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| Author: | moustache [ Thu May 21, 2009 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | my kingdom for a windscreen de-mister! |
are these things installable? i don't mind not having mod cons in the car for the most part, but on a foggy melbourne morning, a de-mister is pretty damn handy! |
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| Author: | bnicho [ Thu May 21, 2009 9:04 am ] |
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Hi, Front screen or rear? The model of Mini you have will affect what options you have for demisting the front screen. What model do you have? Any Mini can be fitted with a heater if one is not already fitted, and all factory heaters have front screen demisting (even if it's pretty crude!). Rear screens will require an aftermarket screen demister, unless you are fortunate enough to find a screen with one already fitted. Cheers, |
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| Author: | Mattmini [ Thu May 21, 2009 9:06 am ] |
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grab a 12 volt fan that plugs into a cigarette lighter and point it at the windscreen XD worked on my cortina, may she rest in pieces. |
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| Author: | Number86 [ Thu May 21, 2009 9:20 am ] |
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Rain-X anti fog seems to work well. Can put it on all windows if you like... |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Thu May 21, 2009 9:57 am ] |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu May 21, 2009 12:03 pm ] |
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Number86 wrote: Rain-X anti fog seems to work well. Can put it on all windows if you like...
Long before Rain-X there was the humble spud, cut it in half and smear inside the screen.. Oops showing my age now... 
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| Author: | NG [ Thu May 21, 2009 12:18 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Number86 wrote: Rain-X anti fog seems to work well. Can put it on all windows if you like... Long before Rain-X there was the humble spud, cut it in half and smear inside the screen.. Oops showing my age now... yep i know the spud trick.. hehe you oldy 
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| Author: | Dylans Clubby [ Thu May 21, 2009 10:27 pm ] |
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potatoes eh... does it not leave a starchy residue though? |
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| Author: | lil-ute [ Fri May 22, 2009 7:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: my kingdom for a windscreen de-mister! |
moustache wrote: are these things installable? i don't mind not having mod cons in the car for the most part, but on a foggy melbourne morning, a de-mister is pretty damn handy!
easy way to fix that move to another state |
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| Author: | moustache [ Fri May 22, 2009 8:39 am ] |
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NG wrote: drmini in aust wrote: Number86 wrote: Rain-X anti fog seems to work well. Can put it on all windows if you like... Long before Rain-X there was the humble spud, cut it in half and smear inside the screen.. Oops showing my age now... yep i know the spud trick.. hehe you oldy now that you mention it, i think i've heard that one too! how long does that last for, and can you still eat the potato afterwards? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri May 22, 2009 9:20 am ] |
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Spuds were cheap, dad used to grow them on the farm. Can't remember how long it lasts....
Back in the 60s, demisters and heaters were add-on accessories for most cars. The little 12V element demisters that stuck on the bottom of the screen with suction cups worked good. |
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| Author: | 74snail [ Fri May 22, 2009 8:42 pm ] |
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The original Smiths rear window heater's are out there, some in better condition than others, I just got one off Ebay, still in its original box all completely as new, $89 nobody else bid ! [img][img]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6707/smithsrearwindowheater.jpg[/img] There are other photos which show you the wiring and connectors etc[/img] |
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