What is a headlight washer and how to choose it?

Probably, every owner of a car was faced with the problem of dirty headlights. This is especially noticeable on long trips, when in complete darkness drivers gradually attach themselves to the next wagon in the hope of overtaking it. However, until the time when there are no cars on the road, the vehicle attached to the wagon covers a large layer of dirt and is especially dangerous when it remains on the headlights of the main light. How then to be? Every half an hour stop at the sidelines and wipe your lighting equipment? Also not an option, because during this time you again catch up with the tractor and contaminate your car. Moreover, the frequent wiping of glass or plastic with an ordinary rag does great damage to the headlight, and at such a rate it does not last long. There is only one thing left - the installation of such a detail as the headlight washer. And today's article will be devoted to this car accessory.

How does the headlight washer affect the ride?

Firstly, after installing this spare part your vehicle will no longer tolerate frequent wiping of lighting equipment with a rag. Secondly, you will not be very tired and distracted by all sorts of trivialities and constant stops (and this significantly shortens the journey time). Accordingly, if the car is less time on the road, it absorbs less gasoline, and this is the third plus.

How to choose?

Entering the store, you can see a wide variety of spare parts. Sellers will be offered a headlight washer with brushes, jet version, with telescopic nozzles and without them. But how not to get lost with this assortment? So, let's note all the pros and cons of each of these options.

• The washer of headlights with brushes. This device was most often installed by the manufacturing plant for Swedish cars "Volvo" or "Saab". Also, this tool could be found on the domestic "five", but he did not receive special recognition from the drivers (strangely enough, due to low reliability). And the pluses are the high efficiency of purification (eliminates everything that hit the surface of the headlights) and at the same time low absorption of the washer fluid. There are some disadvantages, and we will note them right now. The main drawback of the headlamp washer with brushes is the complete lack of versatility (that is, it is almost impossible to install such a tool on your car, unless the manufacturer itself has provided it).
• Jet with telescopic nozzles. Such washer headlights themselves do not practically set, because they are manned by all modern foreign cars still on the conveyor. Plus this device is in a beautiful appearance. This means that all inkjet tools are closed with a plastic cap, painted in the color of the bumper. Therefore, the machine looks always clean and beautiful. Among the shortcomings is worth noting the frequent freezing of the nozzle itself to the bumper (especially in the winter or after the rain).
• There are also jet mechanisms with fixed nozzles (washer headlights "Scythian", for example). They can be installed on all foreign cars, and in all weather conditions they always work together smoothly. Their disadvantages are only in high consumption of washer fluid. Therefore, a reasonable solution is to purchase this washer headlight.