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General => The garage => Topic started by: so1o on 25 July 2004, 10:51

Title: Steamed up windows
Post by: so1o on 25 July 2004, 10:51

Whenever it rains really hard my car windscreen steams up during driving, its so bad that i had to pull up the last time.

Is there a something blokced?

Solo

Title: Re:Steamed up windows
Post by: richandhazel on 25 July 2004, 11:00

Have you got a leak, water inside the car, damp carpets?

Are you losing coolant? Could be that your heater matrix is leaking coolant into your heater and then you're blowing it onto your windscreen.

Title: Re:Steamed up windows
Post by: so1o on 25 July 2004, 13:43

Hmmm i thought it might be that. My passenger side rubber looks in good nick but if a  hosepipe is applied water gets through, not when its raining. Everything is dry.

Damn Alpine systems and there wires, i couldnt get it in so i may have knocked a few vent pipes of whilst forcing it in. The heaters at the top dont work whatsoever, fronts work fine but the top ones need to be looked at.


Solo

Title: Re:Steamed up windows
Post by: rubjonny on 26 July 2004, 08:29

You might have dislodged the heater vent control wires when you were messing with your head unit.  You'll have to have your stereo out to check that the wires move when you slide the knob about.  If they do take the centre console out and check the air box, theres a little cog wich likes to come off and stop the flaps moving.

It could also be the flaps have deteriorated