The wash-and-wipe system on a classic MG is one of the most regularly-used components on the car, operated every time the screen needs clearing during wet weather, dusty conditions or windscreen contamination. The original equipment fitted to the cars during production was specified for the standards of its era, and decades of service have typically left the system needing attention. The Wash/Wipe section gathers the principal components for renewing, upgrading or adding to the screen-care system, with retrofit options for cars that left the factory without certain conveniences.
Smartscreen Variable-Delay Wiper Module
The dedicated Smartscreen sub-section covers a specific product family, a variable-delay intermittent wiper module that adds three to thirty seconds of adjustable wiper delay to cars whose original wiper specification was limited to a simple on/off arrangement. The Smartscreen unit wires in line with the existing wiper motor and utilises the existing wiper switch, so the original dashboard appearance is unaffected. The product is appropriate for owners using their classic MG in conditions where an intermittent wipe rate would be valuable, light drizzle, accumulated road spray during dry-but-dirty conditions, or fog and mist where the wipers need to clear the screen periodically rather than constantly.
Electric Washer Kits
The dedicated Electric Washer Kit sub-section covers the retrofit of electric washer systems to cars that left the factory without them (typically the earliest classic MGs with manual or absent washer systems) or with unreliable original-equipment manual washers. The kit includes an electric washer pump, a fluid reservoir, the appropriate hose runs to the washer jets on the screen, a dashboard switch, and the wiring required for installation. The retrofit transforms the practical reality of using the car in any conditions where windscreen washing is needed, at the push of a button, washer fluid is sprayed onto the screen and the wipers can be operated to clean it, without the inconvenience of operating a manual hand-pump or stopping to wipe the screen by hand.
Wiper Blades, Motors and Supporting Items
Beyond the dedicated sub-sections, the wider Wash/Wipe range covers wiper blades in the appropriate sizes for classic-MG applications, wiper motors for cars where the original motor has failed and renewal is needed, wiper arms and the linkage hardware that connects the motor to the arms, and the supporting items, washer fluid bottles, screen-wash concentrate, washer-jet adjustment tools, and the smaller components that come up during routine maintenance. The technical team is available to advise on the right specification for a specific car, with appropriate consideration of the original-equipment configuration and any upgrades or modifications the owner is considering.