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(Message started by: tonyboy on Oct 26^th, 2010, 8:53pm)

Title: Heated front windscreen
Post by tonyboy on Oct 26^th, 2010, 8:53pm

Hello. Tried the heated front windscreen the other frosty morning, and only part of the windscreen de-frosted, about 4" of the screen in the middle. Also are there 2 relays for the heated front windscreen, i know there's one's in the battery fuse box but not sure where the other one is.
Cheers
Tony

Title: Re: Heated front windscreen
Post by Tompion on Oct 26^th, 2010, 11:48pm

It's one relay feeding both fuses.

Title: Re: Heated front windscreen
Post by Mike H on Oct 27^th, 2010, 1:29pm

Not sure how "hot" the windscreen is supposed to get TBH, I usually use hot air as well. Well, once you can get some hot air. ;D Then there's gallons of melted water to mop up (OK I exaggerate)

Think the electric windscreen heater is mostly to prevent fogging up on the inside, like speshly this time of year, park it in shadow for a bit, come back it's all misted up. It's a large area and seems quite prone to that.

I think the inside surface is actually plastic not glass! With zillions of tiny wires in it. OK I exaggerate maybe dozens. May need a magnifying glass to see them. Maybe some of your wires have given up the ghost?