and doesn't harden/melt as easily.

I had the same issue, and read the same advice re the various upgrade options. I looked at replacing the rubber with silicone for all the reasons noted above. But the sheer hassle of changing the tubing put me off.

So...
I bought some silicone windscreen washer hose from Halfords.
Cut about a finger length of hose.
Slit it along the length.
Clipped the new length of "reinforcing" hose over the loop of hose as it tucks under the bonnet.
Made sure it's rotated so that the solid edge faces the bonnet.
Sealed the ends with black tape.
(If you're feeling ambitious you can maybe wrap the tape around the length of hose, but that was far too footery for my fat fingers.)

Good luck.
Neil.