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  1. 25th February 2013, 07:00 PM #1
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    Thumbs up Windscreen condensation

    As you may know, it's a bit wet up here in BrisVegas.

    Driving home today, the condensation on the inside of the windscreen and passenger windows was that bad, it actually made driving dangerous. I tried everything - air-con on full (what a joke) hot, full cold, demister fan on full cold (again, what a joke), fan on full hot. Nothing helped.

    The weird thing is, occasionally something would work, being that the screen and passenger windows would demist, but buggered if I know why. Then, without changing anything, the fog would return.

    I've had a gutful of it. This is ****ing 2013, not 1983. Here I am, driving down peak-hour Sandgate Rd, using a micro-fibre hiking towel I happened to have with me, wiping the windscreen like my Dad used to do when I was a kid. I can understand how/why the Brits never needed aircon to keep cool, but how the hell do they demist their windows?

    Anyway, I've seen mixed reports about using Fogex, even soap to coat the windscreen, but really, why can't the air-con just demist properly?

    Glad I got that off my chest, but after a long trip in a Landcruiser, and the comfort it provided, I am seriously re-evaluating all the Land Rover 'quirks'
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    close the vent flaps, crack open the back windows and turn the heater on flat out with the windshield vents on.
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    Is your air con working properly?... mine defogs the windows without any problems at all (and it's not even working all that well - booked in for a repair)..
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  4. 25th February 2013, 08:09 PM #4
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    Rain-ex anti fog has always worked a charm for me.

    The Puma is pretty good though, I leave the drivers and front passenger window down just a tad and only use the heater. If I was carrying passengers I would opt for the aircon route.

    As I understand it, its a matter of getting the moisture on the inside and outside relatively the same temperature. This means heating/cooling the glass to a level where it is sufficient to maintain or change temp on both sides of the glass... I hope that makes sense?

    Maybe just pick hot, or cold and stick with it for a while, giving the glass enough time to properly change temp. I believe AC works better as its "dryer" air, but the heater has always worked for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranga View Post
    Glad I got that off my chest, but after a long trip in a Landcruiser, and the comfort it provided, I am seriously re-evaluating all the Land Rover 'quirks'
    what is this national have a sulk day?

    man up and stop your whining the lot of you...

    you know it's character building, you all beat on about character and you carry on like whimps when you have to face up to some "character"...

    try driving a 59 swb you power steering spoilt girlies...

    what next?

    you got your petticoats caught in that mongrel door catch?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    close the vent flaps, crack open the back windows and turn the heater on flat out with the windshield vents on.
    I'll try this tomorrow. No doubt it'll still be bloody raining!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sue View Post
    Is your air con working properly?... mine defogs the windows without any problems at all (and it's not even working all that well - booked in for a repair)..
    Yeh, but what year is yours?!
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    99% sure you have a blocked fresh air inlet drain. reach in under the plastic duct that feeds the heater box/ fan from the lh guard, and there is a duckbill like on an airfilter. it will probably be blocked. i actually remove them as it is a pain when they get old and won't drain anymore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by incisor View Post
    you got your petticoats caught in that mongrel door catch?
    Not since I got some X-Trouser catches (thanks to TimNZ)
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  10. 25th February 2013, 09:21 PM #10
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    Driven my 1999 130 without the aircon on when its been bucketting down and no problems. Justin's idea sounds good.
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