Frost on the inside of my windscreen - is this normal?

Nozrul Islam

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Hi all,
As the title I've had quite a bit of frost formed on the inside of my windscreen... All windows were fully closed. Same thing happened last winter as well.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
 
Hi,

Should help a bit if you ensure all your heater vents are closed when not in the car.
Have you got any damp in the car?

Mike
 
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Check door rubber seals and boot seals for splits,any windscreen replacements? Bonding of the screen could be incorrect? Notice any damp? Any water in the scuttle panel area?
 
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Water drain holes under the battery probably blocked and will have a few pools of water sitting under there. Remove the bung and unblock the other two holes. I did it last month due to similar issues and has drastically improved the problem already. Took about 20mins in total hardest part was removing the battery.
 
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If you have frost forming on the inside of your windscreen or windows then the basic route cause will be condensation that has formed on the screen.
For condensation to form on the inside of the screen there must be moist air inside the car , wether it is due to a leeking door seal or similar wet carpets , they will all cause the damp air and you'll get condensation forming and then frost when temp get to freezing point.

Water retention in the battery bulkhead area will also cause it due to the moisture from that area and the warm air on the inside of the glass.
like other say nozrul, check that battery bay etc for blocked drain bungs etc, if nothing obvious there then look inside for damp patches, also check the spare wheel recess as water can leek in to there and cause moisture to build up in the car even thought its in the boot.

Find the source of the moisture and stop it , then you'll be good to go, you will allways get a small amount at some point due to differences in air temp inside and out as that's is how moisture forms , which is why single glazed windows get so much condensation on them, it's that cold - warm surface interaction , same in cars aswell.
good luck chap.
 
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Guys, thank you all for your input will check in the weekend and report back.