Heated Front Windscreens

[Muffin`]

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

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

Yeah mine does too, mines a MY05 - what's yours?

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I had a heated front windscreen on my 1987 Ford Sierra

 

[SoundsGood]

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

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

 

[Confused]

Will be getting one for my 1967 Ford Anglia when it's ready to go on the road


OK, not OEM Ford, but another company have had them produced

 

[daveydave]

You certainly miss it when it's not there!

Yep....one of the main things I miss about the ST220

 

[DAnDan]

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

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!

 

[Iamzod]

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!

 

[coopersim]

Some BMW Minis have this feature

 

[Howard]

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



Yeah mine does too, mines a MY05 - what's yours?

Mines an 04. The screens definitely work, I just have to press the buttons myself

 

[RJC]

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`]

Mines an 04. The screens definitely work, I just have to press the buttons myself

Press a button? How working class

 

[Howard]

Press a button? How working class

 

[J1nxy]

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.

It became an option at launch on the MY12 cars but has gone back to standard fit on the PL and Portfolio cars.

 

[Joe T]

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).

 

[megakid]

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...

 

[Muffin`]

 

[Liampope]

how recently did the patent expire? I have it on my 55 plate VW Passat so surely it couldn't have expired that recently?

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.

 

[decoy]

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.

Land Rovers had it before they were owned by Ford.

 

[Liampope]

Land Rovers had it before they were owned by Ford.

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'.

 

[Bear]

I love this feature on my Jaaaaag, truly awsome technology and very handy and always used in colder months of the year.

Same and it automatically turns on if it is under 3degsC