anyone have any ideas on fog inside car

69thugbug · Post by **69thugbug** » Sun Sep 15, 2002 5:21 pm

it is that time of year here comming up, and when it gets to be all on winter the inside of my bug all the windows fog up, i know water is probley getting in somehow and then evaperation takes place,just wana know what you guys do to help minimize this, i have a 69 so i have no fan up front and a sterohead unit prevents me from installing one.

69_Dreamz · Post by **69_Dreamz** » Sun Sep 15, 2002 9:04 pm

Aloha,

I have a 69 bug too and while the fog thing doesn't happen as much here in Hawaii, it does happen when it is the rainy season and all the windows are up, This may sound strange but try "shaving cream, NO really, it works really well. Make sure you use the foam type and not the Gel type, also, use a really small amount because if you use too much on one window, it will take for ever to wipe it all up. Keep in mind, I don't have tint on my windows, so if you have tint try it in a small un-noticeable spot before doing the whole window.

Good Luck

VWmadman · Post by **VWmadman** » Sun Sep 15, 2002 9:10 pm

I know how it goes, driving with one hand wiping with the other. I've tried all those anti-fog chemicals none work more than a day. So what I did was take the fresh air box out of a 71 super and hooked it up to my defrost vents. It has a pretty good fan so it defrosts the front in no time as far as the rest try the shaving cream I guess sounds kinda wierd to me though

69thugbug · Post by **69thugbug** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 2:47 pm

yeah i would get one with a fan, but i installed a stero deck and it wont fit
and i have heard about that shaving cream before but it was always a mess and never worked in my rabbit back in the day
i got a squeege i use but if i slow down to where the airflow from the wing window slows, it starts to fog up intill the heater gets it nice and toasty in there, but in winter it takes forever to get hot....
now that i think about it, i guess this is just part of driving a bug eh?

Post by **Marc** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 3:08 pm

First, try to keep the inside of your car as dry as possible (easier said than done during snow season, I know) - if the carpets are damp, pull `em out and let `em dry indoors. Remove your "windshield rag" overnight, too. RV equipment places sell moisture-absorbing chemicals and little birdfeeders to put them in if you have a real moisture problem and nowhere covered to park and dry things out.
I added a blow-thru fan under the LR seat in my bug (had to remove the "muffler" tube and lose the LR heat outlet to do so) which helps in defrosting the driver's side windshield when driving at low speeds in wet weather. I wired it to a relay controlled by the charging system warning light wire, so that when it's switched "on" it will only work if the generator's charging. This way it can't run the battery down should the engine die while I'm back inside the house getting my coffee in the morning.

jasonb · Post by **jasonb** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 3:34 pm

"The Season" here in Colorado means "driving with one hand and scraping ice with the other".

I keep two ice scrapers, a long one for outside scraping and a short one for scraping the inside while I drive.

I'd love to find a fix.

JawKnee · Post by **JawKnee** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 10:14 pm

Check all your seals. I had a 67 bug that the PO removed the plastic liner in the door panels.. I glued in some 4 mil plastic that helped tremendously! I live in the NW, so we get our fair share of rain and moisture.

I used some of that insulated bubble wrap under my carpeting and in the doors behind the window, I also wrapped my battery, put it ito a box then wrapped the box... with the same stuff (I had two batteries swell up and freeze before I insulated it... after the insulation was installed the heater was much more effective in the car!! I used the stock set up without any fans or anything... Might be a good idea to use heater tubes that arent paper..

Johnny

condomondo · Post by **condomondo** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 3:24 am

Here in Ireland, the old fogging problem is a common one!

I use a a anti-fog spray on the inside of my windows, it works OK, but I believe that a drop of washing up liquid speared on the inside of your windows works a treat.

A tip from a biker froend of mine who swears it works on the inside of his visor.

69thugbug · Post by **69thugbug** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 8:25 pm

ireland, right on dude.
do you mean just normal dish soap with water on the inside?
i wonder if rainx will do the trick also... might make it all just drip on the floor. im going to try rain x and get back to you guys