owned dozens of cars over the yrs,my vrs has no leaks,all carpets bone dry yet window consensation is terrible...i know its winter etc but other car i use is fine......

try some glash polish

Lissy was awful for it - but I've done all my glass with AutoGlym glash polish and its not been so bad lately. - I used to have to use the ice scraper on the inside windscreen where the condenstaion froze but havent had to do that over the recent lot of snow

Fiat Mareas are worse. Trust me.

just strange why the fabia's are so bad..

I've only occasionally had a problem in my vRS though if it is damp or raining and the car is nice and warm I do tend to open the windows an inch or so for the last minute of the journey.

I think this gets rid of the moisture laiden air in the car though I may be talking complete rubbish and I just don't have a moisture issue! It is only me that is normally in the car - if you drive everywhere 4 up then you'll have to ask the others to stop breathing :-)

Ian

Check your pollen filter. Its also been mentioned on here to close the dash vents at night i think. I think the condenation arises from the door seal problem. The door fills up with water and it cant escape quickly because the drain holes are too small. Theres no vapour barrier between the door shell and the door card either.

Edited 14 February, 200917 yr by Guest

ok cheers

ok cheers

I very much like your other cars. I am pretty sure you've had a few problems with the Mercs too. I was amazed at what went wrong with them during my 10years working with a Mercedes Benz dealership.

I find its worse if i have been running the A/C before turning the engine off. Then it seems to leave patches on the windscreen.

Maybe just one of those things, annoying all the same when you want to just get in and drive

Matt

I find its worse if i have been running the A/C before turning the engine off. Then it seems to leave patches on the windscreen.

Maybe just one of those things, annoying all the same when you want to just get in and drive

Matt

+1:thumbdwn:

Same as me. Try checking the pollen filter and changing if necessary. I have to change mine, just havent got around to it yet.

I have found that if you turn the air direction dial to the footwell position when you leave the car overnight

It doesnt mist up as much as when you leave the dial pointing at the windscreen

ill try that, i leave my vents closed, have sealed my doors, cleaned all my glass with glass polish, and changed my pollen filter, i have to be honest it has cut down on it a lot, a hell of a lot, but it does still do it more than other cars in our family or the mrs' corsa

I've tried pretty much every option listed above and nothing seems to make any difference. The misting appears to be totally random, but not using it for a few days seems to increase any problems.

Never mind, it'll be the summer soon and I can forget all about it for another 8 months

I very much like your other cars. I am pretty sure you've had a few problems with the Mercs too. I was amazed at what went wrong with them during my 10years working with a Mercedes Benz dealership.

i sold the ml55 few mths ago..had it 2yr ish low miles no probs..my c43 been in garage for nearly 3yrs now but had no probsin the 2yrs i used it.. :(....just fancied a but of fun with a vrs when i cudnt catch a silver one bout 3r ago in my c43,,,done a lot t my vrs and planning stage 3 in next few mths...

If it's really bad, you can put a small tray of cat litter under a seat. Moisture has to go somewhere.

ok cheers done that..

The answer to your original Q is yes.......the old Rover 220GTI i had was HELLISH for condensation on the windows!!!

I've only ever had condensation on the vRS when the rear seals were leaking and the car was damp obviously. Like someone has previously said, try some glass polish, that tends to do the trick:thumbup:

Ian:)

owned dozens of cars over the yrs,my vrs has no leaks,all carpets bone dry yet window consensation is terrible...i know its winter etc but other car i use is fine......

Hi WH

Was the pollen filter blocked when you checked it?

Radiotwo

Condensation is not only a Fabia problem. I've had many a different motor over the years and and they have all been affected to some degree. Most newer cars will suffer from this as they have an almost airtight cabin, fit and finish is far superior to cars 20years ago. An added aggravation is most cars having air conditioning which not only cool the cabin in the summer but also warm the cabin in winter. In both cases the aircon dehumidifies the cabin air, so when opening a door and turning off the ignition cool damp air rushes into the cabin and condenses into mist on the windows. Locking the car with windows shut keeps the moist air in the cabin. One cure I have found is to turn off the aircon and turn the temperature control to a cooler setting 5mins. before you reach your destination or if you are garaging the car just leave a window open when car is parked. Changing the pollen filter will have next to no effect but water leaking into a cabin and pooling in the footwells will dramatically increase the misting off the windows.

I use Rain X anti fog on the inside of the windows. Its fantastic stuff.

I use Rain X anti fog on the inside of the windows. Its fantastic stuff.

Yes, Rain X works well, forgot about that but you have apply it every couple off weeks.

The answer to your original Q is yes.......the old Rover 220GTI i had was HELLISH for condensation on the windows!!!

Hellish?

Surely not.

I reckon Hell is the one place that you don't get any condensation due to the extreme heat. :P

In fact, it's likely so hot down there, that if you had a really hot (what else, it is Hell) and steamy bath and then had a shave directly afterwards, you wouldn't even have to (repeatedly) take a towel to the mirror.

I hate that.

Hell might not be so bad after all.

Condensation is not only a Fabia problem. Most newer cars will suffer from this as they have an almost airtight cabin, fit and finish is far superior to cars 20years ago.

Then we consider the Origonal "peoples car " - the Beetle of 60's vintage - where it was common practice when gettin in to open a window ,slightly -so asnot to have to excessively slam the doors(It was reputed watertight ) .Even in the wet and wild parts of the north west ,I never remember having to do any more than let the heater in my mates Beetle do the trick -and it did it in no time flat .

Beetles were an exception, as were early Mercs. they were extremely well engineered. On the other hand I can remember the Ford 100E (my first car) with panel gaps off about 1/2" and badly fitting rubbers, had to wear a scarf to protect my neck from draughts.

My Porsche leaks so bad I'm considering drilling some holes in the floor to let the rainwater that leaks in drain out through the floor.

I guess that makes it a "filter":rofl: