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Old 12-17-04, 06:21 PM
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anyone else have this problem in cold weather? couldn't find this in a search. i scraped all the ice (and there wasn't much) from around the window
Old 12-20-04, 11:28 AM
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I have that problem myself. I live in washington state and sometimes, i go out there to start my car up and it's in the mid thirties. I usually try to pour some hot water on the windows to get the ice off, it works pretty well, but then sometimes the hot water freezes.
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Originally Posted by Woogie
I usually try to pour some hot water on the windows to get the ice off, it works pretty well, but then sometimes the hot water freezes.
umm...please tell me that you're joking. pouring hot water on a frozen window
will create broken window.
i usually just crank up the defrost and it eventually thaws. i'd rather waste some gas than
risk a broken window/windshield. be careful out there.
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Old 12-20-04, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hawk
anyone else have this problem in cold weather? couldn't find this in a search. i scraped all the ice (and there wasn't much) from around the window


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Originally Posted by ddarbs55
umm...please tell me that you're joking. pouring hot water on a frozen window
will create broken window.
i usually just crank up the defrost and it eventually thaws. i'd rather waste some gas than
risk a broken window/windshield. be careful out there.
-darbs.
I agree. NEVER pour hot water onto a frozen window. Lexus window systems are the best in the industry; however, they are not immune from freezing-up. When that happens, let the defroster run for a while and it will un-freeze.
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umm..... i am just curious (coz' i never had this problem), isn't that the case for most cars anyway?
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another reason to live in FL.... but its like 30 degrees today.
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Originally Posted by rominl
umm..... i am just curious (coz' i never had this problem), isn't that the case for most cars anyway?
sure, ROM, just rub it in why don't ya'?
yeah, it really is the case. i've been drivin' a few years...every year it happens - doesn't
matter if it's a Ford, Toyota, American Motors or Lexus. they all freeze up if water gets in there.
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Originally Posted by ddarbs55
sure, ROM, just rub it in why don't ya'?
yeah, it really is the case. i've been drivin' a few years...every year it happens - doesn't
matter if it's a Ford, Toyota, American Motors or Lexus. they all freeze up if water gets in there.
-darbs.
hahhaa, well, that's why i had to ask it so carefully man. i never had experience about this before man

i mainly asked coz' this sounds like a problem on every car, i wanted to make sure the lexus windhsield isn't particularly cold or something
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