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[Wayne]

Guys - as you all know what car i have

does my model of car come with a quick clear windscreen?
it dont appear to have as it takes ages!

my brother met me at the M4 Services last night as we headed off in our van to do a gig
we both came back 14 hours later and both our cars windscreens looked like the Antarctic
his windscreen cleared in about 6-7 minutes!
none of us had any bloody de-icer at the time
he drove off laughing as i sat there with me heater on
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr    

he has an S Registration Ford Mondeo 2.0i Ghia X Estate
his has a quick clear windscreen! Aarrgghhh  

obviously we argued about the fact that mines faster! ha ha
and i got heated seats and climate and all the gadgets  

dont think mine has a quick clear? or should it?
maybe a previous owner just got standard one fitted as it was too expensive?
if so, i would like to replace it at some stage


thoughts?   :-?

[Entwood]

To the best of my knowledge Vx don't do a quick clear ..  the Ford system is bloody brilliant .. its the only thing I miss from the Granada ... I know its darned expensive .. a new windscreen cost an arm and a leg .. luckily an insurance claim... not mine either !

[ffcgary1]

Hi wayne, none of the omega range had heated front screens fitted as far as i am aware, but  i bet someone will now tell me different.  

[Andy B]

Hi wayne, none of the omega range had heated front screens fitted as far as i am aware, but  i bet someone will now tell me different.  

You are quite correct. No Vauxhall has a heated front screen - contrary to eBay sellers!    

[Wayne]

Damn it !!

so he wins!!!  NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bloody Mondeos!
and i thought i had the BETTER Vehicle  

[Andy B]

Damn it !!

so he wins!!!  NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bloody Mondeos!
and i thought i had the BETTER Vehicle  

You do! His is FWD ..................  

and yours is bigger!  

[alanfp]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but what made you think that you might have a quickclear screen?  After all , you haven't got the switch on the dashboard to switch it on, like your brother has presumably got?  Or was he trying to wind you up???

[Wayne]

think he was winding me up

i presumed that my car done it automatically, after all the CDX has pretty much every other gadget on it, so WHY not Quick Clear windscreen?

looks like i was wrong..

still annoying when he drove off after such little time!!

[Taxi_Driver]

Yes some Fords do.........if you look closely at his windscreen you will see fine heater wires in it.....wrecks havoc with bolt on sat navs, you need an external aerial for them.

[Elite Pete]

It is a good idea and can't understand why more manufactures dont use it. I had an old 1993 Range Rover that had one and it was the best

[Danny]

so are the heater fans under the screen the closest we have? i didnt realise there were actual properly heated screens, with the fine element running through them!

mine's not always the fastest to clear but i always allow plenty of time to clear it before i go anywhere

i also dont bother with de-icer on the screen, because although it states "prevents re-freeze to -40c" or whatever, it's complete b******s! (and it leaves the glass greasy and full of residue once it warms) so i just scrape as much as i can and let the heat from within the car keep it melted and clear

[Jimbob]

If Omega's had the quick clear off a mondeo....I wouldnt own one!

Despise them!

Yes, great for clearing the screen, but I can barely see through them, the wires 'catch my eyes' all the time, and even worse when turned on, I hate them, they distort everything  

[Andy B]

If Omegas had the quick clear off a mondeo....

 ...... It'd be too big!!    

[TheBoy]

No Omega has quick clear screen - Ford are pretty much the one mainstream maker that do.  It has a disadvantage at night due to the extra glare caused by the wires in the screen.

[tunnie]

Fords have them, cause their ventilation is poor, ever noticed all the old Mondeo's get really steamed up very quickly? it was to combat that....