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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: the_stink on 27 November 2010, 08:41
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Well i think it is and from something so small!
some of my blowers dont work, the rear screen is always fogging up no end and i can never see out of it and the condensation well the last day os so when its been really cold have made it near impossible to see anything as the car takes a while to warm up the air.
Been looking around the house for some Silica gel but none of the shoe boxes had any in, my mate gave me a small 2 x 3cm one he found. at first I just laughed and was like going to need more but thought id give it a try
All the moisture / condensation was gone I didnt even need to turn the heaters on this morning! I could see out of every window and was just amazed so that has made my morning! :grin:
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Top tip! Don't suffer too much from condensation inside the car but when it does mist up the blowers aren't powerful enough to shift it very quickly. Definately going to give this a go :smiley:
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I didnt think it would work but it did and bloody well too! think i will need to buy some or find some more to be sure but yeah it sucks the moisture right up and well means you can see stuff haha! and not have to sit int eh car for an age tring to wipe the windows down etc :wink:
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where bouts in the car did you put it?
does it need to be close to the glass or just anywhere?
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I know Chuff used to run a couple of big bags of this under the front seats IIRC.
Does seem like a good idea. I know he used to bake it every so often which got the moisture back out.
Tempting to put in my container-workshop to keep everything rust-free...
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Yer was gonna say stick a bag of it under my seat :smiley:
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Mine came with a few big bags, about the size of two blocks of butter. Doesn't seem to have the desired effect now, so I'll bake them, and see if they improve.
Also - TOP TIP - clean the inside of the screen with a cut potato to prevent misting.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=14119
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Forgot to add.
A cheaper and more easily done solution is to put a tray of cat litter in the car overnight.
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Forgot to add.
A cheaper and more easily done solution is to put a tray of cat litter in the car overnight.
Ive heard rice works as well ;)
where bouts in the car did you put it?
does it need to be close to the glass or just anywhere?
well i just put the little packet oh top of the dash, my problem has always been the rear screen but that was clear!
Glad someone has said about baking them as i wasnt sure how long it would work for but try it it works wonders
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I keep a bag in that wee partitioned part of the under dash shelf on passenger side. Kept the bags out of my tv when it was delivered.
Good excuse to buy a 42in telly :wink:
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AMAZIN, I just looked all through some old shoe boxes, Do you think i can find a sachet,
Usually as soon as you open an old shoe box they bost all over the floor doe they
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This is all very well but if there is excessive moisture the golfs are3 most likely leaking like they always do, check for damp carpets too. :wink:
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Little sachets won't do all that much.
I used to work for DSG as a field tech, so every PC I opened had a fist sized silica pack, I collected these for ages and ended up with 3 shopping bags worth! Used to leave a few dotted around the car and it did work reasonably well! Certainly beats de-icing the INSIDE of the car!
But if you have a leak, even filling the car with silica won't help!
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Little sachets won't do all that much.
I used to work for DSG as a field tech, so every PC I opened had a fist sized silica pack, I collected these for ages and ended up with 3 shopping bags worth! Used to leave a few dotted around the car and it did work reasonably well! Certainly beats de-icing the INSIDE of the car!
But if you have a leak, even filling the car with silica won't help!
well at the moment dont have any leaks that i can tell of, no damp carpets etc so fingers crossed it wont be too much of a ball ache this winter
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nice one Joe! :smiley:
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nice one Joe! :smiley:
this morn i was the rear seizing up that was giving me problmes :tongue:
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this morn i was the rear seizing up that was giving me problmes :tongue:
I hear Prunes are good for clearing that. :smiley:
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this morn i was the rear seizing up that was giving me problmes :tongue:
I hear Prunes are good for clearing that. :smiley:
or and add in the trade it haha :grin:
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I know Chuff used to run a couple of big bags of this under the front seats IIRC.
Does seem like a good idea. I know he used to bake it every so often which got the moisture back out.
:afro: