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#366209 - 07/11/11 05:34 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: STASON]
steviehouse Best Non ST Car of the Year 2013/2014 Registered: 10/05/10 Posts: 11614 Loc: Jubail, Saudi Arabia	yeah i know its easy ill be doing it when its proper cold _________________________ 2015 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
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#366210 - 07/11/11 05:58 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: steviehouse]
Dan_The_Man Site Supporter Registered: 20/10/08 Posts: 7389 Loc: Eaton Bray, Dunstable	my neighbour already hates me and we have only had one frost here haha i came out he was half way round his car scraping away i walk out start my engine and sit in the car watching him, every few seconds he looks over and then i drive away before he has finished haha i got a look of death! _________________________ Red Escort 1.6LX Then - Red Escort 1.4 Then - Silver Fiesta ST 170BHP Then - White Fiesta ST MR200+ Now - Mitsubishi Evo IV Forged 2.3 500BHP and Mondeo Mk3 2.0TDCI
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#366211 - 07/11/11 06:11 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: Dan_The_Man]
smiiithy Registered: 19/02/11 Posts: 335 Loc: Northumberland, England	I know Statson mate I was just saying not only are they stupid for running the risk of cracking but they probably don't realize it's less effective than if they used cold! Which if you don't have a heated windscreen is a great way to do it. When we had the last couple of hard winters I used to go out and clear my Golf by duel wielding cans of de-icer but I hate the layer it leaves on the windscreen afterwards. LOVE my heated windscreen already. If I ever got a car without one I'll be retrofitting one. What about when it's thick of snow? Stick the heated screen and blowers on and scoop the thick off while it gets warmed up? _________________________ Mods: K&N, Milltek flexy, blue side stripes & mud flaps, rear tints, & a few styling mods
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#366212 - 07/11/11 07:01 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: Micky]
ChrisCumbria Driving as Daily Registered: 26/06/05 Posts: 23742 Loc: Whitehaven, Cumbria	Quote: I get in the car and just drive looking out of that tiny gap the blowers make at the bottom of the windscreen You see enough people about who haven't done much more than this! _________________________
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#366213 - 07/11/11 07:06 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: smiiithy]
ChrisCumbria Driving as Daily Registered: 26/06/05 Posts: 23742 Loc: Whitehaven, Cumbria	Quote: What about when it's thick of snow? Stick the heated screen and blowers on and scoop the thick off while it gets warmed up? If it's that bad then I'll turn the engine on first to get the heated windscreen/blowers going and wipe the snow off/scrape the side windows whilst I'm waiting. That's assuming you can get in easily of course - last winter there was one day both doors were frozen and I had to climb in through the boot. _________________________
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#366214 - 07/11/11 07:07 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: ChrisCumbria]
nosnow3 Registered: 11/06/09 Posts: 1930	im sure there was a granny that only cleared a small section of thick snow last year... quickly she was pulled... i fill the kettle up the night before, it warms up to house tempurature and de-frosts all the ice in the mourning.... p.s. hit the wipers and put them on normal while doing this, it'll stop your water re-freezing
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#366215 - 07/11/11 07:23 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: ChrisCumbria]
smiiithy Registered: 19/02/11 Posts: 335 Loc: Northumberland, England	Yeah I remember a couple of days like that. I started to leave a can of de-icer and my man sized ice scraper in the boot. Partly also because if you open your door without clearing some of the snow it all falls in the car! Glad you reminded me of that, cheers. Quote: If it's that bad then I'll turn the engine on first to get the heated windscreen/blowers going and wipe the snow off/scrape the side windows whilst I'm waiting. That's assuming you can get in easily of course - last winter there was one day both doors were frozen and I had to climb in through the boot. _________________________ Mods: K&N, Milltek flexy, blue side stripes & mud flaps, rear tints, & a few styling mods
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#366216 - 07/11/11 07:29 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: smiiithy]
STASON Registered: 05/01/11 Posts: 5720 Loc: UK, Essex	i tell you what i hated de-icing and then as i drove a long it froze again
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#366217 - 07/11/11 07:31 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: nosnow3]
smiiithy Registered: 19/02/11 Posts: 335 Loc: Northumberland, England	Yeah, this is it. Although it's laughable, it's pretty disgusting really. This example has to be at least as dangerous as driving drunk or on drugs. "A motorist who ventured out in Devon with her windscreen virtually covered in thick snow has been spoken to by police about hazardous driving. The elderly woman, who has not been named, was given an ice scraper too by police after being spotted on Lea Road in Tiverton last week. Officers have also asked her neighbours to offer her help in the future. Police are continuing to urge drivers to be sensible and to clear vehicles of ice and snow before driving anywhere." Quote: im sure there was a granny that only cleared a small section of thick snow last year... quickly she was pulled... i fill the kettle up the night before, it warms up to house tempurature and de-frosts all the ice in the mourning.... p.s. hit the wipers and put them on normal while doing this, it'll stop your water re-freezing _________________________ Mods: K&N, Milltek flexy, blue side stripes & mud flaps, rear tints, & a few styling mods
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#366218 - 07/11/11 09:20 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: smiiithy]
pazza Registered: 26/09/08 Posts: 620	Quote: wow _________________________ 2008 Silver ST
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#366219 - 09/11/11 09:26 AM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: pazza]
Alex_H Registered: 01/03/09 Posts: 15061 Loc: SE London	Thats crazy, looks like she just got in, put wipers on wich have then got stuck (lucky they didnt snap) and drove away Anyway, some top tips here _________________________
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#366220 - 09/11/11 12:29 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: Alex_H]
ST_Lee Site Supporter Registered: 17/09/08 Posts: 8873 Loc: Blackpool	My heated windscreen tends to do it for me pretty damn quickly. Ice that is, not so much snow _________________________
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#366221 - 09/11/11 02:21 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: ST_Lee]
Jack_P Dirtiest Car 2013 + 2014 Registered: 21/07/10 Posts: 6012 Loc: Northants	I too did enjoy it last Year as I was driving along the washer jets froze up on the motorway, then I put the wipers on which just smeared salt everywhere. Was bad times... _________________________ 180Bhp/206Nm
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#366222 - 12/11/11 09:13 PM Re: Best way to clear the windscreen of ice and condensation from a cold start? [Re: ChrisCumbria]
Oyvind Site Supporter Registered: 07/07/08 Posts: 793 Loc: Norway	if it "extremely" cold like -20 degrees celsius. not uncommon here in norway be careful about put the hot air straight at the window. i discovered it the hard way, cracking my windscreen :P i use a plasticscrape and washerfluid if it frezees directly again when i start driving.
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