2017 RX models w/ Headlamp washers
#1
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2017 RX models w/ Headlamp washers
on the RXs with headlamp washers is there a way to deactivate this feature so it doesn't wash the headlamps every time you wash your windshield?
#2
why do you want to?
#4
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First chance I get I want to disconnect them on all my Lexus.
Does anyone know where the washer pump is? I would assume near the reservoir. Would love to crimp the hoses for the head lights
Last edited by ggebhardt; 12-04-17 at 12:14 PM.
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Ricjames31 (12-04-17)
#5
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I think the only way is to crimp or disconnect the hoses. I HATE the headlight washer as when my vehicle is clean and waxed I do not need the head lights spritzed!
First chance I get I want to disconnect them on all my Lexus.
Does anyone know where the washer pump is? I would assume near the reservoir. Would love to crimp the hoses for the head lights
First chance I get I want to disconnect them on all my Lexus.
Does anyone know where the washer pump is? I would assume near the reservoir. Would love to crimp the hoses for the head lights
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Ricjames31 (12-05-17)
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#8
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Why don't you instead intercept the power wire to the headlight washer pump and wire in a dash mounted on/off switch. I've had some experience with headlight washers including installing them and what I am suggesting shouldn't be difficult and will preserve the functionality of the washers should they be needed.
#9
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It is for us northern people when the headlight get dirty in the winter. I like that feature very much.
On my other car if I want to see clearly at night, I must not forget to clean them with snow prior driving.
I see no point of having that for someone in California.
On my other car if I want to see clearly at night, I must not forget to clean them with snow prior driving.
I see no point of having that for someone in California.
#10
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The glass lenses that were formerly used on headlights got much hotter than plastic lenses and caused dirt and grim to build up quickly and get baked on to the point of emitting almost no light after driving only a few miles in slushy conditions. Wipers were more effective than pressure washers but they can't be used on plastic headlight lenses. Having headlight wash/wipe and the long range fuel tank on my Mercedes allowed me and my three buddies to drive nonstop from Kansas City to the Colorado mountains (600+ miles) after work on Friday for a weekend of skiing. Without the headlight wash/wipe, we would have had to stop countless times to manually clean the headlights.
Something I've sometimes done when conditions allowed me to do it safely was to turn the headlights off for a few moments while cleaning the windshield so that the headlight washers wouldn't function - like when stopped for a traffic light.
#12
If I'm not mistaken, it only comes on when you have the headlights turned to Auto or On. Will fire the first time, and then, like you said, the 3rd or 5th time (can't recall) as long as you don't shut off the engine.
Not sure if you want to go through the trouble of making sure your headlights are off when you do a windshield wash, if it really bugs you.
Not sure if you want to go through the trouble of making sure your headlights are off when you do a windshield wash, if it really bugs you.
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#15
Now if i lived in a beautiful climate year round, i would get annoyed with the headlight washer making a mess.
Not sure if it would be easy to disable the feature, quick look at a diagram would show if it used a separate pump, or some way it only squirts every few windshield squirts.
I have not seen this function on the rx, but my 450 should finally be here next week i hope. Been over a month i think, feels like a long time. So spoiled with Amazon prime. Lol
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