How do you remember such topics Dave?
Ah....the search button perhaps?
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How do you remember such topics Dave?
I've got one of those memories for remembering everything except birthdays and other important occasions.
Ah....the search button perhaps?
Er, yes. Once I have remembered it's previously been discussed, off I go searching for it.
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IMO there is a danger using water to unfreeze, which is that the cold will re-freeze it just as you are accelerating up the road, causing a rapid deceleration and swerve to where you think the side of the road might be.
It's only happened to me a couple of times, but then again...I don't use water any more!
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Blowing air through the heater before it has warmed up
a) freezes water and condensation on the windscreen (the chill factor)
b) delays engine warm-up
c) delays full heater operation
I have experimented with comparing warm up distances with heater on and off. On similar days, with the heater
a) On. Takes 4 miles before engine is up to temperature and heater fully functioning
b) Off. Takes 2 miles for everything to work.
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"which is that the cold will re-freeze it just as you are accelerating up the road, "
I use my wipers to dry the screen before it freezes., you then only get it frozen again at the edges where it doesn't matter.
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I do what one of my aged workmates once advised me. I keep a small fan heater and extension lead handy in a cupboard near to the front door. In cold conditions I put the heater in the car for a few minutes. Magic, lovely warm car, no waiting for minutes until I can see clearly enough to drive away.
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In this respect, the quickclere windscreens you get on Fords are fantastic. One of the better innovations on a motor car in recent years.
Start the car, put the heated front and rear on whilst you spray on the de icer. Couple of yards down the road and it's fine
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Anyone know why front heated screens are so rare?
Do Ford own the patents or something?
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Expensive bit of kit when most people are quite happy to use their blowers?
that would be my guess.
Also worth bearing in mind that dash-mounted GPS systems won't work with them, neither will radar detectors.
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As far as I am aware they are standard fit. Both my Focus and Mondeo (base LX spec) had them
It's not a gimmick, it really is effective. I would be annoyed to buy another car without one now.
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I would hate to be without my heated seats! and heated washbottle.
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Anyone know why front heated screens are so rare? Do Ford own the patents or something?
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=9866
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In this respect, the quickclere windscreens you get on Fords are fantastic. One of the better innovations on a motor car in recent years. Start the car, put the heated front and rear on whilst you spray on the de icer. Couple of yards down the road and it's fine
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Why do you spray de-icer on ???.
The heated screen on my Mondeo melts the ice on the screen within a minute, a quick flip of the wipers clears it away.
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