• Frozen windscreen

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:14 pm**

What's your method for clearing it?

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:16 pm**

Get up 5 mins early and run the engine.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:18 pm**

Put a sheet over the night before.
Throw cold water on it
Use a defroster
P/ss on it.
Get the Mrs up early to breath on it.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:18 pm**

Start the engine, heaters on and because I'm currently driving a Ford for the winter, press the demist front windscreen button.

Then I scrape the ice off the side windows whilst that and the rear window are defrosting.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:19 pm**

dougcollins wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:16 pm
Get up 5 mins early and run the engine.

Then have the neighbours report you for pollution

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Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:21 pm**

Boil the kettle. Really brim it. Soon as it's boiled, chuck the whole lot over in one quick motion!

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:21 pm**

Press this button on my phone

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Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:23 pm**

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:21 pm
Boil the kettle. Really brim it. Soon as it's boiled, chuck the whole lot over in one quick motion!

You forgot step 3 'ring Auto Windscreens to come and replace cracked screen' when it goes pop

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:26 pm**

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:23 pm
You forgot step 3 'ring Auto Windscreens to come and replace cracked screen' when it goes pop

Oh no, it don't need replacing. It'll only happen again tomorrow!

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:29 pm**

Don’t bother phoning Auto Winscreens, the next day you’ll find you won’t need to defrost it. Problem solved

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:34 pm**

clarethomer wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:21 pm
Press this button on my phone

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wtf is DOG mode?

Is that short for dogging? Does it spin the number plate James Bond style so no one can identify you?

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:38 pm**

Set my car to defrost at 5:45am

Still have to do the mrs car anyway so it only saves me about 30 seconds

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:40 pm**

Fill a zip lock freezer bag with warm water and run it top to bottom side to side over the screen - job done.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:41 pm**

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:21 pm
Boil the kettle. Really brim it. Soon as it's boiled, chuck the whole lot over in one quick motion!

Believe it or not, I had a Renault Megane from new for 6 years from 2001 and did exactly as suggested above throughout the life of the car and never had a single issue.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:43 pm**

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:34 pm
wtf is DOG mode?

Is that short for dogging? Does it spin the number plate James Bond style so no one can identify you?

Brilliant t_e spat my brew out all over the carpet

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:47 pm**

Vintage Claret wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:40 pm
Fill a zip lock freezer bag with warm water and run it top to bottom side to side over the screen - job done.

Best way I ever found, works a treat.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:04 pm**

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:34 pm
wtf is DOG mode?

Is that short for dogging? Does it spin the number plate James Bond style so no one can identify you?

Lights flash, boot opens and back seats lay flat!

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:08 pm**

NewClaret wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:04 pm
Lights flash, boot opens and back seats lay flat!

Is this what clarethomer' car looks like in Dog Mode

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Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:08 pm**

clarethomer wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:21 pm
Press this button on my phone

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Me too.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:13 pm**

Ha! Re Dog mode. Keeps the windows just open enough for ventilation, in hot weather and puts a notice on the screen, to let worried passers by know all is ok!

Camp mode (I use that) keeps the car at a reasonable temperature, overnight, when you you camp in the back.

Starts with a nice camp fire on the big screen, for that cosy feeling!

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:17 pm**

conyoviejo wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:18 pm
Get the Mrs up early to breathe on it.

Thanks conyo…I’ll call her in the morning!

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:20 pm**

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:08 pm
Is this what clarethomer' car looks like in Dog Mode

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Brilliant.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:22 pm**

I have a VW T6 transporter with a separate heater thats operated by a phone app (Webasto) I just set it 30 minutes before I need the van. It runs off diesel and the leisure battery . Van is all defrosted and toasty when I go to work

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:23 pm**

claretblue wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:17 pm
Thanks conyo…I’ll call her in the morning!

I hope it don't wake me up!

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:24 pm**

Dog mode is there to stop allow you to leave your dog in the car.

Just pops up the message on the screen in the car

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However, I think Tesla are missing out on some cracking ideas from here.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:32 pm**

I just use de-icer..

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:34 pm**

Battery hairdryer

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:36 pm**

basil6345789 wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:34 pm
Battery hairdryer

Move next door to Sir Alex Ferguson

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:38 pm**

You can buy a screen protector to put on overnight, it takes 30 seconds, works a treat and saves running back and forth with hot water.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:45 pm**

electric fan heater on the back seat run by extension cable to house.

Defrosts all the windows and makes the car nice and warm

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:50 pm**

IanMcL wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:13 pm

Camp mode (I use that) keeps the car at a reasonable temperature, overnight, when you you camp in the back.

Starts with a nice camp fire on the big screen, for that cosy feeling!

You sleep in your car Ian?

I know Tesla’s are expensive but selling your house is ridiculous!

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:04 pm**

Washing up bowl of look warm water poured on windscreen. Works every time and no cracked screen

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:22 pm**

Firthy wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:04 pm
Washing up bowl of look warm water poured on windscreen. Works every time and no cracked screen

Wipers on intermittent as you do it. Jobs a good en.

Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:47 pm**

Lukewarm water, not necessarily even warm enough for handwashing, does the job perfectly. With the side benefit that your windscreen doesn't steam up when you get in the car.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:27 am**

Pre heat the car from the app on my phone

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:26 am**

Go to New York where I am and it’s a balmy 14 degrees.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:34 am**

Vintage Claret wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:40 pm
Fill a zip lock freezer bag with warm water and run it top to bottom side to side over the screen - job done.

This.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:34 am**

Spray de-icer on the windscreen at night when you park up, doesn't freeze up overnight

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:20 am**

NewClaret wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:50 pm
You sleep in your car Ian?

I know Tesla’s are expensive but selling your house is ridiculous!

Life is tough NewClaret!

Turf Moor or a home - no contest!

I have spent a week in it, touring the Hebrides. Very cool! Duvet to level the back and air mattress that fits the back. Also used it recently, whilst looking at houses in Scotland, after a Burnley evening match. Arriving 4am makes accommodation difficult!

Great fun.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:21 am**

Buy a car with heated windscreen. Done in a minute

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Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:57 am**

Commy wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:21 am
Buy a car with heated windscreen. Done in a minute.

Good innit

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:29 am**

Scrapper , hummmm worked this morning in -4

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:32 am**

Another strike for luke warm water. Been doing it for years and never had a cracked screen. Imagine that comes from some muppet using a freshly boiled kettle on it!

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:41 am**

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:27 am
Pre heat the car from the app on my phone

You must have the BMW connected drive, same as me. It is good though

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:05 pm**

pour luke warm water over it, you'll be good to go in 1 minute, never failed me in 30 years

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:08 pm**

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:05 pm
pour luke warm water over it, you'll be good to go in 1 minute, never failed me in 30 years

Given your location. How many times in that 30 !? Lol

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:14 pm**

Start the car remotely from the house and switch on the heated front screen and the heated seat. Defrosted in about 2 minutes and the driver's seat is starting to get warm.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:19 pm**

1882Clarets1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:08 pm
Given your location. How many times in that 30 !? Lol

lived in Burnley for 30 years

seriously, luke warm (and i mean barely luke warm) works wonders, you don't need fancy sprays or scrapers

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:24 pm**

clarethomer wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:21 pm
Press this button on my phone

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Camp Mode - Drops the fluffy dice from the hidden ceiling compartment, gets the temperature up to a point where you're comfortable in leather shorts and fires up the Best of Right Said Fred on the stereo.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:30 pm**

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:19 pm
lived in Burnley for 30 years
seriously, luke warm (and i mean barely luke warm) works wonders, you don't need fancy sprays or scrapers

Lol . I use the very same method myself mate. Used it this very morning. = 4.5C around 9 o'clock as I dropped the kids off.

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