Windshield Washer Fluid Heater...
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My BMW from 20 years ago had heated nozzles. It didn't have an amazing amount of wattage but it worked.
Originally Posted By: LAGA
I have the heated washer system in my 07 Silverado. Not only does it do a great job with ice and frost, it works great in the summer to remove baked on bugs. Before the recall, they would just install an inline fuse to protect against the fire hazard. It wasn`t much of a hazard anyway, IIRC there were about 10 fires out of a couple of million devices installed, something to do with a short in a circuit board.
The supplier that made those heaters went chapter 11 after all of the recalls. I think the company was magna-heat or something like that.
I have the heated washer system in my 07 Silverado. Not only does it do a great job with ice and frost, it works great in the summer to remove baked on bugs. Before the recall, they would just install an inline fuse to protect against the fire hazard. It wasn`t much of a hazard anyway, IIRC there were about 10 fires out of a couple of million devices installed, something to do with a short in a circuit board.
The supplier that made those heaters went chapter 11 after all of the recalls. I think the company was magna-heat or something like that.
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
I saw a friend do that once when I was in college. It was a -20 morning, and he heated up a big pan of water and tossed it on his windshield to remove the frost.
The windshield on his early 60's Falcon shattered instantly.
Awesome.
I saw a friend do that once when I was in college. It was a -20 morning, and he heated up a big pan of water and tossed it on his windshield to remove the frost.
The windshield on his early 60's Falcon shattered instantly.
Awesome.
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