condensation in the cockpit

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:08 pm

doctor doctor,

yesterday my cockpit started to mist up rather quickly whilst i was driving, is this something to worry about? what are the possible causes? and are there any miracle cures? or will i need to do some work??

here are some top notch images of my concerns!!
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/224115/24-10-05_1010.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/224115/24-10-05_1011.jpg[/img]

many thanks

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:09 pm

Pick up some of the antimist stuff you can get for your windscreen, should work. Sell it at Hellfrauds and places like that.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:13 pm

Both of My F's do this... and Tasha's does too - so I would say "you are not alone"

**Joined:** Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:40 pm **Posts:** 187

i get thison my car and thinking about it it is possible that you are getting moisture inside the car. i have just taken apart the inside of my car this evening inorder to remove the soaking wet carpet!, see my post in chit chat!

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:31 pm

i can live with it if im not alone

- has happened before just never so quick!!!!

how does the antimist stuff work as the mist is on the inside??

yeah Will ive seen your post!! i dont envy you! hope that gets sorted !!!

cheers doctors

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:08 pm

[quote="Dai"]i can live with it if im not alone

- has happened before just never so quick!!!!

how does the antimist stuff work as the mist is on the inside??

yeah Will ive seen your post!! i dont envy you! hope that gets sorted !!!

cheers doctors[/quote]

Afraid youd have to take it apart (theres a guide tho, pretty easy) and just wipe some on the inside, should sort it in theory.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:12 pm

now why did you have to go and say that!!! thought it would involve some work!!! oh well....

thanks!

**Joined:** Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:15 pm **Posts:** 56

I found that the A/C turned on will remove the mist/condensation inside the car very efficiently.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:47 pm

lol yup thats ok .... IF you have aircon... unfortunately both of mine do not

**Joined:** Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:15 pm **Posts:** 56

[quote="GOGOBROOM"]lol yup thats ok .... IF you have aircon... unfortunately both of mine do not

[/quote]Ah, true... I got conned on the first 323F I bought. The dealer said it had A/C, though later it showed it only had the A/C button! Luckilly I could return the car and buy another 323F from another place the same day - this time with A/C and a bigger (1.

engine for the same price as the first!

**Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:55 pm

Sounds like a good deal!!!!

**Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:44 am

Y'know, I reckon this could be unique to those with air-con, cos it's never happened to me

:D:D

**Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 am **Posts:** 2226

it did it 2 me for the first time the other day, i aint got aircon either.

i have chucking it down with rain (very very heavy) and i was on the motorway slowed to about 40mph. i looked down to spot the speed i was doing and notice exactly the same thing you got.

its never done that before and never done it since, i assumed it was coz i had the heaters on and there was so much moisture in the air.

Arty

**Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:55 am

Mine does it.

Mark

**Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:53 pm

My ex's Jetta had a problem with steaming up - turned out the heater 'radiator' under the dash was leaking. Only in this case, the entire windscreen misted up entirely the instant she switched the heater on ... I fixed it by re-routing the radiator hose to the heater directly back into the engine. Luckily we don't need heaters here in SA that often !

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