MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: suave on November 06, 2011, 05:29:14 pm
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Anyone have any issues with serious condensation on the inside of your windscreen? This past few days I have had little drips appear on my steamed up window.
It has been cool and clear here in Belfast - is that the cause??
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Silica gel bags help. Best to try and sort it early as it'll freeze on the inside when it gets cold enough, and that's really annoying
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That's a good idea to use those bags, where do you put them
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You can put them anywhere really, I put some on the back seats and in the doors
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Sounds pretty severe ... check all your carpets that they're not damp. Better yet take the carpets up and check the foam stuff underneath.
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mines just started doing that on the front screen really badly, cant workout why.
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Same here front windscreen, recently bought vehicle so put it down to valet ,not so sure now .
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Mine also does the same. After it's been parked for the day , it will have mist on the inside of the windscreen. Is this a known problem with the mk5 ? Could it be an aircon issue perhaps?
I have silica gel bags on order...
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You could try swapping the pollen filter - under the glove box
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Keeping the screen clean will help prevent moisture build up on screen.
There are polish on products to deter it too such as anti fog rainX :happy2:
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What sort of hogwash is this!! :confused:
I never bought a VW to promote the sale of silica gel bags??
My mate has a £400 mashed up Renault clio that doesn't require silica gel so why the hell do we need them??? :mad:
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Guys I had this isue really badly last winter. In fact it was so bad that during the big freeze, the inside of the screen was also covered in ice...which was a real pain to clear. The answer was to change the pollen filter, which has already been mentioned in this thread. It's situated in the passenger footwell. I can't remember how much it cost but it was certainingly under £10 and was a 2 min job to do. My old one looked like it had never been changed and was full of small twigs etc. The new one has made all of the difference and I've never had the problem again. Just to be on the safe side I am going to change it again this month, so I'm ready for any cold spell. For under £10 this is an easy fix. Another thing that you may want to consider is to make sure you don't have any wet material in your car. I stupidly left my old smelly wet umbrella in the boot and it caused the whole car to steam up. Also check for any water ingress in the boot, in the spare wheel well as this has the same effect of steaming up the car.......
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pollen filter is the fix.
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x3 pollen filter. The Skodas at work used to do this all the time!
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gona do it soon as, hopefully the answer as i know it hasnt been changed. Thanks every one
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Do we have any pics of where the pollen filter is and how to replace it . might be usefull if alot of people are getting the same probs. agreed that silica bags shouldn't be needed . with the cold and wet weather on the way might be a good idea to fit rubber mats too as the carpet ones hold the damp
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Not mine, but shows you what you want to know... :happy2:
Changing the pollen filter on the MK5 VW Jetta/Golf (http://chrishowells.co.uk/?p=606)
You should be able to remove the foam without undoing the 3 torx screws, so no tools needed really!
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looks very simple wish i had done this before.
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Thats a great link ,Thanks :happy2:
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Changed mine this week, the old one was minging :sick:
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For anyone thinking of changing the pollen filter, just remember that you can upgrade to a charcoal pollen filter, which is supposed to be better at filtering out the smell of fuel from outside etc.
Not sure if you should advise your insurance company of this particular upgrade :evilgrin:
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For anyone thinking of changing the pollen filter, just remember that you can upgrade to a charcoal pollen filter, which is supposed to be better at filtering out the smell of fuel from outside etc.
Not sure if you should advise your insurance company of this particular upgrade :evilgrin:
Is the one I bought, 23€ but probably cheaper back home
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got mine today fitting tomorrow, didnt know about two options charcoal etc