Travelled for two hours this morning, all in sub zero temps and duly arrived at the M6 toll booth only to find the drivers window frozen solid So there I sat, cant get the window down, cant get the door open as I was too close, couldn't get far enough forward to reach through gap as bonnet too high to go under the barrier, you get the idea, it felt like half of Britain was behind me cursing

To cut a long story short, is there anything I can do to prevent the windows sticking, vaseline on the rubbers perhaps, does anyone know at which point it freezes in particular, my driveway is North facing and never gets any sun in winter, it will be March before it comes round and warms the cars.

Paul

i use a silicone on the rubbers of my doors to prevent icing up, maybe a silicone spray in the window sliders

I've had that but only if I've washed it the day before

take the un-used LR bike and other stuff out of the garage and park your car in it  At work
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winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

"Bottom" recommended this stuff back in Dec 2010, when someone else had the same problem. I got some and coated all rubber seals with it. Great stuff.

http://www.einszett.co.uk/Gummi-Pflege.php

That's the silicone stuff I use

i just have the the Air Con set to blast warm air, plus all rubbers treated with 303 Aerospace

I get worried when Taz suggested vaseline on his rubbers

I too have used silicon and it works fine  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Chicken george... what's with the www.basingstoke.minutemanpress.co.uk QR code  '08 Freelander 2 HSE in Stornoway Grey

Premium, Climate and Clear View packs.

"take the un-used LR bike and other stuff out of the garage and park your car in it"

Even if I took out the scooter, camping gear, fishing gear, golf gear, surfboards, tools, hose reel, buckets, decorating stuff etc., etc., the FL2 STILL wouldn't fit in my garage. Bikes, folding chairs and gardening stuff are in the shed! Cars must live outside.

What I really need is a big barn and somewhere to put it!

We do have one guy in our regular golf group who keeps his 3-series in the garage. I don't think dirt would dare to attach itself to that car  Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne

odd isnt it I searched for a nice xmas QR code and the best one was from Basinstoke my samsung phone cant read it from my avatur so either you have a better phone or a better screen?


I have 6 barns and a garage and the car still lives outside all be it with its nose in the garage door when its frosty, the RRS fits in the garage but then you either climb out of the back or sleep in the car, its a converted out building not a purpose build so was ok for morris 1100's and the like At work
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taztastic wrote:

Travelled for two hours this morning, all in sub zero temps and duly arrived at the M6 toll booth only to find the drivers window frozen solid So there I sat, cant get the window down, cant get the door open as I was too close, couldn't get far enough forward to reach through gap as bonnet too high to go under the barrier, you get the idea, it felt like half of Britain was behind me cursing
Paul

There's a special dry powder lubricant that they use for awning rails on caravans to make the awning slip. I use that as it doesn't contaminate the glass or the beading but it adheres to the rubber and stops the water freezing to the beading and the glass. Ralph
Zurmatt Silver, Diesel, Automatic, side steps, mud flaps, mats, boot liner, TomTom Start 60 installed, rubbing strips, removable Brink tow bar, after market tinted glass, front styling bar, Rear spoiler, Motorlicious tail pipe trim. Wood Company centre armrest

Odd that it hadn't melted from the heat of inside the car by then. Do you have the temperature/fan set low?

If you got away without paying though it was worth it... Robbing sods on the M6 Toll! Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

Sadly still had to pay, although reimbursed so no loss, a young lady in a flo jacket rescued me
The car heater was set to 23c and had been on that for two hours so I was amazed it was still frozen, will have to look into it, I would be devastated if my double sausage n egg Mcmuffin couldn't be delivered