Heated Front Windscreens

It is the most awesome thing, in the world, ever on a cold morning. I'm a busy man you see.

Howard said:
What, of their own accord, or when you press the windscreen demist button on the climate control?

If mine comes on when the temp is below 4c, the button certainly doesn't light up :p
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Yeah mine does too, mines a MY05 - what's yours?
 
Howard said:
What, of their own accord, or when you press the windscreen demist button on the climate control?

If mine comes on when the temp is below 4c, the button certainly doesn't light up :p
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My 01 plate didn't my 06 plate does. I wish it didn't to be honest, more often than not they get turned straight off again
 
SoundsGood said:
My 01 plate didn't my 06 plate does. I wish it didn't to be honest, more often than not they get turned straight off again
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My 57 plate ST doesn't have them on automatically; guess it varies car to car.

Amazingly useful feature though, so nice not to have to walk round and defrost the windscreen whenever it's frozen!
 
Mondeo driver here, love the heated windscreen, especially as i finish work at 9pm so my car is always frozen in the winter, it's nice to not have to bother with scrapers.

I've noticed that companies are making aftermarket screens with heating now, there are even heated screens available for the Ford Capri, not that mine will ever see the winter again!
 
I ordered the heated front windscreen on my MINI in 2003, was a god send when getting for work when on early or driving home when on late.
 
Muffin` said:
Press a button? How working class :p
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Blackhawk47 said:
Yeah, some of the bigger Audi's have it now (standard on A8 i think...?).

Strangely, both my dads older XJs had it (a 2006 and 2008 model) though his new XF does not. :o :confused:
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It became an option at launch on the MY12 cars but has gone back to standard fit on the PL and Portfolio cars.
 
Our Disco 4 has this and it's great! My wife says it comes on automatically when the temperature is low (as per some of the other posts on here).
 
I asked the same question recently because my 05 DB9 has this feature but then I realised that Ford owned AM back then so that would explain it...
 
cokecan72 said:
how recently did the patent expire? I have it on my 55 plate VW Passat so surely it couldn't have expired that recently?
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Even when the patent was in place, other manufacturers could use it if they wanted - they'd just have to pay. The other reason other manufacturers have it is being owned by or working with Ford - e.g. Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mazda.

I think it's great - mate had it in a 1986 Scorpio 4x4 - awesome car. The only noticable thing is the funny way it diffracts headlights, etc, but it's hardly a problem.
 
Liampope said:
Even when the patent was in place, other manufacturers could use it if they wanted - they'd just have to pay. The other reason other manufacturers have it is being owned by or working with Ford - e.g. Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mazda.

I think it's great - mate had it in a 1986 Scorpio 4x4 - awesome car. The only noticable thing is the funny way it diffracts headlights, etc, but it's hardly a problem.
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Land Rovers had it before they were owned by Ford.
 
decoy said:
Land Rovers had it before they were owned by Ford.
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Like I said - maybe they paid to license the technology? Patents aren't exclusively there to completely prevent competitors using patented tech - the patent holder can also say 'no problem, just pay us £x and you can use it'.
 
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