Ice and snow windshield cover recommendations?

I've never used one of these things but I've seen them.

Something about closing the cover inside the front doors sort of bothers me. Wouldn't doing that adversely affect the weather-stripping or something?

 

I hear that! The garage is off limits as it's our dog's domain (in fact, I think he went out and recorded a quitclaim deed to it or something).

One of those covers would sure come in handy for the freakin' 3 inches of rime ice that seems to become welded to the windshields around here in the winter.

 

8) http://www.brucemedical.com/ah34575.html

http://www.cartrackers.com/Buyers_Guide/nc...51110101.1.html

http://www.autobarn.net/sha1002006.html

http://www.amerimark.com/cgi-bin/am1live/c...html?prod=25684

You can also check in the auto department at Wal Mart .

Ben

 

Maybe something more like this [Broken External Image]:http://www.wdrake.com/images/us/local/products/detail/p88136b.jpg then.




At 98x167 it would cover nearly the entire car, wouldn't it?

 

Here in New England, they are very handy, I got mine at Wal-mart last year for cheap, i have a pair for my car. Never scrap your windows ( front , back)again. The ends fold over the edge towards your doors. just close the car doors and it hold just fine. open your door pull it off , give it a quick shake and your done.

That full car cover, a few post back looks like it would be really hard to deal with.

 

In the earlier post, ..Nov. 12, 2004 at 10:56pm... is that partial car cover the L.L. Bean one? If not, who manufactures it? I am thinking about using it while camping inside my Prius.
Thanks!
Rena
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Only thing I know is it's available from Walter Drake:

CLICK HERE

 

I am also looking for a snow windshield cover similar to the one that bruceha_2000 and disneydad mentioned above since I too live in New England (it works excellent to 40 degrees below zero and the snow slides right off of it). I used a snow cover made by Axius called Sno-Off for years on my Camry and loved it, but the jumbo size only comes to 36" and it is too short for the Prius. It seems that there are many Prius owners from the North East who would desire a similar cover. If anyone comes across one that actually fits the Prius, please let me know. Thanks.

 

I don't park outside anymore but when I did I found that the best snow/ice cover is plain old bubble wrap. It comes in various widths and thickness and can be easily cut to length. Just tuck one end into the door and close it. On the other side you can pull it tight and then close that door to hold it firmly in place. When you remove it the ice or snow falls off and you can roll it up for later use.

 

The biggest problem is your wipers. Do what we do at the dealership. Just raise the wipers off the windshield. You'll still have to scrape the windshield but the wipers won't be wielded to the glass.
FishHawk

 

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You'd be surprised how many folks around here you see driving around with busted wipers because they tried to turn them on after they had been parked and frozen overnight.

Many years ago when I actually did park outside - no garage back then - I used an old tarp for awhile. Trouble was, the old tarp was apparently oily, left a smear on the windshield far worse than any snow/ice.

I just got used to clearing snow/ice off the old fashioned way. And also lifting up the wiper blades to make sure they were not frozen to the windshield.

I also noticed that frozen wiper blades happened a lot more on cars/trucks that "park" the blades below the windshield. Older vehicles that - very sensibly - "park" the wipers right at the windshield defroster outlet never seemed to have that problem. Terrible for aerodynamics though.

The worst vehicle for winter wiper action was a 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo I had during college. It was already 8 years old. When the wipers "parked" they actually tucked down so you couldn't even see them. Even with winter wiper blades, they easily froze and did a crappy job keeping snow/ice off the windshield.

The best vehicle for driving in heavy snow was/is my 1984 Ford F-150. The wipers "park" right above the windshield defroster outlets. Winter wiper blades are a nice option, but not necessary in that truck even when snowplowing at my hobby farm.

 

I know about lifting the windshield wipers up, but you still have to scrape the windshield. I'm looking for a cover (like Sno-Off) where it takes care of it for you. I've Googled, but can't find one to fit the size of the front window of the Prius. A product like this would be ideal for people with disabilities and people in a hurry. I hope someone is listening out there to invent such a product because many of us Prius owners who live in areas of snow and ice could use it!

 

Periodic application of RainX will make ice, snow, water etc come off much easier and keep windows clean longer.