snow05gtRI Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Didn't seem to fit in any of the other forums so I put it here... For some reason my rear defroster no longer really works. It did up until recently (few weeks ago). It defrosts maybe 1-2cm on each side of the defroster lines, but I can drive for 20+ minutes and thats as far as it will go (driving from work to home at 5:30am when the windows are all dewed up). The moisture is definitely on the exterior of the car. The side mirrors that defrost with the window work very quickly. Anyone have any thoughts? Only thing I can think of is it would be some sort of issue with cleaning the window? Though I just had body work done and they washed/waxed the car after the body work so I figure it should be alright? Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02BlkRex Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 My '07 is like that too but I blamed it on the tint. I think you are right, we just have weak rear defrosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSeraphim Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Yeah, I think the rear defroster is just weak. All my windows clear pretty quickly, but that rear window still has lines of moisture when I get to work 15-20 minutes later. =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrod Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 yea same here...mine's always been that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy02 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 haven't really had a problem with my 05 - or at least one where it made me go "hmmm.." It's not about speed, it's about acceleration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 My good old '96 clears right up in about 2 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyalla Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 haven't really had a problem with my 05 - or at least one where it made me go "hmmm.." Same here my 05 defroster rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Fan Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Put your front defroster on with the A/C button "On".........all your windows will be clear in no time:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikvcl Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Put your front defroster on with the A/C button "On".........all your windows will be clear in no time:) I think he's referring to the outside. Mine takes 15-20 minutes for the back window to clear. That's much slower than my wife's Camry. The heated seats on my father-in-law's late-model STS get hot within seconds. In my Subaru it takes a minute or so. Subaru's heater elements just seem to work more slowly than others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow05gtRI Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 this is a new problem, though. I had no problems until recently. It could have something to do with excess wax on the window. Being that my car was just washed/waxed by a company when they did body work I think it might be the culprit. I have read some stuff online that wax on windows causes water to stay there. I've noticed my front windshield experiencing some of the symptoms (water just hazes on the window, doesnt run off) When I get access to a hose I'm going to try to wash just the windows and see if it helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow05gtRI Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Update: Try hand washing your rear windshield and see if it helps. It seems to have helped me some. Had to wash my car because of a stupid friend and it seems to defrost a little easier now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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