Anyone ever tried these before?

Do they work?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/LARGE-DRY-CAR-HOME-RESUSABLE-DEHUMIDIFIER-BAG-MOISTURE-DAMP-ABSORBER-PAD-ECO-/181925368335?nav=SEARCH

Anyone ever tried these before?

Do they work?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/LARGE-DRY-CAR-HOME-RESUSABLE-DEHUMIDIFIER-BAG-MOISTURE-DAMP-ABSORBER-PAD-ECO-/181925368335?nav=SEARCH

 

They do work but eventually become saturated; you then have to heat them up to regenerate the dessicant.

 

Althought useful, you need to fix the problems causing excess humidity first - such as leaking door carrier seals, blocked scuttle drains etc. If you have AC, leave it on all year round as it dehumidifies the air.

Its only a cheap runaround while i save for a vrs so looking for a cheap fix for now.

Its not too bad just a pain when i start at 4am....

Is it just door cards that need removing for do the seals or more?

Yeah just door cards I need to do this on my vrs too!

There is a bid on YouTube for the fix!

Rear door ancillary carrier leaks at bottom in them all eventually and requires to be resealed. It's much cheaper to buy some gutter sealant or the like for £1 in a pound shop and use 5p worth of it and job done, than the dehumidifier things (I also have them, for if I were to leave a jacket in the car which was wet from rain etc). I just got round to taking door cards off on my wee vRS I bought the other month as I am now having to use it to commute while the Octy is off the road awaiting a new window regulator to arrive, after the McDonalds Drive Thru window down failure :(

 

One of the videos mentioned (pay attention to the window winder handle removal method & how he pops off the clips holding it on without breaking them all): 

 

 

Today mine when off one door was leaking not enough to flood carpet, but enough to introduce water to top of sill and cause condensation, other side was just starting to leak. They had been sealed before so had to pull off some hard core sealant which had failed to do the job....... Used some plumbers gold as it's not going to stop raining long enough for the dirt cheap stuff to cure for a guaranteed fix first go.... One door had no screws in it and all bar 1 popper broken, will be sharing one of the main handle screws from other side for now I think.  

 

If you need more clips, ebay is the way to go, pick ones with rubber gaskets on them (help reduce change of rattles like from speakers bass). http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfabia+door+card+clips.TRS0&_nkw=fabia+door+card+clips&_sacat=0

Edited 19 November, 201510 yr by FUBAR

Rear door ancillary carrier leaks at bottom in them all eventually and requires to be resealed. It's much cheaper to buy some gutter sealant or the like for £1 in a pound shop and use 5p worth of it and job done, than the dehumidifier things (I also have them, for if I were to leave a jacket in the car which was wet from rain etc). I just got round to taking door cards off on my wee vRS I bought the other month as I am now having to use it to commute while the Octy is off the road awaiting a new window regulator to arrive, after the McDonalds Drive Thru window down failure :(

One of the videos mentioned (pay attention to the window winder handle removal method & how he pops off the clips holding it on without breaking them all):

Today mine when off one door was leaking not enough to flood carpet, but enough to introduce water to top of sill and cause condensation, other side was just starting to leak. They had been sealed before so had to pull off some hard core sealant which had failed to do the job....... Used some plumbers gold as it's not going to stop raining long enough for the dirt cheap stuff to cure for a guaranteed fix first go.... One door had no screws in it and all bar 1 popper broken, will be sharing one of the main handle screws from other side for now I think.

If you need more clips, ebay is the way to go, pick ones with rubber gaskets on them (help reduce change of rattles like from speakers bass). http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfabia+door+card+clips.TRS0&_nkw=fabia+door+card+clips&_sacat=0

Cheers for the info + links

I've just bought one off eBay for £8, been told they work.

I've had one for ages although it's a yellow one but it seems to work ok and all you needed to do to recharge was to put it on the radiator.

 

I've recently just brought these so i'll be trying them this winter. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Rechargeable-Moisture-Cordless-Mini-Absorbing-Dehumidifier-Dry-Air-Home-Car-/391035383676?hash=item5b0b866f7c:g:9zYAAOxyVLNS1uFS

In Germany they use the disposable barbecues for this. You just loosen the lid and put it under the seat. It's exactly the same stuff inside. Charcoal.

could just fix the leak and it will stop happening.

When I had my 04 reg Mk1 Fabia, loads of internal condensation (and freezing onto glass in winter), my local garage owner advised me to apply veg oil regularly to all 5 doorseals, so I sponged a small amount of olive oil on once a week, carefully wiped right round each seal in turn, it's absorbed and makes the seals swell back up to more like original size, condensation virtually stopped! Simples! Have kept the kit in the kitchen in case the Roomster's seals start leaking.....

Good luck.

Richard

When I had my 04 reg Mk1 Fabia, loads of internal condensation (and freezing onto glass in winter), my local garage owner advised me to apply veg oil regularly to all 5 doorseals, so I sponged a small amount of olive oil on once a week, carefully wiped right round each seal in turn, it's absorbed and makes the seals swell back up to more like original size, condensation virtually stopped! Simples! Have kept the kit in the kitchen in case the Roomster's seals start leaking.....

Good luck.

Richard

Good tip ..

Don't spend a quid on sealant, go to toolstation spend 6quid on plumbers gold.

I'd did the former and was crap. so had to re-do