It is such a shame to have to keep my stang outside and drive it through the winter, but if I don't I won't get to work . . .

I've noticed that when there is ice on the window, when I open the door, the window sticks when it tries to index down; sometimes it comes free with a big cracking noise . . . either way doesn't seem like a good thing.

I tried scraping the ice away from where the squeegee strip hits the window and that does free the window before opening it, but some of the ice falls down inside which doesn't seem to great either. (not a big amount, just tiny little pieces and crystals)

Is this worth worrying about?

Any suggestions?

thanks in advance!

 

i have dealt with 5 winters with my 05 and havent had a problem

 

I noticed this during the big blizzard last week! I would hope ford had put some thought in to it when they built it this way. I wasn't going to worry about it

 

I wonder if you compressed the weatherstripping by gently pushing on the door and window a few times to break any ice that may be frozen against the window and weatherstrip - before opening the door.

I leave my truck out and although it doesn't have the auto window feature, I always have to open gently or the weatherstrip can be damaged.

 

[QUOTE=cdynaco;5993383 . . . if you compressed the weatherstripping by gently pushing on the door and window a few times to break any ice that may be frozen against the window and weatherstrip . . . [/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's more or less what I did after I first noticed the issue -- stuck a thin ice scaper down in there to separate the weather strip from the window . . . it is a little tricky because the trim piece shields the weather strip . . . some of the ice fell down into the crack when I separated it with the scraper . . . I guess that is no big deal, I think the door has drains on the bottom, as long as the ice pieces aren't very big they should do no harm before they melt . . . I hope

I was thinking about using some of that spray-on ice melter but I'm not too thrilled about getting that stuff inside the door either.

 

remote car start lol

 

My suggestion: Come to Miami! We celebrated new year's in shorts, with barbecue outside, and it's looking like a beach weekend coming up!!

 

And the 100% humidity you have most of the year?? I will take my 120 degree summers over that humidity. Oh wait, I live in Arizona because???

 

Personally, I enjoy new england winters!

 

yeah, me too . . . I just got my snow tires on last week, looking forward to some drifting this weekend!

 

You might be decribing what I went thru with my 07 when it was outside during the winter months. I used Prestone De-Icer spray along the window strip line and it would melt the ice instantly and it doesnt hurt paint, vinyl, or weatherstripping. Then every spring and fall I would lubricate the weatherstrip with silicone to prevent it from drying out. I still use it on my daily drivers. One in the car and one in the garage when I feel lazy and dont want to scrape windows. You can find it at Autozone.Hope this helps.


http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...ntifier=219892

 

I know what you are talking about, I think I have some . . . good to know it doesn't hurt the parts, I think I'll try it next time it gets icy. Thanks

 

hmm... what about glass wax? wonder if that would help. cause the snow sure brushes off easy (though ice is ice).

 

...because I am having the same problem at the moment. What about simply closing the door with the window pulled down a quarter of an inch while covering the car? This keeps the window from indexing and after driving a few minutes you can easily pull it up. Just make sure you wear a cap or something so your ears don't come off;-)
BTW Switzerland is f* cold at the moment...

 

I've tried it out last night and it does the trick! No problem whatsoever and - what is more - no foggy windscreen or humidity inside in the morning...

 

Bert buy a car cover!

 

Right! And a simple half cover will do! But don't forget to lower the window because the cover alone does not keep the window seals from sticking to the window...

 

I thought about a car cover, but I think in reality it would be a really bad thing here in New England in the winter -- I can picture the ice getting all stuck to the cover, the cover getting frozen to the car, and the huge project it would create in the morning when it's time to dig out the car and go to work.

The good new is, thanks to global warming or el-nino or whoever, we have had a really mild winter here this year and the windows have only frozen up a few times . . . I keep the spray de-icer and a scraper in the trunk and make pretty quick work of it. So I'm glad I am doing my part to help with global warming by driving a V8 Mustang instead of a Prius!

 

Any halfway decent car cover will not stick. Plus, snow never touches your car, comes off in 30 seconds and some covers are rated for hail and light body blows. Ill never go through another NE winter without one (or better yet a garage, but thats another year or two away for me).

 

Carry a large glass of warm water with you in the morning, then poor it over the window/seal area your concerned with. It will quickly melt the ice build up. Hot water is not required; just warm. As a wee little lad, I remember my dad doing this back when we lived in New York. He moved the family down to Florida in the 60's (Thanks pop, I love you for that!).

Gotta ask though; why are you opening the windows in the morning if it's that cold???