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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Probably because of the off chance of it suddenly shattering. My parents had a station wagon with a rear window defrost that didn’t heat properly and shattered into thousands of cube shards – twice. Imagine that happening to you in front of your face while doing 60mph down a highway.
My first vehicle I ever had was a 1988 chevy suburban with the rear defrost on it. Turned it on one day and the entire glass piece shattered. I just imagine that happening while driving to the front windshield.
They do. I had a 2018 Ford Kuga (Escape) that had it. It was marvelous. It would defrost my front window in less than 2 mins. The wires are hair thin and lay vertically about a quarter inch (.5 cm) apart. Most people didn’t notice until I told then.. Then you can’t unsee it.
As others have stated, heated front windshields are fairly common in certain brands and market areas. You cannot use the same thicker heater filaments in front for visibility reasons. Front windshields utilize way thinner filament in more frequent pattern. Other type is a film type heated wondshield. There is a translucent heating film between the glass laminate. This type is less common but for example Mercedes and Volkswagen sometimes uses this method. Some cars also have the heating elements only under windshield wiper blades to keep them better in working order during winter.
My first vehicle I ever had was a 1988 chevy suburban with the rear defrost on it. Turned it on one day and the entire glass piece shattered. I just imagine that happening while driving to the front windshield.
My first vehicle I ever had was a 1988 chevy suburban with the rear defrost on it. Turned it on one day and the entire glass piece shattered. I just imagine that happening while driving to the front windshield.
They do. I had a 2018 Ford Kuga (Escape) that had it. It was marvelous. It would defrost my front window in less than 2 mins. The wires are hair thin and lay vertically about a quarter inch (.5 cm) apart. Most people didn’t notice until I told then.. Then you can’t unsee it.
As others have stated, heated front windshields are fairly common in certain brands and market areas. You cannot use the same thicker heater filaments in front for visibility reasons. Front windshields utilize way thinner filament in more frequent pattern. Other type is a film type heated wondshield. There is a translucent heating film between the glass laminate. This type is less common but for example Mercedes and Volkswagen sometimes uses this method. Some cars also have the heating elements only under windshield wiper blades to keep them better in working order during winter.
Answer: The engine is right underneath your front windshield, and it’s more cost effective to steal heat from it
They do. I had a 2018 Ford Kuga (Escape) that had it. It was marvelous. It would defrost my front window in less than 2 mins. The wires are hair thin and lay vertically about a quarter inch (.5 cm) apart. Most people didn’t notice until I told then.. Then you can’t unsee it.
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