Seeing the other thread about fog on the outside of the windows got me thinking about one of my real (and practically only) peeves of this car.

Does anyone else find that the insides of their front & rear windshields fog up REAL bad. It happens to me worst at night, even when it is still 70-80 degrees outside. Especially when I have my windows and sunroof down is when it seems to be worst. I'll put on the defrost, and it will go away, but as soon as I turn it off it comes right back.

Now I know it's humid here, but I've never had a car's windshields fog up this bad in heat, with windows down.

It got me thinking of a "Car Talk" episode where they said that all the chemicals and fumes and stuff from the new materials in a new car can cause the windows to fog up real bad. Do you think this could be an issue? Is there a way to counteract this? And does this happen to anyone else, or am I just being picky?

Thanks,

John

 

my front seems to fog up pretty bad but i just wipe it down with a cloth and put on this antifog stuff from rainx. its made for interior windows but i only use it on windshield because i dont know what it would do to tint. maybe its the weather but since ive put in my cabin filter, (my AE did not have one) it seems to be much better. they sell the rainx stuff at just about any auto parts store in little black pouches.

 

sounds like a good idea, I have the same problem... a LOT! especially in the humid hot summer here in Ohio.

the defrost is kinky too durring the summer... it'll unfog it, but then it'll get foggy again if you don't turn it off at the right time... pain is the neck!

 

I've had the same problem. You probably need to clean your windows, that was the problem with mine... I used a little windex and problem was solved...

 

Rain-X Defogger Click that..then scroll down to Rain-X anti fogger..its fair cheap, not more than 3-4 dollars.

 

Try running the air conditioner, condensation happens when the air temp and humidity inside is greater than the outside. The a/c will dry out the air and stop the condensation. I live in the petri dish state (florida) and never have inside condensation problems unless the a/c is off.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'm definitely going to strip the windows with window cleaner, and I'll probably try the anti-fogging "stuff."

BTW - when I have the A/C on with my windows closed, there's no problem, but it's the pesky issue of the intense fogging when I'm cruising with the windows down. You'd think after driving around with it like that for a long period of time the temps and humidity inside and outside would equalize and stop the problem, but it doesn't.

 

keep us updated on what happens. The anti-fog worked on my parents older car. We have't bought it in a while. Looks like I will get it soon because it's going to start to rain a lot here and that always fogs up our inside windows.

 

a/c does remove the moisture, therefore fogging goes away...not much of a problem here in TX, I like my A/C on all the time anyways! ;-)

That cartalk episode is true---your dash materials (and all other interior materials) suffer from "outgassing," the breakdown of the chemicals in the materials by the UV light of the sun and other things. It causes a thin film on your windows sort of like smokers get. Gets worse with the car's age...


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