Originally Posted by MDS61
Dave, i have had several cars where the dials 'fog up!'

A friend then told me that he purchased a small 2.5 or 3 foot electric tube heater, the ones that prove low heat and are circa 2p/hr to run.

When left inside his car in the winter months (he placed the heater on a wood base across the front seats and shut the door, trailing the wire through the window to the soft top - where there is a natural gap) he never experienced fogging up AND the inside of the car was also dry/fresh and free from condensation!

I never got around to trying this but he says the whole inside 'feels better' if a little heat is placed in the car.....must admit it does seem to make sense?

I bought a 1ft 45kW heater from ebay to try this. It sits in the passenger footwell on a wooden board. The temp inside the car is noticeably higher even this morning where we luxuriated in a ambient of -4c.

JohnV6
2022 CX Plus Four
2025 MG ZS EV aka Trigger