VR with own tropical weather system

[Fragmaggot]

Gentlemen,

Thanks for all your help in my other threads .

My car seems to have its own weather system. I replaced the heater core, because my wind shield was getting fogged up constantly (not just fogged up, actual droplets of water from the condensation). While this doesn't occur any more, the side and back (and the front to a lesser extent) windows keep fogging up, especially at night.

From my research into this issue, I think its moisture being retained in the car, and heated through the floor via the hot exhaust, as it only seems to happen after the car has warmed up. The drivers side floor still has moisture from the heater core, but the only other apparent source of water is droplets on the carpet in the boot (the back chairs, and passenger chair seem a slightly moist to the touch).

I'm hoping its not the back window that i have to take off and reseal, because that looked like a big job :P. As for removing the excess moisture, does anyone have any tips? The only thing i can think of is trying to remove excess water with a towel and then leaving a 'Hippo' in there for a while. Hippo is one of those things you put in your cupboard with crystals in it that absorb moisture.

Cheers,

Frag.

[08sky_way]

It may be condensate from the air conditioner. After being run, then turned off, the A/C will discharge condensate through a rubber hose over the transmission, onto the ground. If the hose is blocked, the condensate will spill down inside the car, wetting the carpet. If this is the problem, you can fix it by getting under the car and squeeze the flexible hose to clear the blockage. I did this on my son's VR and the amount of water that came out was amazing.

[CAMZVS]

buy a bottle of rain x anti fog for the interior glass costs about $8 bucks fixed my windscreen from constantly fogging up.

[Raremetal]

Gentlemen,

Thanks for all your help in my other threads .

My car seems to have its own weather system. I replaced the heater core, because my wind shield was getting fogged up constantly (not just fogged up, actual droplets of water from the condensation). While this doesn't occur any more, the side and back (and the front to a lesser extent) windows keep fogging up, especially at night.

From my research into this issue, I think its moisture being retained in the car, and heated through the floor via the hot exhaust, as it only seems to happen after the car has warmed up. The drivers side floor still has moisture from the heater core, but the only other apparent source of water is droplets on the carpet in the boot (the back chairs, and passenger chair seem a slightly moist to the touch).

I'm hoping its not the back window that i have to take off and reseal, because that looked like a big job :P. As for removing the excess moisture, does anyone have any tips? The only thing i can think of is trying to remove excess water with a towel and then leaving a 'Hippo' in there for a while. Hippo is one of those things you put in your cupboard with crystals in it that absorb moisture.

Cheers,

Frag.

What happens during the day, your car lets off fumes from all your interior and creates moisture and that floats up and makes your windows fog up, I had the same problem a while ago for some reason my windows where wet like you said and I couldn't for the life of me get them clear to drive home. It turned out to be a bottle of water I keep in the back for window wipers etc had leaked and made the carpet damp, there for making my car wet.

After I dried it in front of the fire and got some new bottles (non-leaking ones) it didn't happen any more. As CAMSVS said, you can buy a bottle Anti Fog for your interior class.

My suggestions would be, see what waters/empty cans etc are in your car and maybe get some window cleaner and clean the windows so it doesn't happen as often. Hope it helped.

Cheers.

[nathanVY]

+1 for rain x, worked for me. also check your boot for any holes where water/moisture might get in and seal them up! duct tape worked as a temporary measure for me. also you can run you car and send the air con to cold and run it on high for a good half an hour or more with no-one in the car. go for a drive with all windows down (hopefully it's not raining) and the air con on, should definitely get some moisture out.

I dont think the car will have much trouble getting moisture out, the a/c is quite good at that what you need to do is stop the moisture from getting in. One more thing that could be causing your greif, if you drive around with the heater full blast all the time so the car is about 30 degrees inside and these days its like 7 degrees outside at night and when you get home you just get out and lock the door leaving all the hot air trapped inside. Try opening the windows and letting the car cool down closer to outside temp before leaving.

Best way to get rain x is in the wipes, wipe it on, wait for it to dry then buff it off with a detailing cloth. have at it with that and you will see improvement !!