Front screen frosting up

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steve67
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Post by steve67 »

our cx3 is parked outside, never garaged. never had this trouble. we just used a sheet to cover the front screen to protect from frost, never had any frost/ condensation on the inside
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AndyRen
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Post by AndyRen »

I've had previous cars that would on occasion have the windscreen covered with ice on the inside, not really thought/worried much about it - just dealt with it at the time, JT has explained the physics - get a silica gel bag or cover the external screen on what might be freezing nights, Google it, you might be surprised at how common it is! :shock:
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Post by Deleted User 1511 »

To those saying the older cars were better..

maybe they weren't as well sealed so the air temperature equalised inside and outside?
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Post by kzg1969 »

The only other car we have had this on is a Skoda Fabia.

what has helped is
1. Clean the windscreen thoroughly - i used Autoglym polish and then Fastglass
2. Add Rain X Anti Fog
3. Use Silica bags

Agree that we shouldnt have to suffer this, but the above does help 90%.
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