Frozen driver's door window
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:30 pm
Had a little chuckle to myself this morning...
First really cold morning today, -4deg outside. No problem with the car I thought, given it's Scandinavian origins, heated screen, heated steering wheel, heated door mirrors, heated seats, what could possibly go wrong?
Our driveway is east-west orientated so the drivers side faces due North. Always had trouble with my previous cars freezing up on the drivers side so it was no surprise to see nothing had changed with the new car. The drivers window was frozen solid and because of the ceramic coating that had been applied the water had formed large globules before freezing to give a surface similar to bubble wrap!
Step 1 was to scrape the globules off which was easy enough to do. Got back in the car but there was still a film of ice over it so couldn't see out of it too well.
Step 2 was to spray it with de-icer. That worked but left a film on the surface which meant the view was still not good enough.
Step 3, wind the window down while exiting the drive. Lot's of whirring and straining motor sounds but the window would not budge
Step 4, wait 5 minutes with the engine running so that the heater would clear the window. That didn't work, window will still not budge.
Step 5, a jug of hot ( not boiling, I'm not stupid ) water poured directly onto the rubber strip at the bottom of the window. Success, the window wound down
Seems there is still no substitute for the old tried and tested methods...
First really cold morning today, -4deg outside. No problem with the car I thought, given it's Scandinavian origins, heated screen, heated steering wheel, heated door mirrors, heated seats, what could possibly go wrong?
Our driveway is east-west orientated so the drivers side faces due North. Always had trouble with my previous cars freezing up on the drivers side so it was no surprise to see nothing had changed with the new car. The drivers window was frozen solid and because of the ceramic coating that had been applied the water had formed large globules before freezing to give a surface similar to bubble wrap!
Step 1 was to scrape the globules off which was easy enough to do. Got back in the car but there was still a film of ice over it so couldn't see out of it too well.
Step 2 was to spray it with de-icer. That worked but left a film on the surface which meant the view was still not good enough.
Step 3, wind the window down while exiting the drive. Lot's of whirring and straining motor sounds but the window would not budge
Step 4, wait 5 minutes with the engine running so that the heater would clear the window. That didn't work, window will still not budge.
Step 5, a jug of hot ( not boiling, I'm not stupid ) water poured directly onto the rubber strip at the bottom of the window. Success, the window wound down
Seems there is still no substitute for the old tried and tested methods...