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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: GrahamK on 03 November 2025, 18:06:49
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I think that's the name of it. The thin plastic tray under the wiper arms.
I've got it loose and removed the wiper arms, but there are electric connections (heated jets, I guess) and water connections onto the jets themselves. Do I have to disconnect all the pipes and electric, or does the whole jet assembly just pop out of the scuttle. I don't want to press too hard and break anything.
Any ideas?
Regards,
Graham.
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Do you need to fully remove both sections or just gain access to what’s underneath it? The multi-plug should come apart easily enough and the tube clips on the scuttle front pop off with a flat screwdriver, but I’d be very careful with the nozzles as they may be brittle. Undoing the multi-plug and clips gives you enough freedom to wiggle it around the bonnet struts and rest it on the plenum. Of course, if you need to remove it fully because it’s cracked, or you want to change the nozzles, then I’d suggest warm water on the nozzle to try to soften the pipe before twisting it off. I can’t recall if the nozzle tube is plastic or rubber, but I’d prefer it to be the latter.
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The jets fit by tilting the nozzle through the hole from above, then push into position until the little plastic barbs spring out under the plastic scuttle panel.
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If you haven't done already, you will also need to remove the hidden twist clips under the lower windscreen seal. You can access them by lifting the edge of the seal up and loosening them with a wide flat blade screw driver, and a pair of angled long nose pliers, although I find it simpler to just remove the seal completely and refit it when done.
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Removing the seal opens a whole can of worms.
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Removing the seal opens a whole can of worms.
Why? I have done it several times over the years and it hasn't caused any problems at all. As long as the lip.on the seal.and the groove in the retainer are clean then it simply slots back in the groove easily with the aid of the slightest smear of red rubber grease, which also aids its future removal if need be.
But if you are hamfisted, then it may well do.
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All I will say is that not every Omega is a low mileage, garage kept cream puff and the plastic frame the rubbers clip into get filled with detritus and become brittle, not to mention that the frames can slip off the edge of the glass unnoticed. Particularly if they're pattern or the original ones have been used on replacement screens.
The frames and rubbers are fitted to the screen BEFORE it gets fitted to the car.
I short, unless you know the history of the screen, all bets are off when it comes to the screen trims.
That's from having at least 4 screens fitted to a couple of ex plod cars that had previously poorly fitted cars. My '54 plate had Autonoglass come back twice to refit one screen because they didn't understand/care how the screen was supposed to be fitted.
But none of that has changed from anything that I said 10/12 years ago.
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The only issue with removing the lower edge of the seal is cleaning it back up and ensuring its properly on after, else they leak into the engine bay - people mistakenly believe its the scuttle leaking, which is rarely the case.
Because its the seal on glass (on the bottom edge), rather than steel, corrosion isn't usually an issue refitting seal.
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All I will say is that not every Omega is a low mileage, garage kept cream puff and the plastic frame the rubbers clip into get filled with detritus and become brittle, not to mention that the frames can slip off the edge of the glass unnoticed. Particularly if they're pattern or the original ones have been used on replacement screens.
The frames and rubbers are fitted to the screen BEFORE it gets fitted to the car.
I short, unless you know the history of the screen, all bets are off when it comes to the screen trims.
That's from having at least 4 screens fitted to a couple of ex plod cars that had previously poorly fitted cars. My '54 plate had Autonoglass come back twice to refit one screen because they didn't understand/care how the screen was supposed to be fitted.
But none of that has changed from anything that I said 10/12 years ago.
You are correct - not every Omega is a low mileage garage kept cream puff (cream puff - strange reference...??) - mine certainly isn't as it has lived outside in the elements since I bought it in 2014. As I said, there are no issues whatsoever with the trim and the plastic retainers on mine, and as long as they are treated with care (as with most components on any car), the rubber lower trim can be removed and refitted as required.
The fact you have experienced shortcomings with windscreen fitment, doesn't mean your issues or experiences are gospel - there is more than one way to skin a cat as they say.
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It was more than one car from different original owners ;)
Different people have different experiences and that was mine whether one agrees or recognises the perspective does not invalidate that perspective.
Anyhoo, if you do remove the trims for any reason, be nice to them.
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I'm always nice to my Omegas and every aspect of them!