What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[mikez71]

Installed a washer fluid heater.

It is a Hyundai branded one for around $50 on ebay. Looks identical to the OEM one, minus some wiring.
Bent up the included bracket, and used up a license plate bracket that came with my GoRhino push bumper.


I attach the negative to aux battery when needed until I order a relay and tidy things up...
Heats the water in ~30 seconds, enough for about 2 wipes / 2 seconds (judging by the steam)
Haven't been able to test on ice yet..

 

[89Suburban]

Installed a washer fluid heater.

It is a Hyundai branded one for around $50 on ebay. Looks identical to the OEM one, minus some wiring.
Bent up the included bracket, and used up a license plate bracket that came with my GoRhino push bumper.

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I attach the negative to aux battery when needed until I order a relay and tidy things up...
Heats the water in ~30 seconds, enough for about 2 wipes / 2 seconds (judging by the steam)
Haven't been able to test on ice yet..

Please elaborate, what does this consist of in the way of parts and installation? Does it recirc the tank or heat as it squirts?

 

[Sparksalot]

Installed a washer fluid heater.

It is a Hyundai branded one for around $50 on ebay. Looks identical to the OEM one, minus some wiring.
Bent up the included bracket, and used up a license plate bracket that came with my GoRhino push bumper.

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I attach the negative to aux battery when needed until I order a relay and tidy things up...
Heats the water in ~30 seconds, enough for about 2 wipes / 2 seconds (judging by the steam)
Haven't been able to test on ice yet..

I was one of the unlucky folks who had a vehicle burn to the ground because of that thing. NO THANKS.

 

[Just Fishing]

I was one of the unlucky folks who had a vehicle burn to the ground because of that thing. NO THANKS.

First thing I thought of.
"Didn't they recall that due to fires?"

 

[gooffeyguy]

Where do you live?

I've never had a vehicle with heated washer fluid. I always run - 20* fluid and have never had a problem with it freezing.

 

[Just Fishing]

personally, I just use the fluid rated for the cold all year long.
it gets cold here (-20f) and I haven't ever had an issue.

 

[Geotrash]

I've had mine freeze a few times in really cold temps in the mountains, even with the winter stuff in there. Still, I probably wouldn't install one of those heaters unless I lived in Coldfoot, Alaska.

 

[mikez71]

Please elaborate, what does this consist of in the way of parts and installation? Does it recirc the tank or heat as it squirts?

It heats ~50ml of fluid I believe.
It just came with the power wire, 60A inline fuse of some sort.
I'm going to wire it to a 70/80A relay..

I've seen some reports of the OEM one burning. Some say adding the fuse did not help?
I've seen photos of corrosion inside where the power leads connect. Something about condensation collecting inside.
Where I have it located over the engine should help dry it out....
Have not seen a recall on Hyundai's with this heater.?

 

[mikez71]

personally, I just use the fluid rated for the cold all year long.
it gets cold here (-20f) and I haven't ever had an issue.

They don't sell anything less than 32F fluid here!
I added half a bottle of rubbing alchohol as per some youtube videos..

 

[gooffeyguy]

They don't sell anything less than 32F fluid here!
I added half a bottle of rubbing alchohol as per some youtube videos..

Add a bottle or two of HEET (those yellow bottles) into a gallon of washer fluid. HEET contains methanol, which is what is added to the winter mix 20 below washer fluid.

I run a meth injection system on my supercharged mustang and to get about a 50/50 mix of water/meth I start with 20 below washer fluid and add 2 bottles of HEET to it.