BG Clio 182 FF
How do I get the wipers to stay up in a central position so I can tuck some cardboard under them to stop the screen frosting over?
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Wipers - frost
- Thread starter Sideways182
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Turn ignition on.
Turn wiper on.
Wait for wiper to reach top of travel.
Turn ignition off.
Works on my Ph.1.
Turn wiper on.
Wait for wiper to reach top of travel.
Turn ignition off.
Works on my Ph.1.
172/B8 Quattro
Omg!
DrR
ClioSport Club Member
VW Golf GTD
Works on every car i've ever driven.
Bluebeard
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
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.
Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
Yup same with newer faux halls too
DrR
ClioSport Club Member
VW Golf GTD
I'm doubting myself, might have to go out and check now!
Cardboard !?
Has warm water not been invented in your part of the country ?
Has warm water not been invented in your part of the country ?
CursedTitanium 182FF
Obligatory OMG! You'll crack the windscreen. jk
It works on 182's to save you going out.
Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
best.invention.ever
172 Cup
All the Fords of the last decade or so have been superb at de-misting their windows it seems
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
how does that work?
Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
Theres heating elements in the windscreen
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
In the front? Are they as visible as the ones in the rear?
Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
Yeah in the front lol that's where the windscreen is usually found
they are visible but nothing like the ones on the rear screen. They're really small gauge wire that you focus past so you don't really notice them
Volvo XC60 T8
If your really looking for them you can see them. They're really tiny squiggly lines about 3-4mm apart going down the screen not noticeable at all really. Couple that with a button that knocks air con and max blowers on and its literally 30 seconds (in this weather, longer if there's proper ice on there) and you sweep with the wiper once and its clear as day
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
I've never read up on little details of fords lol
...bar the new 'anti t**t your door of someone else's car' protectors on the new fords
only on the focus atm.
you know f**kall
james - they're on other cars too but not mass market. Mainly because Europe don't have such damp weather as us so European car manufacturers don't see the point
DrR
ClioSport Club Member
VW Golf GTD
I just remember being a kid going "daddy daddy what are those lines in the windscreen" and he explaining it.
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
only on the focus atm.
you know f**kall
james - they're on other cars too but not mass market. Mainly because Europe don't have such damp weather as us so European car manufacturers don't see the point
Pfft, ft, im not a blue oval wanker :rasp:
lol superior cars
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Ha! Touché :approve:
Clio 182
My friend did this, except he didn't get a frost it rained instead, and all the water traveled through the sheet into the car and filled his footwell with water, which is were is ECU was, killing the car.
My recommendation... Don't shut a sheet in your door.
My Ford Escort had a heated front screen back in 1989 and it was standard equipment ! Don't know about the newer Fords but mine used to take an eternity to clear the front screen of solid ice , it was fine for a light frost and excellent at de-misting the interior side of the glass though. I had fitted an auto-start alarm too so I just hit the button 5 mins before I set off to work and the car was clear and toasty-warm !
It's rather sad that a quarter of a century later , we are stood outside with ice-scrapers and numb fingers !
De-icer is a horrible chemical and shouldn't be used (bad for wipers , glass and paintwork)
Ice scrapers do scratch your windscreen , a credit card is much kinder
I've poured hot water on my windscreen for years and never cracked one (it is safety glass!) Boil the kettle and add a cup of cold water , however , below -3oc , the water will just re-freeze almost immediately ... also remember that rubbers (window seals) do not like these temperature changes and it will cause them to go grey and deteriorate much more quickly than usual
If you have a phase 2 172 or a 182 , then you will have to consult your handbook at the auto-lights/auto-wipers section ... if you have auto-wipers "ON" , they will return to their original position regardless of whether you pull the ignition key at the top of the stroke , however , if they are "OFF" , the wipers will stop wherever they are when the ignition is turned off !
It's rather sad that a quarter of a century later , we are stood outside with ice-scrapers and numb fingers !
De-icer is a horrible chemical and shouldn't be used (bad for wipers , glass and paintwork)
Ice scrapers do scratch your windscreen , a credit card is much kinder
I've poured hot water on my windscreen for years and never cracked one (it is safety glass!) Boil the kettle and add a cup of cold water , however , below -3oc , the water will just re-freeze almost immediately ... also remember that rubbers (window seals) do not like these temperature changes and it will cause them to go grey and deteriorate much more quickly than usual
If you have a phase 2 172 or a 182 , then you will have to consult your handbook at the auto-lights/auto-wipers section ... if you have auto-wipers "ON" , they will return to their original position regardless of whether you pull the ignition key at the top of the stroke , however , if they are "OFF" , the wipers will stop wherever they are when the ignition is turned off !
Are you sure about that?
BG Clio 182 FF
Thread got busy
Buy one of these:
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 have googled.
Sounds like it only happens under certain conditions, not all the time.
And hot water will still have more energy than cold water so will still melt more ice, even if it does ultimately end up re-freezing faster than cold water would have.
But in reality cold water normally has more than enough energy to melt the ice of a car windscreen for long enough to use the wipers to clear it.
Hadn't realised the certain conditions part of the phenomenon. I do know it has an effect on windscreens though as when using hot water on mine in the past it has re frozen so quickly that I couldn't get the wipers on in time ! Haven't had that problem to such a pronounced degree as when using cold water.
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