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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Snooze on 02 November 2012, 19:10
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Has anyone else had this problem? As soon as cold damp weather started my windscreen has been fogging up really easily. It also takes forever to clear with heater and fan fully on. Any assistance would be much appreciated! Thanks
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Do you drive around with your a/c on as I find this time of year I have the same problem with my Leon if I have been using it.
By comparison no problem with our Golf.
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A/C will definitely help. i use it alot of the time in this sort of weather
my golf mists up a fair bit but our altea is even worse. i changed the pollen filter which improved it a bit
i would suggest replacing the cabin filter and see if it helps. if theyre dirty/blocked they can struggle to get fresh air into the cabin so the car mists up more.
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Picked up my car on Monday and it's the first thing I noticed was the time to clear it. :rolleyes:
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I found physically cleaning the inside of my windscreen helped a lot. Just using the demister took it away at the time bit it was back the next night. Since cleaning it with a proper glass cleaner its been absolutely fine.
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where do you have the fan blowing?
i have it so no lights are on (all vents blow a little bit) and mine only mists up rarely.
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Cleaning it regular helps. There's something on them from new from the factory that can take some getting off. It's like a fine slime I'm guessing its to help the robots stick to it. still not got it all off mine.
I use to cover motorbike visor in washing up liquid let it.dry then rub it.off it helped a lot.to stop it misting up. Never tried it on a car though.
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I've just bought Carpro Fog Fight (http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ei4detailing%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2faccessories%2ehtml&WD=fog&PN=CarPro_Fog_Fight_9%2ehtml%23a1_21CPFF100#a1_21CPFF100)
Will give it ago and see how it fairs.
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funny this when gti's were built properly like my mk3 i have no issues with my windscreen fogging up even though where i live is very horrible! usually it means there's a slight leak were condensation can get in your vehicle :sad: this can be helped by crystals in bags made for things like caravans and bought by places like your local tenting places or ebay :sad: hope you sort this i hate it when i cant see where i am going :sad:
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A/C will definitely help. i use it alot of the time in this sort of weather
my golf mists up a fair bit but our altea is even worse. i changed the pollen filter which improved it a bit
i would suggest replacing the cabin filter and see if it helps. if theyre dirty/blocked they can struggle to get fresh air into the cabin so the car mists up more.
Sorry you misunderstood me, the a/c will clear it but its the fundamental cause when you then leave the car in winter as it leaves the ambient air in the car slightly moist, hence the steaming up when left.
Took me about 3 months into winter last year to find this out and once I stopped using the a/c and just the heaters it cured the problem.
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Hi guys thanks for your responses. Gonna give my screen a gd clean first see if that helps. I thought having the aircon on helped? I'll try turning it off!
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I've had this a few times in the past when the cold damp weather starts :sad:
I've found the following the best way to keep it at bay :-
1. I never turn the AC off in wet weather (the next time you start the car it will dump damp moist air into your cabin). I either keep AC on all the time or keep it off all the time.
2. I give the internal windscreen a good clean to clear the "film" that develops.
3. When convenient I turn up the heater and fan up to max, and get the cabin really hot, to dry out any damp. Open the windows a little by a cm to let the damp escape.
4. Repeat the above at first sign of condensation or after having wet clothing / jackets/ umbrellas in the car.
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Sorry you misunderstood me, the a/c will clear it but its the fundamental cause when you then leave the car in winter as it leaves the ambient air in the car slightly moist, hence the steaming up when left.
Took me about 3 months into winter last year to find this out and once I stopped using the a/c and just the heaters it cured the problem.
I've had problems with fogging taking ages to clear with all my golfs, but Raffe's advice to turn air con off and just use heaters has done the trick. Last few days windows have cleared in seconds! Thanks :smiley:
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I also tried turning the a/c off and it did the trick! Cheers guys
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Picked tip up off Seat Cupra forum as car was driving me mad last winter, glad it's helped :cool: