I washed my car yesterday but I ran out of time cleaning the windscreen inside. The car was in the garage but I took it out this morning and within 5 mins all the windows were steamed up. So the fairy liquid came ou along with AG Fast Glass and I cleaned the windows inside, the windscreen took ages to dry because with it being so cold the screen would not dry but after a while it did. Took the dog for a walk and I came back to the car and the dam windscreen was covered in condensation. Checked the carpets they were were dry ( dealer fixed a leak last year ) , Pain in the **** when you see 9 out of 10 cars with no condensation in them.

Mine took 5 mins to clear this morning, it is a pain - checking my pollen filter asap.

No leaks or wet carpets...

Close the face level vents, and set the heater to point at the floor when leaving the car, seems to make a bit of a difference if leaving it overnight.

I washed my car yesterday but I ran out of time cleaning the windscreen inside. The car was in the garage but I took it out this morning and within 5 mins all the windows were steamed up. So the fairy liquid came ou along with AG Fast Glass and I cleaned the windows inside, the windscreen took ages to dry because with it being so cold the screen would not dry but after a while it did. Took the dog for a walk and I came back to the car and the dam windscreen was covered in condensation. Checked the carpets they were were dry ( dealer fixed a leak last year ) , Pain in the **** when you see 9 out of 10 cars with no condensation in them.

Just remove the pollen filter, that will cure it !

We have had the problem on both our Fabia's and have removed the filters and no condensation since.

Radiotwo

Just remove the pollen filter, that will cure it !

We have had the problem on both our Fabia's and have removed the filters and no condensation since.

Radiotwo

Would this be ok?

Close the face level vents, and set the heater to point at the floor when leaving the car, seems to make a bit of a difference if leaving it overnight.

Oh yeah I forgot about that:rolleyes:.

Until some grit or something is blasted into your face. Not what I would fancy doing personally.

Until some grit or something is blasted into your face.

lol

Until some grit or something is blasted into your face. Not what I would fancy doing personally.

Give's you that genuine Motorcycle Experience :lol:

Dean

I pulled my pollen filter out today, it's manky but no leaves or debris and my car still steams up inside and takes ages to clear :(

Gonna order a new pollen filter as mines is black more than white

Mine was the same this morning and again after work. Front and rear screen wet through. Carpets dry though. I had the air con all the way to work (31 miles) trying to get rid of any moisture. Pollen filter clean too.

Edited 9 November, 200916 yr by vRS G60

Aren't there things you can get that go in the footwell or wherever, and absorb moisture from the car? Some sort of crystals in a jar, like silica gel?

Sure I have herd people talk of it with positive results, I don't know much about it though.

Leaking door seals I think - the water goes under the carpets so sometimes they don't feel wet. My Fabia hasn't had any problems with condensation since the four door seals were replaced under warranty.

+1 for door seals. Try punching the carpet quite hard to see if it's soggy underneath. The force will push water up through the carpet. In other words "Use the force Luke"

+1 for door seals. Try punching the carpet quite hard to see if it's soggy underneath. The force will push water up through the carpet. In other words "Use the force Luke"

A SoggyTech too, eh? :P

Never had you figured as a 'carpet puncher', though. :eek:

And I'd just like to say, I could not find an emoticon to sufficiently convey just how much I love the sentence (part proverb, part what my old man used to say to me) which spawned that description.

This will have to do: :elefant:

+2 for the door seals too.

Did my rears last week, just before the heavens burst, but am still getting condensation despite my best efforts, although it does seem to be not quite as bad.

Took a hairdryer to the moist carpet, have had the heater on Scorchio, the blower on Gale (directed down, of course), open the windows sporadically when driving to vent any liberated vapour, set air flow to down upon parking up and religiously remove condensation from windows (and thus the car) with kitchen roll (rather than just vapourising it and letting it float about the cabin).

Heck, I've even had the air-con on, even though I suspect it does not actually function at ambient temperatures anywhere near as low as we've been having (can someone confirm or deny?).

Will update in a week or so.

Tried to get hold of the Unibond 3-in-1 sealer you recommended elsewhere, but could not get any from my local hardware stores.

However, I did find some Stixall which I reckon is an EvenBiggerNumber-in-1.

This stuff is the business. Believe the blurb:

"STIXALL Extreme Power is the ultimate combined building adhesive and sealant, based on hybrid polymer technology, with the most Extreme power to both bond and seal virtually EVERYTHING to ANYTHING in virtually all conditions, even under water or in the rain!

STIXALL Extreme Power offers almost limitless benefits as an adhesive and a sealant removing the previous application barriers associated with conventional products."

Edited 10 November, 200916 yr by Mr Wobblytickle

Mine was OK this morning despite the rain. It condensates up when it's frosty?

Mine was OK this morning despite the rain. It condensates up when it's frosty?

The temperatures needed to create frost will certainly make condensation worse where it is a problem already and could also lead to condensation in cars where it does not normally occur, despite rain.

It's a merry old dance between factors including how much water vapour is in the cabin, the temperature of the air in the cabin, its dew point temperature and the temperature of the windows and windscreen it meets.

On very cold days, even in cars where there are no leaks and the air is about as 'dry' as it gets, the moisture content of exhaled air can readily condense on frigid glass.

And when it's raining, the air entering the car is already pretty 'damp', which will make matters worse in cars where a problem already exists.

Would this be ok?

And why not ! unless you have a allergy to pollen, and you are not likely to suffer

this time of year, just get one next spring

Radiotwo

I get condensation despite the dealer 'fixing' the rear door seals, although they still sodding leak now, so I might have to get the DIY off here and have a go before the proper dank weather starts.

Ben