Frozen windows

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mustangdave

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It has been in the 20's here lately with plenty of frost and I noticed when leaving work that the windows are frozen in the up positioon. This means when I open the door the window cannot drop down and I am forcing the door open while binding the window. What is going to happen when we having freezing rain and its even worse? Any experience/ideas on this?

 

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Dec 6, 2008

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Nobody lives north of NC???

 

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Auto parts stores sell de-icing sprays that will melt the ice. Or you can make your own de-icing spray with a 50/50 mix of either water and vinegar, or water and rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle.

 

bigcat

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i have had my car for nearly 4 years now. i have experienced much worse weather than you describe, and have not had any issues with operation of the windows after many occasions of them not dropping when you open the door. you'll be fine, IMO.

thursday night, it got to at least -18* that i saw, may have been worse. windchills were in the -25* to -35* range with freezing fog. it was so cold you could scrape your windows, and by the time you got in the car, it would be frosted over again. makes for a long warm up when the car has to come to full temp and you are able to clear the windows with the defroster. i have also had at least a 1/4" of ice on the side windows with no problems afterward.

 

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bigcat said:

i have had my car for nearly 4 years now. i have experienced much worse weather than you describe, and have not had any issues with operation of the windows after many occasions of them not dropping when you open the door. you'll be fine, IMO.

thursday night, it got to at least -18* that i saw, may have been worse. windchills were in the -25* to -35* range with freezing fog. it was so cold you could scrape your windows, and by the time you got in the car, it would be frosted over again. makes for a long warm up when the car has to come to full temp and you are able to clear the windows with the defroster. i have also had at least a 1/4" of ice on the side windows with no problems afterward.

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I don't know what to say but "Damn". Being from California, what you're describing is theory only, LOL.

I don't even want to think about cold like that.

 

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Dec 8, 2008

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Thx for the reassurance BigCat and I'm sorry ur freezing you you know what off.

 

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ski

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I wonder what will happen after 6-8 years. I always go by the adage that an ounce of prevention......

 

bigcat

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the mustang is not the first car to have the auto windows. higher end cars have had them for years. i think we will be alright in the long run. however, how will one determine that the ice contributed to a window motor failure? when things get old, they wear out. unless someone comes up with a poll to measure the differences of climate and the rate of failures, we will never know.

 

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Agree, but on the other hand it doesn't cost much to mix some vinegar and water in a spray bottle. You just have to tolerate smelling like a douche while driving down the road.