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michael

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the last of the old shape is200-300 have a spray effect rather then a jet! i was also guna look into this when i get my supra! thing with lexus 1's you buy them in black! there small looking like the supra 1's and are more than likely going to fit stright in rather then other make car ones

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the last of the old shape is200-300 have a spray effect rather then a jet! i was also guna look into this when i get my supra! thing with lexus 1's you buy them in black! there small looking like the supra 1's and are more than likely going to fit stright in rather then other make car ones

 

They sound ideal, keeps it in the family too :)

 

They can't be a huge amount of money new - I'll try to price some up.

 

Cheers :)

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Right I've upgraded :)

 

Following d8moa's input I opted for the later spec Lexus IS200 / IS300 jets - as he said they have a real fan effect that does a decent job of getting water onto the full width of the screen.

 

I haven't been out in the car as yet to test them properly but when parked up my only concern is that the jet is flat and doesn't come very high onto the screen. I'm guessing this should work out OK though, the water will move up as you drive so we'll see....

 

I got black ones, £10.93 each inc VAT and they slot straight in, an almost exact footprint of the standard ones and the same shape fitting. They are available in a few colours but obviously intended for Lexi. 2 day lead time from Toyota. I suspect a group buy would bring the price down by at least 10% or maybe Nic / CJ's chap can do a better price - just think of the pioneer explorer here when you are saving money, all donations welcome ;)

 

White (040) Chamonix White ------- 85381-53070-A0

White Pearl (062) St Lucia Pearl ------- 85381-53070-A1

Silver (1C0) Platinum Ice ------- 85381-53070-B0

Dk grey (1C6) Granite Sky ------- 85381-53070-B1

Black (202) Astral Black ------- 85381-53070-C0

Red (3P0) Scarlatti Red ------- 85381-53070-D0

Beige met (4R4) Persian Quartz ------- 85381-53070-E0

Dk green (6R4) Glenarvon Pine ------- 85381-53070-G0

Grey/blue (8N6) Antimony -------- 85381-53070-J0

Dk blue (8P4) Montrose Blue ------- 85381-53070-J1

 

If you want to try a breaker for these latest ones you'll need an August '03 onwards car, before then they had twin ones like ours and then later a triple version, the numbers above are all for the 'fan' ones.

 

Absolute doddle to fit, I just chopped my old club Toyota card in half and pushed it into the rubber at the front and back of the washer while lifting. This pushes in the plastic lugs and you can lift it out with the pipe attached. Pull a little to get more pipe (not too much!) and then pull the old nozzle off while keeping a tight hold on the pipe so it doesn't fall back into the hole. Push the new one onto the pipe and push it back into the hole with a satisfying click.

 

Stand back, smoke your pipe and stroke a lion.

 

More feedback when I drive somewhere, might not be for a few days though.

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Not yet sir, I fitted them in the dark, it's freezing cold and the car is filthy.

 

Once I get a chance to clean it I'll get some pics :)

 

I drove it a mile or so at fairly low speed this morning and as I thought the airflow seems to push the fan down a little more that I'd like, however the screen still seems to get decent soak. The big test will be a filthy screen on the motorway I guess....

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Arghjae will be along soon going: "How the heck did you get them out?" :haha:

 

Seriously though, we were trying to have them out last night but couldn't figure out how they're attached under the bonet structural bits (techy I know...)

 

Cheers for the updates Mike, will look into this but finding them in Anthracite/1A1 will prove a little difficult...

 

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