Black triangular shape on headlights for v8v

[klee168168]

What is the triangle shape on the bottom part of the headlight? It is black color. Does it pop out to wash the headlights? How do you activate it?

Edited by klee168168 on Thursday 13th December 05:16

[Graze01]

on HID headlights it houses the washer unit which is linked to the windscreen washers

on halogen ones it is just a cover plate

pry loose the bottom and have a look under it to see what you have

Graeme

[klee168168]

I have the HID. How do you activate the washer unit?

My car came with a clear bra on the headlights. They did not put the clear bra on the black part. I don’t know why. It just pops out right? How do you turn it on?

[TR-Spider]

klee168168 said:

I have the HID. How do you activate the washer unit?

My car came with a clear bra on the headlights. They did not put the clear bra on the black part. I don’t know why. It just pops out right? How do you turn it on?

It pops out driven from the water pressure generated by the washer pump.
And it only works
a) when the lights are on, and
b) on every 3rd (ish) time you spray the windshield.

[klee168168]

So it only works when you spray the windshield? There isn’t a separate button to pop out the headlight washer only, say if I only wanted to clean my headlights?

[dbs2000]

On very special occasions they completely fly out and off too

Edited by dbs2000 on Friday 14th December 08:02

[bogie]

dbs2000 said:

On very special occasions the completely fly out and off too

exactly ! ive replaced 2 of them now and they are not cheap for small bits of plastic.....

[bogie]

klee168168 said:

So it only works when you spray the windshield? There isn’t a separate button to pop out the headlight washer only, say if I only wanted to clean my headlights?

there is no separate button, they only work when headlights are on every 3rd time you pull for a wipe (I think), dont work in sidelight position

[Gettoff]

bogie said:

dbs2000 said:

On very special occasions the completely fly out and off too

exactly ! ive replaced 2 of them now and they are not cheap for small bits of plastic.....

Snap. Two out of three Vantages have done it with me so far, one without washers the other with.

[V8V Pete]

They can be repaired when they break. Replacement isn't the only option.

[dbs2000]

V8V Pete said:

They can be repaired when they break. Replacement isn't the only option.

That's if you find the jet. On my old DBS mine flew off, hit my passenger mirror and disappeared forever. It's the brittle plastic that wears over time. I did see in a post that someone had strapped / tied the jets with some string so that even if they did break their connectors they wouldn't set themselves free.

[V8V Pete]

dbs2000 said:

V8V Pete said:

They can be repaired when they break. Replacement isn't the only option.

That's if you find the jet. On my old DBS mine flew off, hit my passenger mirror and disappeared forever. It's the brittle plastic that wears over time. I did see in a post that someone had strapped / tied the jets with some string so that even if they did break their connectors they wouldn't set themselves free.

Fair point! Mine was just loose/dangling so was fine to get repaired.

[dbs2000]

It's all part of the character

[Shnozz]

Another victim here. Think the little missing bstard cost me about £350 to have replaced

[bogie]

Shnozz said:

Another victim here. Think the little missing bstard cost me about £350 to have replaced

wow....why? did you lose some other bits in addition to the cover ? the covers are about £35 and 10 mins mucking about to fit

http://www.astonmartinbits.com/models/5-V8-Vantage...

[Big Ry]

V8V Pete said:

Fair point! Mine was just loose/dangling so was fine to get repaired.

When you've got a dangling problem, I would always favour repair over replacement