Wipers - frost

[Gally]

I'd never use kettle water even with cold water added. It's still be a fair temperature. Hot water from tap, top with cold water.

Trick is to wipe the water from the screen as your pouring it on, it won't re-freeze. Quickclear is however immense. I actually think my Puma ones were just as quick as the new ones!

The max button on the ST gets things up to temp very quickly.

 

[Daniel]

My Orion, 1989 F plate, has a heated front screen. Amaze balls.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Thread got busy

Buy one of these:

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Drink what's inside :cheers:

Break open the box, put on the screen shiny side up.

Lasts ages and doesn't go soggy - also makes it looks like the car is owned by a gyppo so good when parking in dodgy areas.

I'd rather scrape my screen with my toe nails than have to drink 15 cans of carling!

 

[Chi]

Cold water while your wipers are on. Job done.

 

[markkram]

My 1989 XR3i had a heated front screen that cleared frost etc instantly.



With the exemption of the 4" strip directly in front of the drivers seat that gave up and stopped working. :banghead:

 

[Sideways182]

The OH has a mk1 focus and the quickclear screen is genius - sat nav doesn't like it though.

 

[Alan]

Are you sure about that?

Yep, Saner is right, hot water has less oxygen iirc.

 

[Austin-182]

Warm water out the tap works perect. I have done this for years and can never understand why peoplespend 20 minutes every day scraping ice and using a can of de-icer.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Warm water out the tap works perect. I have done this for years and can never understand why peoplespend 20 minutes every day scraping ice and using a can of de-icer.

Bingo.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Really?? Seat altea's/toledo's you can't do it. The wipes hide up the side of the screen so even when you turn the ignition off, they still go back to the park position.

First click on the ign, press the wiper stalk down and they'll go to maintenance position.

 

[Munson]

The Ford heated screens are great, but not without compromise. The elements are quite visible at times, particularly when switched on. Also they can be slightly distracting at night with oncoming headlights.

Nothing that outweighs the positives though. I'd rather have one than not. People often conveniently forget to mention that you still need to clear and scrape the side windows if it's especially cold.

 

[Sam]

Only ford allowed to use them too iirc?

My cooper S has front and rear heated windscreens.

I can de-ice a full car in like 30 seconds.

 

[Amberlamps]

When working away once, my mate decided to put newspaper on the windscreen, stuck on with the remnants of his flask (coffee), we were drunk at the time. Spent half an hour scraping that b*****d off in the frozen morning, it was like concrete.

I'd advise you not to try that

 

[Daniel]

First click on the ign, press the wiper stalk down and they'll go to maintenance position.

Never mind quoting me in here, reply to my text you sunbitch.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Never mind quoting me in here, reply to my text you sunbitch.

Erm.. I would if I had a text to reply to?! You got the right number?? 07969 124504?

 

[Daniel]

Erm.. I would if I had a text to reply to?! You got the right number?? 07969 124504?

Ok, so I had your old number under ''potter CS'' and i've just put that number in and it comes up with ''DANSJM''.

arse. I've resent it now. apologies.

 

[Dan@SJM]

FLOL all this new fangled technology?

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

I use a plastic sheet on my Window screen. Works a treat and can't cause any damage