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Old 5th April 2018, 09:21 AM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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I think the spray pattern is the main issue, hence the D3 thread concentrating on 3-nozzle or mist patterns. The Ford mist pattern is one I'm familiar with and like and luckily it fits easily.

The D2 has simple rectangular cutouts that the nozzle units clip into but later models seem to have much larger ones. It's probably fairly easy to fix almost anything to a D2 scuttle panel with minor modifications, I'm hoping for none.

As for resistance, that's just me being cautious, I expect almost all units for any vehicle to be similar, but as these are coming from China I just want to check that they're unlikely to blow a fuse.

Offhand, without delving into wiring diagrams etc., does anyone know what turns the heating elements on and what they're sharing a circuit with (if anything).
As they only warm the (tiny) nozzles I guess there's very little current draw anyway; nothing like a mirror requires.
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And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!

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