Re: Rear Window Defroster. (was: [DML] random comment)

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

A heated rear window was designed into the car prior to the addition of the
rear louver. The louver created a large closed area surrounding the rear
window that allows sufficient heating of the rear window from engine heating
to drastically reduce the possibility of icing.

In over 260k miles of driving my D I don't believe I used the rear defogger
more than a handful of times. Even during winter in the northern states.

As Rober said: "If the engine is warm, and you have to drive through flood
water, the engine compartment will instantly steam up. So then the Rear
Defroster will definitely come in handy!"

Those are probably the conditions I experienced the handful of times I
needed the rear defogger.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: Rear Window Defroster. (was: [DML] random comment)


> I believe that it was said before that the Rear Defroster was
> installed mainly due to DOT regulations. So hopefully someone can
> clear that one up. But, I can tell you that I have had to use it. If
> the engine is warm, and you have to drive thru flood water, the
> engine compartment will instantly steam up. So then the Rear
> Defroster will definately come in handy! After this, it always clears
> up the rear glass before the quarterpanel glass on the sides.
>
> The Defroster works the same on front engine cars as it does on rear
> engine ones. It's WHEN they get used that makes the difference. Front
> engine cars always have a rubber seal that prevents the steam from
> escaping, and the rear glass has no heat source to quickly fog or
> clear it.
>
> Except for possibly the louvers that may be holding the steam in,
> I've always wondered if MR-2, & Fiero owners have had the same thing
> happen to their cars...
>
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"
>
>
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Adam Price" <acprice1@xxxx> wrote:
> > So I have had my delorean for about 7 months now, all through a
> cold rainy
> > winter in Oregon with all sorts of frost building up on car windows
> and
> > such.. After the car warms up a bit, the rear window is instantly
> > defrosted/defogged by the engine heat. So why do we even need a
> rear defrost
> > anyway!?! I've never even tried to turn mine on, its unecesary.
> >
> > Adam