What are the little boxes underneath our headlights? mk1s.

 

"Aliens," aka headlight washers; if you hold down your windshield squirters for 3sec they go off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Tdgj6fmHo

 

Yeah...just tested mine. They don't work.

 

Look under ur car... Is there a lot of washer fluid?? If so the hoes aren't hooked up. Mine wernt. They run on pressure so its not like there's a motor. Maybe a spring?

 

Theres a springs inside of the alien holding it down the pressure pushes it out.

 

Don't worry, I'll take care of it...

Check the fuse for the pump.

 

idk about tts but on my a4 the headlights have to be ON for the headlight-washers to work!

 

^yup same with tts, lights have to be on

 

I knew the lights had to be on, but do you have to hold it for 3 seconds like mentioned above? I tried mine once and they didn't go but I never cared enough to check into it.

Update... trudged through 2 feet of snow out to the garage to try holding the button. Still didn't work.... Oh well. Someday when its warmer I might look into it.

 

Mine work. I think the car might need to be running with the lights on for them to come out.