Burnout524 Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Does anyone know if theres such a thing out that, it's kinda like a car cover, but it only covers the top of the car, like from the bottom of the windows up? It'd be great if I wouldn't have to scrape the damn windows every morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 That really would be a great thing to have... HMMMM......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Well you could always get out some towels to cover the windows. Duno how that would work on the sides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Just get a cheap car cover....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout524 Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 I don't want a full car cover, just becuase it's a lot of extra material to screw around with...i just need the top part. I guess towels would work, just hope a breeze doesn't come by. I was thinking of maybe a tarp, but that might be a little rough on the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Well if you picked up a couple of those huge beach towels, you could put a tarp over it if you wanted I guess. But a tarp would deff scratch the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 for the towels...just open your windows..then put the towels laying over the windows..then roll the windows up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3pt1lumina Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 I put RainX on my windows. I barely even have to scrape at all. Start the car 5 mins before I leave with my defroster on, and frost is all gone. If it's thick, I bought this stuff from Prestone called "heet" or something to that effect. It works good. spray it on, turn the wipers on and drive away. neat stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34_nut Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Yeah, I need some-thing to keep my rear window from fogging up in the winter... I got no rear defroster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout524 Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Never thought of the RainX. I might try that, although I hear its a pain in the ass to apply. I also wish that the rear defroster would stay on in the 2nd gens when the cal was turned off and then restarted. I'm also wondering what'll happen if i park under the trees and closer to the house. This morning there wasn't a spot of dew on my car, but my friend's car was soaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Rain X is really easy to apply...although I dont think it makes much a difference as far as repelling fog/frost, or making it that much easier to remove. :? Clean the outside of all the windows. Pour Rain X on a rag or the window. Wipe it on, and let it dry to a haze. Wipe it off and wash the car...since the residue usually doesn't come totally off just from wiping... BTW the rear defroster doesn't come back on automatically in any of my cars if I had it on before I shut the car off. It's not just isolated to the second gens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckethead Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 you could just buy a normal car cover, put it on your car and then work your way around with a pair of scissors cutting off just below the window line so that the top is all you have left.... also, to keep it from blowing away, you could go get some elastic straps and attach them at the sides of the cover with a hook on the end that you could hook under the rocker panels to keep it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 On the bottle of Rain-X it says to apply above 4*C (about 40*F) ? I dunno how you'd apply it on in the winter unless you got a garage. Towels in the Front and rear are the biggest PITA anyways.. side windows are easy to scrape so I'd be fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 i havent had much luck with rain-x. it doesnt seem to help much and it makes the wipers squeaky. i use the castrol stuff sometimes and it's easier to apply than rain-x, does pretty much the same thing. just get a cheap cover and cut the bottom part out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospeeder Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 u can get that window washer fluid from walmart, RainX brand De icer windshield wiper fluid, its an orangeish color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 DON'T USE THAT ORANGE FLUID!! It makes a film on your windshield that makes it impossible for your wipers to be efficient. They skip and jump like hell and just smear the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospeeder Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 oh ok, thanks for the warning then, i wont use it ever then, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Yeah, the regular Rain-X wiper fluid is terrable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout524 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I use the stuff that the oil and lube place put in my washer fluid...somehow, it froze in the nozzle and the washer fluid only came out on one wiperarm (luckily the driver side worked). :| idk what I'm going to do...probably try a bunch of things. I've got towels and stuff to try. Plus my dad got these powerful magnets from work, so maybe I can use those to hold the towel on the car. Oh, and did I mension that I went through 3 ice scrapers last winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Or you could build a garage j/k How did you go through 3 ice scrapers? The only reason Im on my second one is because my mom stole the one that I had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I have had the same scraper for years...one of those fancy ones with the brush and everything. Burnout must really go to town on those windows I guess. Anyway, I was thinking that Saran wrap would work better than a towel, since the towel would absorb moisture and whatnot. Might be worth a shot...I'd try it but we're going to be in the mid 60s tommarow...so no frost here. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 People are gonna laugh when we have towels and saran rap frozen to our cars.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 saran rap doesnt freeze does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 When it's -20C everything freezes!! LOL Do you plan on taking the saran rap off or leaving it on?? It's so thin you'd probably just make a mess after you try and scrape it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Well since the point of putting the saran wrap there is to eliminate ice scraping, I doubt he'd scrape the saran wrap. Just peel it off and you have an instantly defrosted window. We could sell something like this on TV and get rich. Make it in pre cut squares; self adheasive.... I can smell the money now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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