Defrosting in the morn..... would this work??

[Drewski]

Just a thought (its too cold for me to go out n see if it actually works) but in a morning, if i were to start my car up, heaters on full etc etc and wanted to leave it for 5 mins so it was nice n warm for when i was ready to leave.... but didnt want my car to get nicked. Would using the spare key to lock it remotely be ok and leave the car running as normal???

 

[Fletcher]

I think this works. Just be careful no one steals it as your insurance will be void.

 

[davesport172]

probably mate, i have remote engine start on mine so it locks it automaticlly anyway!!

 

[DrR]

Wuss, just put a bag over the windscreen so you can see and wear a jumper.

 

[JackDaniels]

All you need is a jug of tepid (not hot!) water and jobs a good un, a car will warm up quicker when driven instead of leaving it to idle and wasting fuel.

 

[Alastair.]

u cant loack the your car with the spare whilst running

 

[riz]

just whack water on it, job done takes 1 sec

 

[iimushroomzii]

You cant lock it with the other key while its running mate, been there tried that!

 

[Drewski]

just whack water on it, job done takes 1 sec

Its the insides i have problems with - mists up!

Is that right Ali? i wasnt sure whether it would let it lock or not

 

[DrR]

If inside mists up, wack the air con on.

 

[Alastair.]

You cant lock it with the other key while its running mate, been there tried that!

i swear ive tried it before and didnt work, are tou talking infared keys or radio freq keys?

 

[Drewski]

Well looks like my bright ideas a no go. Cheers 4 the replys ppl

 

[carbon_clio]

done this with my old clio many times :S

 

[davebem]

It doesnt work, the car wont lock with the spare key with the other key in the ignition. It only works if you have a mk2ph1/172mk1 where you can use the manual key locks on the passenger and drivers doors to lock it.

 

[iimushroomzii]

i swear ive tried it before and didnt work, are tou talking infared keys or radio freq keys?

Thats what im saying you CANT lock it! :S

 

[ginna]

take the pollen filter out it won't mist up half as bad then as the pollen filter soaks up the moist air so when its cold it steams up easier

 

[Alastair.]

Thats what im saying you CANT lock it! :S

lol sorry i thought u said u could, silly sausage

 

[VeinAST]

Why cant you sit in your car until it has warmed up?

 

[davesport172]

Why cant you sit in your car until it has warmed up?

thats for mugs mate! start the car from the warmth of my bedroom, knowing when i get in it it will be toasty warm!

 

[ForceIndia]

Love to here the eventual conversation with the insurance company. You might as well gift wrap the car for a thief. Wouldn't even have to bother with locks, just knock the window in, cars running, away you go.

 

[davesport172]

its fully insurance approved, thatchem category one. the steering lock is still in place, the wheels cant turn, and if someone got in it, i could stop it before they had chance to leave.

 

[joker182]

Get your wife/ girlfriend to defrost the car for you and warm it up.
All you have to do is hide bitz of chocolate/ smarties etc around car the night before , tell em what you've done and get them to start the engine whilst rumaging for the chocloate etc. Works a treat
PPP

Joker 182 :clown:

 

[VeinAST]

thats for mugs mate! start the car from the warmth of my bedroom, knowing when i get in it it will be toasty warm!

Well by the time you've de-iced the windows with the scraper it should be a fairly warm place to be!

 

[davesport172]

dont need to de-ice, car will do that while im indoors eating my breakfast!

 

[Mostro]

I leave it running outside for 5mins too, but with the steering lock still on and the wife's car still parked across the end of the drive blocking it in (as it is all night).

 

[Darren S]

dont need to de-ice, car will do that while im indoors eating my breakfast!

Careful m8. As warren said, the insurers would take a very dim view of this if anything did happen to your car.

I use the warm water method and just chuck the plastic jug in the boot when done. I'm with the car at all times when defrosting it - and we're on a really quiet lane.

D.

 

[davesport172]

its fully insurance approved mate.

 

[daydotz]

cold water if i have to :rasp:


although ive had situations where ive had to deice it at 2pm when i leave work :dapprove::S

 

[hopey-182]

my other half fully defrosted the car this morn got round the corner and the windscreen froze back up again. cold temps or what

 

[Bloooor]

what about (being really anal now...) If you start it up, get it blowing air on the windscreen, then wind down the window all the way get out, shut the door and lock the car using the button near the hazards and then doing the auto window up button

would you be able to open it with the spare key....

 

[David Ramsey]

What auto window up?

 

[mcphee197]

Pouring water on is fine when its zero degrees or -1 but when its -6 like it has been round here you go back in to put your jug back and when you get back its frozen again!

 

[Zygalski]

Get your wife/ girlfriend to defrost the car for you and warm it up.
All you have to do is hide bitz of chocolate/ smarties etc around car the night before , tell em what you've done and get them to start the engine whilst rumaging for the chocloate etc. Works a treat
PPP

Joker 182 :clown:

By far the most practical solution IMO.

 

[Tom 46]

thats for mugs mate! start the car from the warmth of my bedroom, knowing when i get in it it will be toasty warm!

tut tut...
just man it with the scraper while the heaters are on

 

[swirly182]

Im not keen on letting the car idle when its cold... Rather get it up to temp on the move, it warms up faster so engine wear is less (so I tell myself :clown Plus the Clio sounds awful on idle when cold lol. Chuck luke warm water on the glass, set off and suffer the cold until warm air starts coming through.

 

[Brasseye]

Krook lock ftw

 

[fad]

The quickest way to warm the car up is to drive it.

Leaving it there to sit idling isnt worth it in really cold conditions.

 

[PeteCup]

u cant loack the your car with the spare whilst running

I can. Just use the actual locks, not the remote, works just fine for me. Boot stays unlocked though, just have to hope a would be thief would just try the doors and not the boot.

 

[Mostro]

The quickest way to warm the car up is to drive it.

Leaving it there to sit idling isnt worth it in really cold conditions.

But you can't drive it (or shouldn't) until the windscreen is de-frosted and/or de-misted, which is the whole point of the thread!

 

[PeteCup]

Using a car cover works quite well.