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Old 09-28-12, 05:27 PM
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Seriously who uses these things?

The only real point I see in them is maybe if you have ice on your car and you have deicer in the fluid . I am just curious as to how many people use them.

I would prefer if I pushed the button a laser pops up blast the car ahead of me that just cut me off.
Old 09-28-12, 05:31 PM
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lol at the laser pop up.

I have it too and I feel it is useless, I don't live in a region where ice or frost would form on the headlight housing. It's just another part to break.
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my buddy has them on his 350 he pressed the button for it and it didn't seem to do anything. Useless and ugly IMO the car looks cleaner without them
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Mine work, but just splash water all over the place. I just can't see how that would help your headlights. It just leaves water spots on the car.

Maybe in like a 4x4 to get the mud off the lights, or the ice, that I can understand and see.
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I have them and I couldn't dislike them more. Useless and gets water all over the hood. What i hate the most is when i am warming my car up in the morning and i go to wash my windows and i forget to turn off the lights before i spray the windows with washer fluid, and it gets over my car. Argh
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Originally Posted by iRock
I have them and I couldn't dislike them more. Useless and gets water all over the hood. What i hate the most is when i am warming my car up in the morning and i go to wash my windows and i forget to turn off the lights before i spray the windows with washer fluid, and it gets over my car. Argh
I thought they only came on when you push the button, they actually spray when you mist the windows too? (I know they only work when lights are on)....crap I am going to have to check that out in the morning.
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nope. if your lights are on and you spray you windows then it sprays you headlights as well. so i always turn my headlights off
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+1^

I have them, but NEVER use them. Just leaves a mess. Wish I never had optioned them.
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Turn the nozzle to the side to spray cars that **** you off. LOL!
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useless option. Might be cool if you modded them to purge NOS. The effect at night with the lights on might be a crowd pleaser hehe.
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I think it's a useless option, but it's a good thing to show off
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Originally Posted by LaVaism
Seriously who uses these things?

The only real point I see in them is maybe if you have ice on your car and you have deicer in the fluid . I am just curious as to how many people use them.

I would prefer if I pushed the button a laser pops up blast the car ahead of me that just cut me off.
I use the paddles and pull them like triggers while making machine gun noises
Old 09-28-12, 09:32 PM
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They are nice to have is places that salt the roads in the winter. More than once I've had to get out of the car on a cold and snowy evening to clear my headlights... Of course now I live in Sunny CA
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Not many people have them actually, and if you live in a mostly hot climate...you probably will never need them lol
Old 09-29-12, 12:03 AM
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Wow, thought it was just me! I never found them useful either.


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