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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: bill99 on December 04, 2016, 11:27:00 PM

Title: heated front windscreen question
Post by: bill99 on December 04, 2016, 11:27:00 PM

Just wondering does anyone know if a heated front windscreen conversion is available from a specialist for the XJ jeep.


bill

Title: Re: heated front windscreen question
Post by: Dave69 on December 06, 2016, 05:54:21 PM

i dont think so unless jeep pay a royalty to ford

Title: Re: heated front windscreen question
Post by: gazjeep on December 06, 2016, 07:25:03 PM

Surely that patent must have expired by now, wasn't it late 80's early 90's they were first used ?

Title: Re: heated front windscreen question
Post by: UKJeeper on December 07, 2016, 01:47:14 PM

Patent expired around 2005, apparently.

Title: Re: heated front windscreen question
Post by: scrw on December 07, 2016, 03:03:40 PM

Have one on the ranger, fantastic thing

Title: Re: heated front windscreen question
Post by: gazjeep on December 07, 2016, 04:43:51 PM

One thing that all cars should have I reckon, never owned a car with it on but have seen it on others, cant understand why its not more widely used

Title: Re: heated front windscreen question
Post by: bgbazz on December 07, 2016, 05:02:38 PM

I've never seen one of those...closest thing has been a windscreen with two heating wires that sit under each wiper blade to quickly unstick them on a very frosty morning...worked in conjunction with the rear demister.

Probably should have added....scrape off 12" of snow, pour 2 litres of cold water (beer bottle full) across the top of the screen, start motor, activate heater system...wipers on low speed...clear windscreen within a minute! Same with the rear end.

Washer fluid in the bottle....minus 60 degrees or better. Vehicles over here have a 5 litre, or more, capacity.