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steaming glasses
« on: 09 December 2008, 10:31:36 »

hi,
is there any way to reduce steaming glasses in my car. after driving and stoping when i return to car my glasses ar foggy, and when i drive it's hard to unfogg rear side of car. this was happening even on sunny days, no fogg, stop and park and glass on what sun was shining was steamed.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #1 on: 09 December 2008, 12:31:54 »

I assume you have aircon all the time?
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #2 on: 09 December 2008, 13:00:44 »

no cause my high pressure switch isn't working yut :), so air con is off and i use ECO.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #3 on: 09 December 2008, 14:02:42 »

Unable to fix your steaming glasses but you could try Anti Fog on your windows available from Halfuds. Seems to work well on my car with two kids the missus and three dogs all breathing out hot air. My car use to be really bad at misting and this seems to have solved it. The only problem is it can cause some smearing so you have to clean the glass really well beforehand.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #4 on: 09 December 2008, 14:07:43 »

will give it a try with some of those anti fogg stuf but i dont remember so mutch steaming last winter :( who knows, mayebe my memory dont serve my right  ::)
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #5 on: 09 December 2008, 14:33:43 »

Are your carpets damp? They will cause your windows to steam up quickly. Are you losing engine coolant? Or is water finidng its way through the doors onto the carpets over the sills?. If so could be you are misssing the plastic lining inside the doors
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #6 on: 09 December 2008, 14:37:29 »

i'm loosing just a little coolant.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #7 on: 09 December 2008, 18:51:57 »

put your hand on the carpet on the floor behind the passenger seat, if its wet, your scuttle drains are blocked, and its the collected water in the car causing the windows to steam up

you get the same effect when you get in your car out of the rain and, for example, throw a wet jacket in the back....?
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #8 on: 09 December 2008, 19:18:35 »

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put your hand on the carpet on the floor behind the passenger seat, if its wet, your scuttle drains are blocked, and its the collected water in the car causing the windows to steam up

you get the same effect when you get in your car out of the rain and, for example, throw a wet jacket in the back....?
And if they`re full of water your pollen filter will be goosed as well :(
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #9 on: 10 December 2008, 08:54:18 »

didn't feel anything wet, beneath polen filter nothing blocked, water is going out OK. sometimes i feel wet in the pocket of passenger doors.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #10 on: 10 December 2008, 08:56:54 »

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didn't feel anything wet, beneath polen filter nothing blocked, water is going out OK. sometimes i feel wet in the pocket of passenger doors.

Sounds like a window may have been left slightly open at some stage.  Also check the doors seal and window seal condition, especially if you put the car through a car wash.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #11 on: 10 December 2008, 09:15:12 »

will do.

what simptoms beside loosing coolant are there on leaking HBV.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #12 on: 10 December 2008, 09:53:40 »

Not many.....sometimes wet patches but it depends how and when they leak.
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #13 on: 10 December 2008, 14:51:00 »

may sound daft, but anything wet in the boot maybe?
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Re: steaming glasses
« Reply #14 on: 10 December 2008, 19:31:55 »

Is your boot full of stuff?  There are vents to the side which can get obscured.

Leaking HBV won't cause coolant to enter the car.
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