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Old 02-08-2021, 12:27 PM
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Temps in my area are getting down to minus 15 in the morning and that is when I have problems with the windshield fogging and freezing on the inside after I take off. The defrost motor just won't keep up at that temp and the angle of the windscreen hitting that cold air makes it hard to thaw out.

I solved the problem by filling up a tube sock with Non clumping cat litter and laying it on the dash. It absorbs any vapor in your cab from breathing and keeps your windscreen fog free.
 
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Old 02-08-2021, 06:33 PM
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Minus 30 here today never had a problem. Is your blower motor full of leaves amd maybe not blowing full on? Or maybe a blend door is jammed and not directing air to windshield. Live in northern Canada where it is regularly very cold and I’ve never had a problem, the heater works quite well in the d2
 
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A/C will do it too
 
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Old 02-09-2021, 09:25 AM
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Blower works fine. Its more of a matter of water vapor in the cab when driving from snow getting tracked in and vapor in breathing. I park outside in blowing snow so I cant just crack the window when I get home. Its not fog. Its a layer of ice on the inside that forms up in the first 5 miles after I get rolling and the air hitting the screens freezes it. I am planning to go to the heated windscreen next year. The cat litter trick works great. I got the idea from this news story. Its funny.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/man-j...b03c8a02d3b52f
 
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Old 02-09-2021, 10:21 AM
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The heated windshield is pretty underwhelming, I wouldn't bother with that upgrade unless it's next to free
 
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