Boneknot

I live in minnesota and the temp here is hovering around zero. My problem is that my windshield keeps frosting up on the inside. I cant figure out why the heck this is happening and is very annoying. We all know that the 8 sucks gas at idle, and I cant drive it to warm it up with the windshield frosted up. Anyone have any ideas as to why im getting ice on the inside? Thanks for any help.

swoope

iTrader: (5)

you live in minnesota and are located in jacksonville nc???????

the answer is you have to warm up the car, yes it takes a while.

beers

Boneknot

thats where i live when i registered. i was in the marines for 5 years. By the way, none of my other cars do this.

swoope

iTrader: (5)

ok,
this is my other answer, i spent 9 years as a pro skier. lived on top of a mountian and at the bottom.

my next to last car was a 4wd subi wagon 1985, had 330 k miles on it when i gave it to a family in need.

if you have frozen windows in the am it is due to moisture left in the car the night before.

you heat the car on the way home the snow on the boots melts and goes into the mats.

you get out of the car the moisture is in the car and the air.

then that night it gets real cold. damn windows ice over. it is not a car issue it is a location issue.

hope this helps and my thought is cold is bad.

beers

vectorwolf

I just let mine idle until it's properly warmed up. Who cares if I waste 75 cents in gas... It's not exactly easy to drive when you're shivering uncontrollably.

My car started doing this today, but it's because of the large amounts of snow stuck to my shoes that kept melting/evaporating and steaming up the interior. To get the moisture out quickly, either activate the AC, or the front defroster, (either of which will "filter" out the moisture from the incoming air) and crack a window, the sunroof, or one of your rear windows to allow it all to vent out.

nucleus

Using AC in the winter to dry out your car while you drive will prevent this from happening the next morning. A lot of people don't know to use their AC in the winter. Here in Montana I use my AC more in winter than summer

blue flash

use RAIN_X defogger.it work great just don't apply as much as the direction call for.

Go48

There is another recent, fairly-lengthy thread on this very problem. Do a search and read that thread also.

woot

apparently it is happening to me also,
I live in Indiana and it gets really cold sometimes.
on some cold days i can get a lot of ice on the inner window too

by the way, i tried searching for the long thread but couldnt seem to find it
anyone can put a link to it? or what should i search for?

thanks a lot

Hoodster

Hi guys, I'm from the East coast of Canada and anytime I leave my vehicle parked outside for any amount of time, I get the same result, moisture over all the windows.
I like the rain X interior idea combined with running the AC before shutting down the vehicle. Also, I'm sure it will help to keep any moisture out of the vehicle too, I.E. shoe snow. If these steps don't work for us then I think we're just Sh^t out of luck then.

Safe driving.
Hoodster

vectorwolf

lol, it'll work.

Go48

Make sure you have the air source set to outside air as well. That will bring in the colder, less humid air.

zoom44

folks we assume here he is talking about his RX-8. Even if he is not most i fnot all new cars INCLUDING the 8 automatically turn on the AC when defrost is selected. In fact there is a thread here where some folks are tryign to find a way to make it selectable instead of Automatic.

But the AC doesnt operate below freezing (he said 0 degrees) because the condensor will just freeze.. But the system has probably selected Recirculated air as the source instead of outside air. The recirc will just toss the humidity around since there is no dehumidifying action from the AC.

Turn the air source to outside air, crack a window and crank up the heat.

Nubo

There could also be excess water inside the car. In addition to melting galoshes you could have a leak somewhere that's accumulating water when it's warmer outside, you drive through puddles, etc. Also, check the drain for the AC condenser. If it's clogged with debris or ice there could be water accumulated in the HVAC system itself and will grow mold as well as humidify the cabin.

Another trick in the winter is to leave a window cracked if it's dry outside, while keeping the heat settings up and fan on high. When it's very cold, outside air contains very little moisture. Bringing it up to room temperature results in extremely low relative humidity. It will rapidly absorb water from the cabin. Leaving the window cracked makes for much more rapid/frequent replacement of cabin air with outside air, and as the heated cabin air leaves through the window it is carrying moisture away with it. Another trick learned growing up in Cleveland.

Then there's the glycerine on the windshield trick, but that's for extreme circumstances, like driving a 1967 volkwagen beetle with NO heat whatsoever.