Duster Rear-Defroster/Defogger?
i know this post is old....
but couldnt you put a single dc heating element in that steel box controlled by a variable resistor to instantly heat the air going to the rear defroster...like a soldering iron of sorts except run by dc....or a coiled wire from a heat gun stuffed in a small pipe the size of a bic pen made from ceramic or metal
anyone got any ideas on what element to use.....how hot it needs to get to effectively heat the air...how many amps it needs to draw
or make the flexible hose that runs to the plastic duct out of metal and put the element in there
i would like to know how to make my front heater turn faster so my windshield actually gets enough force to be defrosted......more fins? faster motor?...more electricity to the motor?....and then run smaller hoses to the sides of my darts dash to defrost the side windows.....this really is an issue for me. i dont know how they drove these cars back then...you cant see out of them in cold weather
A small 12V cigarette lighter style heater could be added, I suppose. But they draw absurd amounts of power and could potentially burn the car to the ground (seen it happen before)
My '74 has the Rear Defroster (Vent & Blower Motor. factory option) and my '72 Demon has the Rear Defogger (in the glass. factory option). I've never even used the Defroster on my Duster, it's not like you can actually see anything through the rear window to begin with :D Add a bit of a Rake to the way the car sits, and a spoiler, the rear window instantly becomes a "for appearance only" type item :D
The Rear Defogger style Glass is still available, I called a glass place about it after I bought my Demon, thinking it'd be nice to swap my '74 Duster over to the Defogger instead of the original Defroster... Brace yourself...
$1,100 for the Rear Glass (tinted) with the Defogger built in :wack:
As far as the front defrosters go, if you speed the motor up or try to push more air, chances are it'll make it worse, since the increased speed will just make it blow cooler air. You could always add a Defogger strip to the bottom of the windshield (like on the 1996 and newer Caravans). I believe JC Whitney sells those kits to add the Defogger to the glass.
