How to adjust windscreen washers?

[dmjw01]

The thread title says it all, really.

I've got one that points a little bit too low, and the other is a bit too high. The handbook says that a "special tool" is required, and you have to go to a dealer.

This is a practical joke, isn't it? To see how many numpties actually go to their dealer to get the washers tweaked?

So how do you do it? Am I missing something obvious?

 

[Jonny]

Use a sewing pin, just put it in the nozzle and move it around to wherever you want it

 

[Chewbacca]

Use a sewing pin, just put it in the nozzle and move it around to wherever you want it

were do i get a sewing pin from? a dealer

 

[dmjw01]

The washers on the MkIV Ibiza are unlike any that I've seen before. They're a weird molded plastic thing that squirts out in a fan shape. I'm not convinced the classic sewing pin trick is gonna work...


Edit: I've just gone to look at the car to check I'm not being a complete wally, and I can confirm that the sewing pin is definitely not the answer. It's too dark to take a picture now to show you what I mean, but there are no conventional nozzles to poke anything into - just a vaguely rectangular plastic shape that doesn't seem to want to move, and feels flimsy enough to break if you push too hard.

 

[BlackFR]

IIRC they pivot up and down so you should be able to adjust them with ya fingers or a small implement

 

[dmjw01]

Oh, okay - maybe I just need to push a bit harder. It's hard to know how strong some of these SEAT plastics are though!

 

[Small]

IIRC these can only be adjusted by a dealer with a 'special' tool. Might have read it the hand book somewhere. They are definitely not adjustable with a sewing pin like traditional washer nozles.

 

[dmjw01]

Well, you're correct: that is definitely what it says in the manual - but I find it hard to believe. I'll have a go at applying a little more pressure to it tomorrow. I refuse to believe that this can only be done by a dealer with a special tool - surely somebody must have figured out a way of doing it themselves?

 

[J500ANT]

Im sorry to dig up an old thread (but it shows some of us know how to use the search facility). Has it been decided that this IS a dealer only task? Mine started off low and have ended up even lower in only 10days. At this rate i'll be cleaning kerbs before long.

 

[rashcupra]

the pin trick wont work but you can move the plastic directors if you push hard. what isnt plastic on these ibizas

 

[J500ANT]

what isnt plastic on these ibizas

The bloody edge of the door, that i've scratched

 

[rashcupra]

lol! maybe that aint plastic but interior and engine wise the ibiza is covered in cheap in most caases platic the only dislike about the ibiza i have! how did you scratch ur motor??

 

[J500ANT]

how did you scratch ur motor??

Opened the door out against a wall