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ebenasky
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Location: Helena, MT
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 Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:43 am Post subject: Trying something else for the windshield this winter |
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I have done research on the inline blower for the defrosters and saw how some can melt down. My defrosters work in a fashion and I get heat but I have a problem with the middle of the windshield fogging up.
So - I am taking a page from the ambulance version of the bus and have come up with this solution. I will see how well it works this winter. I chose a this style and then I can clamp it to the hand grip or even open my glove box door and clamp it there. It is variable speed too! I also mounted a 12v "accessory" outlet in my glove box instead of drilling holes in my dash. It is a plastic replacement, so it was easy to do.
Also wanted something that wasn't permanent so I can store it in the summer.
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:20 am Post subject: Re: Trying something else for the windshield this winter |
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That should work.
Have you tried the clear plastic deflectors to clip to the corner outlets? That might give the air a little more "reach", too.
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ebenasky
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: Trying something else for the windshield this winter |
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I had not see those but I hadn't looked for them either. Thanks for the tip!
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: Trying something else for the windshield this winter |
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Vintage:
Another style
Vintage can be pricey!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1617781
But it wouldn't be too hard to buy a piece of lexan and cut it to fit. Maybe prototype with a spring clip holding it until you size and shape it best. |
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crukab
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Trying something else for the windshield this winter |
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The last Bug I drove was a '65 in the mid 1980's in N.H., in the Winter I hooked a shop-vac type hose to the heater outlet that comes out under the back seat, ran it up between the seats, and used a coat hanger hooked to the grab handle to hold it pointed towards the windshield in the middle, worked well, I could also unhook it and put it under my coat from the bottom. I don't drive my acvws in the salty Winter anymore, back then there was no choice.... 
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