– Why can’t front windshields have the same defrosting method as rear windshields?

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The rear windshield defrosters seem so much more effective. Is it just the lines across the drivers field of view that makes it decidedly unsafe?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

In the UK Ford started using them back in the 1980s and they are pretty common now.

You can just see the lines if you look closely, but they are so fine they don’t interfere with driving these days, early ones could be a little hazy at night.

Anonymous 0 Comments

They can, but there’s already hot air available at the front of the car, so it’s cheaper to just use that. Running ductwork to the rear windshield is more expensive than running wires.

Anonymous 0 Comments

They can, but there’s already hot air available at the front of the car, so it’s cheaper to just use that. Running ductwork to the rear windshield is more expensive than running wires.

Anonymous 0 Comments

They can, but there’s already hot air available at the front of the car, so it’s cheaper to just use that. Running ductwork to the rear windshield is more expensive than running wires.

Anonymous 0 Comments

My understanding is that it can, but ford(?) own the patent and so it’s only available on their cars.

Anonymous 0 Comments

My Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear had the wires under the wipers, never used it…lived in Okinawa, Japan…

Anonymous 0 Comments

My understanding is that it can, but ford(?) own the patent and so it’s only available on their cars.

Anonymous 0 Comments

My understanding is that it can, but ford(?) own the patent and so it’s only available on their cars.

Anonymous 0 Comments

My Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear had the wires under the wipers, never used it…lived in Okinawa, Japan…

Anonymous 0 Comments

My Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear had the wires under the wipers, never used it…lived in Okinawa, Japan…