What's with the driver-side windshield washer nozzle on current Accords?

"bearman" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Do you know this for sure? A HUGE number of vehicles do this.

Why not aim the flow to land on the windshield where you want it to land? This can be done easily with a needle. It's not a big deal.

I don't know for sure, but most cars have the adjustment as bearman and Brian Smith describe. That would certainly explain why so many vehicles do it; if there were no adjustment it would be rare to see many out of adjustment but it would be rare to find any *exactly* right.

Mike

Mike

The washers on my 2005 Accord also hit the wiper blades instead of middle of the screen. However when I checked the washer nozzles they didn't look anything like the conventional type which you can adjust using a pin. Instead they have a slot (similar to a screw head) - It's not clear to me if or how you can adjust this type.

Do they look like this:

You can still use a pin or you can use a small, flat blade screwdriver. The design gives the washer fluid that fan shape wehn it comes out of the nozzle.

"Brian Smith" wrote in news:yeXLf.4719$Cp4.2848@edtnps90:

Do you actually own an Accord?

"Michael Pardee" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@sedona.net:

Then why are you responding?

A huge number of vehicles do this because a huge number of people are not aware how to adjust them.

Wow, I need a get to the car wash!

Geez Patrick, why are you being such a dick? You were real nice when you were asking about the dealer swapping the scratched bumper on the

2006 Accord, but now that you're posting as "Nobody" from Albany NY, you turn into an ass.

Pretty similar:

Me too!

I do now and have owned many over the years. Why do you ask?

Yours looks to be the new and improved version, very clean design.

I can actually get a small screwdriver in mine, unsure about yours though, does look like it pivots around in there though.

Looks like I need to get a better camera too!

It's nice to get a shower with the sunroof open.....

"Brian Smith" wrote in news:C%_Lf.4760 $Cp4.2726@edtnps90:

What year?

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news:1140882010.814192.267310 @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

An ass? You're responding to a question for which you don't know the answer...you're wasting my time and not helping at all.

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news:1140879832.299896.75490 @p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:

So it's not an assembly/design defect?

The one I have currently is a 2001. I have had '97, '94, '91, '85, '83 and a '79 in the past.

You were helped, your original question was answered in the second post of this thread.

Others tried to help too, but you came back with "Then why are you responding?" when they said they "didn't know for sure". Then you go on to question if someone "really owns an Accord". You never said a word about an Accord so what difference does that make in regards to answering your question? Do you think Honda makes a different ww fluid nozzle for each car model?