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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 10:18 PM
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Question head light washers

on my 85 GSL there are headlight washers. ive never seen them before on any other gsl, they are little black nosles infront of each headlight,anyway i filled it up with washer fluid, but they dont work, any suggestions???
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 10:21 PM
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do people just pull them off theres rx7 cuz they look funny??? like i said i havnt seen one with them before
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 12:28 AM
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ive got em on my gls-se, but not on my good car...i think they're kinda useless.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 03:12 AM
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All Australian Series 2's and 3's have them. I think Canadian models also have them but no US ones do.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 03:19 AM
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i think all cdn models do have them yes...does anyone know how to repair them...i have always wanted them to work but have not put too much time into them
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 03:26 AM
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It's pretty simple. If they don't work then it probably means the motor's stuffed or it's not getting power. If I remember right it's exactly like the one used for the windshield washer.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 05:38 AM
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I have em on my gen 1 series II
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 09:46 AM
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Yes I got em on my Series III. Rx7's in Oz have em. To use them push the appropriate console button down.

Forgot which one it is coz i aint done it for ages. In fact I think it even might be the headlight up/retract swith or even on the headlight arm stork
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:46 AM
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i guess my moter must be broken
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 03:07 PM
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not all canadain modles have them, two of my rexs's dont and theyre all canadian cars.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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My 84 GSL-SE has them, and my 83 GX also had them. I had to fix mine on both cars. On my 83 GX, the motor was seized because water got past the seal between the motor and the washer tank. I took it apart, cleaned it with brake cleaner, lubed the bushings on each end and it worked fine. As for my GSL-SE, a wire at the connector in back of the passenger side headlamp had corroded so badly that it snapped off. If your motor is seized like mine was, the fuse under the dash probably also blew. Check the fuse, push the switch and watch your voltmeter in the dash, if it dosn't make any noise but your voltage goes down your motor is seized. If your lucky not too much water went inside and it should be pretty straightforward to clean and rebuild. Good luck
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 10:15 PM
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i thought headlight washers were a german thing?
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