Does anyone else have the issue where the front defogger does not get rid of the fog or condensation on the front windshield?? As much as I have the settings on 3 and full red, it still doesn't get rid of it and I have to use my wipers to clean it off.

 

Turn on the A/C. It doesn't seem to come on automatically when switched to defog windshield. Should get rid of it in seconds.

 

Ok thanks, I have a feeling that I tried it, but I'll give it another shot.
Would it also be affected if my heater doesn't heat up so well??

 

Is this your first honda?

 

No, I owned an Integra before this Fit

 

Honda's take forever to warm up in comparison to other vehicles. In the dead of winter I can warm my car up 20 min and it'll still blow cold. Our engines like it cold. Warming the car up with the fan on 1 helps to circulate the heat without stealing it all while not allowing the engine heat up.

 

ehh Acura more motor

 

I'm in the northeast so it gets bad around here. The fit was my first step out of civics, and I would routinely swap thermostats for the seasons.

 

And with that note should I leave it on 1 to help out with my windows then ??

 

Yeah my teggy did take a very long time to warm up. But I didn't have a problem with the windshield defogger

 

Nah just for warming up. Seems to help alot then just go full with it. Keep it off just feet with the windows closed. THats when it seems to fog it up the worst. After a bit and everything is good and up to temp I usually toggle the ac off and such. The integra had better insulation, being a higher quality car. This helps with the equilibrium needed to produce the fog in the first place, and the A/C's cycled on better IMHO with respect to the defrost without using actual A/C button.

 

Ok to round things up; start the car with the AC on and full heat with the setting on 1. Then turn the AC off after a short while into my drive.

 

no while you are driving the car pop the ac on. That uses the cars A/C condensor to condense the water there instead of your window. Warm the car up with the fan on 1 to help circulate the car, but not too much or the car will stay cold. Don't rock the car 100 miles in the rain with the A/C on. Acura was honda's luxury line so the integra you drove knew that when you wanted to heat the windows up, it was probably b/c of the fog and threw in some a/c for you.

 

Full heat works well to get the coolant circulating in the non-engine area

 

If the wipers are removing the fogging, the water is condensing on the outside (not the inside), so the AC won't help any (and will slow down the heating up of the windshield). If the condensation is on the inside, the AC can help a lot and the wipers of course do nothing to remove the fogging.

The Fit has a big windshield and a fairly small, efficient engine; it stands to reason that the defroster wouldn't be nearly as effective as on some other vehicles. So long as the windshield wipers enable you to see decently, I guess I'm having trouble understanding what the big problem is.

 

Yea I was thinking about that and frost on the outside of the window that simply must be scraped. If the wipers are shot you won't get a clean wipe either it will leave the blurred droplets.

 

definitely check your coolant levels. Sorry I'm home sick and not really firing on all cylinders myself.

 

+1 to DrewE, if your wipers are removing the "fog" then your defroster isn't going to do anything for you, that's just for condensation on the INSIDE of the windshield.

 

^^ 2x on this!

There's no need to turn the A/C on with the mode door on one of the two the defrost settings, it (the A/C) will cycle on and off automatically while the mode door is in defrost and ANY fan speed excluding off is selected.

Make sure your have air's blend door set to fresh coming in and not recirculate so the windshield can clear quicker if the inside of the it is fogging up. I've noticed that with the fan speed set to 3, the windshield clears up pretty quickly and says clear during these last few humid nights in south Texas.

If that doesn't help, try cleaning the inside and outside of your windshield.

 

Yeah my bad I didn't make myself any clearer.