De-icing - how do you do it?
12-19-2007, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Bibbs,Dec 19 2007, 11:19 AM
I've a set of race spec pads, and they take a bit of heating, a few hard stops and they get better.
Can't seem to find traction in VTEC for any of the first 4 gears in the morning either
I'd check to see if the heater booster fan's somehow affecting the inlet manifold pressure...
12-19-2007, 04:43 AM
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I just fill the kettle with warm (not boiling) hot water and pour it over the windows, and put the wipers on. Put the kettle back, and jump in the car and drive off. None of this mucking around with scrapping or de-icer.
12-19-2007, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by j8mie,Dec 19 2007, 05:43 AM
I just fill the kettle with warm (not boiling) hot water and pour it over the windows, and put the wipers on. Put the kettle back, and jump in the car and drive off. None of this mucking around with scrapping or de-icer.
12-19-2007, 07:19 AM
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I hope that all those people who leave the car running with the keys in live in out of the way places where there's no prospect of it getting nicked. Not a cat in hell's chance of an insurer paying out on a theft claim where they keys were in the ignition, irrespective of whether it was locked or not.....
12-19-2007, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Lurking Lawyer,Dec 19 2007, 04:19 PM
I hope that all those people who leave the car running with the keys in live in out of the way places where there's no prospect of it getting nicked. Not a cat in hell's chance of an insurer paying out on a theft claim where they keys were in the ignition, irrespective of whether it was locked or not.....
12-19-2007, 07:27 AM
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Fill up a hot water bottle, then put it on a towel on the dash. Take the dogs for a walk, when I get back its near enough defrosted and the windows don't steam up
12-19-2007, 07:33 AM
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if im too lazy, then cold water over screen.
usually just end up sat in car, hold revs at 2k and wait till it naturally defrosts - added bonus of waking you up because it's so brass monkeys outside, and you can properly listen to morning radio for a few mins
usually just end up sat in car, hold revs at 2k and wait till it naturally defrosts - added bonus of waking you up because it's so brass monkeys outside, and you can properly listen to morning radio for a few mins