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Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Eastern WA
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Location: Eastern WA
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How to stop windshield from icing up on the inside
Every time I try going somewhere and its below freezing out, the windshield always becomes translucent to opaque because water condenses on it and then freezes. I've never seen a car that did this so badly.
Sometimes I get in the car and it's already like this, but even worse my breath will condense on the glass as I'm driving because the engine hasn't warmed up enough.
Things that I've tried that don't work:
RainX- useless against condensation in cold weather.
Desiccant packs- stops water deposited on floor mats from evaporating and condensing, still does nothing for moisture in your breath immediately condensing on contact with the glass.
Deicing spray- It only loosens the ice, once it soaks into your rag it will refreeze on the glass. Also causes streaking and makes a mess.
Running the AC before I turn the car off- does nothing when your breath is the source of moisture.
Opening the windows when driving- in theory this should flush out the humid air with frigid dry air. But it only makes me miserable.
Ice scraper- the concave inside glass means that unless your scraping it horizontally (really hard to do when seated), it'll never make good contact with the window.
Any ideas on how to stop this?
I will install a coolant block heater this spring so the coolant will be warm when I get in, but it's too cold right now. And I'm not willing to sit around waiting for the engine to warm up.
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1998 4runner 2.7 manual
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