Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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My windows constantly steam up, especially drivers and passengers front windows. Anyone got any tips for stopping it? I was suggested Fairy Liquid, but I'm sure that'd just go streaky 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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What setting do you have the air on?
Air from outside or recirculation? If it is on recirculation, take it off, that makes mine steam up like something chronic.
Once the fans are drawing air from outside and not recirculating, keep it on setting 1, sometimes help.
If this doesn't help, change your pollen filter. It may be damp.
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Envoy Ash
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Registered: 26th Nov 07
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jus slap that slidy thing on the dash all the way to the right handside.who needs technical terms ay???
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Haimsey
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Good advice Ash  
Ive never noticed what mine is on tbf, although i do usually drive with my window down - unless its raining. So i guess thats outside air coming in 
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Fonz
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quote:
Originally posted by Envoy Ash
jus slap that slidy thing on the dash all the way to the right handside.who needs technical terms ay???
do you mean left to not recirculate?
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Envoy Ash
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nah mine used to steam up really bad when to the left.so put it to the right and it hardly ever steams up.i got v reg 1.2 envoy if that helps.might be different but i dont kno
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Joe
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Change pollen filter, put slider thing onto bring fresh air in, leave fans on 1 and on the screen all the time.
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Dean_W
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Do the above with the filter and slider. Then open windows about an inch. Leave on the drive for an hour or two with blowers on 2-3.
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luke85
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Registered: 26th Nov 07
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Have you left the pice of plastic that goes under the scuttle pannel off? its the thin black one you cant see unless you take the scuttle pannel off, it goes over your wiper motor and Brake master cylinder, right across the bottom of the windscreen.
Mine always used to steam up when I got it and it was worse with the heaters on! without that plastic cover, water runs down your windscreen, through the pollen filter into the heater. Giving you a rather nice sauna effect
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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Stop wanking in your car
or
leave window open a touch
or
have side heater vent open and facing the window
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luke85
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Yes, excessive wanking would also cause the said problem 
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mattievRS
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quote:
Originally posted by luke85
Yes, excessive wanking would also cause the said problem
And perhaps a fishy smell if you dont clean your bellend.
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DAZ1985
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quote:
Originally posted by m17tty
quote:
Originally posted by luke85
Yes, excessive wanking would also cause the said problem
And perhaps a fishy smell if you dont clean your bellend.
Thats just wrong 
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Gibbon
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Registered: 16th Jul 07
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Turn your air thingy to fresh, and not recirculated.
I had this problem for months after I started driving.... :S
haha
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
quote:
Originally posted by Envoy Ash
jus slap that slidy thing on the dash all the way to the right handside.who needs technical terms ay???
do you mean left to not recirculate?
yes it is to the left
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Turned it to the left, as it was on the right, will let you know the results.
Where's this pollen filter anyway?
I've always had the blowers on 1, facing the windscreen as it always seems to steam up if it's off. Cheers for replies.
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Kathryn W
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Gaz gets this although seems to only be when i get in the car and also in my car its always got steamy windows.
Done all of the above, i blame it on me being hot stuff though TBH
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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rain X anti fog 
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
rain X anti fog
Aye it does work well just make sure you dry it off properly otherwise it goes streaky which is just as bad as pure fog 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
rain X anti fog
Aye it does work well just make sure you dry it off properly otherwise it goes streaky which is just as bad as pure fog
Yup, I found this out the hard way
I got some on a "buy rainX and get anti fog free" offer
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Might invest in some of that stuff. I couldn't find out if putting the re-circ off worked last night, as I had pizza in the car so was steaming ip from the heat of that 
quote:
Originally posted by Kathryn W
Done all of the above, i blame it on me being hot stuff though TBH
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Change the pollenfilter, also dodgy window seals do it.
Would say leave the AC on... buttt...
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Change the pollenfilter, also dodgy window seals do it.
Would say leave the AC on... buttt...
Last bit would be a problem! I'll change the filter anyway, hasn't been changed since I got the car.
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