Seein in the rain!

General discussion forum about the 240sx, and a great place to introduce yourself to the board!
92FstBKDriver
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Any other s13ers have problems seein in the rain? its always like an action movie when im drivin.. i dunno if its my windsheild, my lights(me n my friend thought they pointed kinda high)... or what it is... usually im just guessin.. doesnt sound safe.. but im fine..

guys know wut i mean?

or is it just me... once again..


electricproblem
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i got the same problem except my window fogs up real bad anybody use any products to clear it up??

azncorruptedo17
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Car: 1991 Nissan 240sx SE

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i sometimes ahve a problem with fogging up windows =\ but that doesn't stop me from drifting in the rain ^_^;;

92FstBKDriver
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i would drift if i could see.. lol.. but its not fog its just.. low low visiblility

Silvia007
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Car: 93 Nissan 240SX SE Fastback

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Fogging windows? Use invisible glass window cleaner, use crumpled news paper to wipe off the cleaner. Do that on the outside and inside. Rain X prevents fogging also.

Zydeco
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I use car wax on my outside of my windshead and I just us my defroster on the inside works like a charm every time.

574-240sx
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I have a hard time too. I was in my friends 240 coupe with a silvia front end conversion and its even worse than the popups, but looks better than the pop ups.

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bcar240
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Car: 1993 240SX HB

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I got the same problems. I believe it is a combination of things. One thing I noticed is that the people I bought my car from attempted to get it looking nice and took it to an auto car wash or something and got wax all over the windshield. I have noticed that when this happens it tends to give a smear effect when using in the rain (aka the swipers look like they are smearing the water over the windshield instead of pushing it off.) Also, I live in a dusty area with lots of trees. The tree sap and dust get on the windshield and when I use the wipers tend to make large translucent patches on the glass, hard to see through. One thing that I think is related to these problems is that oncoming cars seem to "light up" the glass and give so much glare I can't see out. It is like everyone has their brights on sometimes. I guess this is what happens when I am in a low car and there are so many SUVs and trucks out there. Bad wiper blades would also contribute to the problem.

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Tsukai240
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man you just need ned blades and when you get fog just turn on the ac to full blast.i just some rain-x blades (20in)and they work great and they were only 9 bucks each.

navysnail
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Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:33 pm
Car: 1990 Nissan 240SX fastback

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yeah, when you have it on cold and turn on the defroster, it kicks the ac automaticaly. also, rain-x makes stuff called anti fog, it works wonders on my airsoft goggles

rek916
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Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2004 4:49 pm

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Yeah, I have the same problem w/ my s13- It almost feels as if every other car is flashing their brights. My visibility gets foggy/murky- Even when I freeze myself to death with that ac/defrost combo it still does little to aid the problem.

What is there to do for guys like us!

I wonder if upgrading my bulbs would help the problem any..

gumby
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Car: '89 240sx sohc

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yeah rain x works wonders you just have to remember to reapply it

drifter_for_life06
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ive had a problem in almsot every car ive driven around here

'91 cougar is really bad, anything heavier than a light downpoor, makes it 99% impossible to see

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golgo13b
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Car: '92 240SX / '91 300ZX

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I just put some of the rain-x aniti fog in mine and it works fine, but i read the ingredients, it is mostly alcohol. So... when it wears off i'll go to the shop, i'll get some alcohol out of the back and try it on whoever left their car door unlocked.


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