Date:         Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:57:32 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Friday question- will this break your window??
Comments: To: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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At 08:36 PM 12/11/2009, Rob wrote:
>At  12/11/2009 02:08 PM,Matthew wrote:
>
>>it was around zero degrees f here this week. A coworker claims that
>>if i use my rear defrost it will break the rear window? Before i
>>call Tom and Ray, will someone chime in??  it seems a bit improbable.
>>
>>thanks
>>Skeptic Matt
>
>That's what the rear defroster is made for, never had a problem with
>it in sub zero temps on several different cars.

Honda recalled a bunch of rear windows back around '86 or so because
of this -- as they said, the defoggers were too strong.  Never heard
of any other vehicle suffering from it.  I'm too lazy to go look, but
I rather think that the manual for the van points out that they're
for defogging, not defrosting.  Or maybe it was for a Corolla -- this
memory stuff is starting to get tricky.

Yours,
David