Car windscreen covers

[237SJ]

Do those foil car windscreen covers really stop the car window icing up? When you get in the car, does it also stop the inside icing up when your breath hits it?

[ummmm]

I would presume so or people wouldn't buy them.

The inside ices up when your breath hits it? How close to the screen are you sitting?

[alexanderd]

yes they do but I dont see how the inside should ice up you should not get cold enough inside the car

[237SJ]

Well, I always seem to find there is ice on the inside as well as the outside. My heater is not so good these days and I don`t want to be late for work because I have to wait ages for the windscreen to defrost. That`s why I need to get a cover but not if they don`t work.

[NazNomad]

I'd suggest that when you're inside the car, you remove the screen cover.

[alexanderd]

naz I was just about to say the same, why do you want a cover on the windscreen when you ar sitting in the car?!!!!

[237SJ]

It would be put on at night to prevent frost in the morning - but I`m sure you know that already! (I bliddy hope so anyway)!

[stoofur]

I have seen those ceramic heaters you plug into your cigarette lighter socket. I don't have one but I assume that may sort your issue?

http://www.maplin.co....e.aspx?ModuleNo=48775

[Davethedog]

My next door neighbour has always covered his screen with a cover and it works a treat.

If you have a ice on the inside of your car, have you checked the seals? All though you would get a little condensation you shouldn't get ice.

[237SJ]

stoofur - thanks I`ll take a look at that
Dave, there is a hole somewhere in the floor on the passenger side as the carpet gets damp and the moisture freezes on the inside of the window. I`m not that bothered fixing it because I`ll probably get rid of the car in the spring. I just want something to get me through the winter with the car.

[Postdog]

There is also some stuff called rainX. Halfords do there own version I believe. Anyway it's main purpose is to coat the screen and make it so slick that water droplets cannot form or stick on the windscreen. Great stuff actually cos I remember going down the motorway when it was chucking it down, and my screen was so amazingly clear.

That said, a by product of using it is that bird poop is easier to just wipe off, and in cold weather, ice does not form on the screen. Well it sort of forms, but does not really stick, and can just be lightly brushed off.

As for inside the car, as I believe was said, it could be seals etc, or maybe a window slightly open. When practical, try running the car while stationary with a window slightly open and the heating full on for a while - this will help "dry" and moisture inside the car and the open window will give that a means to escapse rather than keeping it in the car.

[Dodger666]

I use one of those cheap blue groundsheets they sell in the pound shops. A 6ft X 4ft one just fits nicely across the screen with the spare being shut in the front doors. It keeps the frost and snow off the screen a treat.

[Hopkirk]

I put an old bath towel across the screen, and trap corners in the doors.

It does a good job, and is cheaper than some fancy foil thingy.

[douglas9401]

Anything covering the screen will stop frost forming on the glass. The problems start when the cover is thrown into the car, the frost melts and you end up with liquid then condensation in the warmth of the cabin. Try a couple of sheets of newspaper that can be dropped in the recycling bin each day as you set off so no extra moisture in the car.