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Offline suave

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Wet window
« on: November 06, 2011, 05:29:14 pm »
Anyone have any issues with serious condensation on the inside of your windscreen? This past few days I have had little drips appear on my steamed up window.
It has been cool and clear here in Belfast - is that the cause??

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 05:32:33 pm »
Silica gel bags help. Best to try and sort it early as it'll freeze on the inside when it gets cold enough, and that's really annoying
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Re: Wet window
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 05:46:31 pm »
That's a good idea to use those bags, where do you put them
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Re: Wet window
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 06:34:02 pm »
You can put them anywhere really, I put some on the back seats and in the doors
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Re: Wet window
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 06:35:36 pm »
Sounds pretty severe ... check all your carpets that they're not damp.  Better yet take the carpets up and check the foam stuff underneath.
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Re: Wet window
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 09:30:03 pm »
mines just started doing that on the front screen really badly, cant workout why.

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2011, 10:09:25 pm »
Same here front windscreen, recently bought vehicle so put it down to valet ,not so sure now .

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2011, 10:18:16 pm »
Mine also does the same. After it's been parked for the day , it will have mist on the inside of the windscreen. Is this a known problem with the mk5 ?  Could it be an aircon issue perhaps?

I have silica gel bags on order...

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2011, 10:26:01 pm »
You could try swapping the pollen filter - under the glove box


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Re: Wet window
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2011, 10:33:49 pm »

Keeping the screen clean will help prevent moisture build up on screen.

There are polish on products to deter it too such as anti fog rainX  :happy2:

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2011, 12:32:08 am »
What sort of hogwash is this!!   :confused:
I never bought a VW to promote the sale of silica gel bags??
My mate has a £400 mashed up Renault clio that doesn't require silica gel so why the hell do we need them???  :mad:
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Re: Wet window
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2011, 08:03:22 am »
Guys I had this isue really badly last winter. In fact it was so bad that during the big freeze, the inside of the screen was also covered in ice...which was a real pain to clear. The answer was to change the pollen filter, which has already been mentioned in this thread. It's situated in the passenger footwell. I can't remember how much it cost but it was certainingly under £10 and was a 2 min job to do. My old one looked like it had never been changed and was full of small twigs etc. The new one has made all of the difference and I've never had the problem again. Just to be on the safe side I am going to change it again this month, so I'm ready for any cold spell. For under £10 this is an easy fix. Another thing that you may want to consider is to make sure you don't have any wet material in your car. I stupidly left my old smelly wet umbrella in the boot and it caused the whole car to steam up. Also check for any water ingress in the boot, in the spare wheel well as this has the same effect of steaming up the car.......

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2011, 08:13:55 am »
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pollen filter is the fix. 

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2011, 12:29:23 pm »
x3 pollen filter. The Skodas at work used to do this all the time!

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Re: Wet window
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2011, 07:18:45 pm »
gona do it soon as, hopefully the answer as i know it hasnt been changed. Thanks every one