No more scraping of windscreens?

[MicB]

I received an email today from Inchcape, as no doubt did many others, offering to apply Diamon-Fusion to my windscreen for £99

http://www.diamonfusion.co.uk/diamon-fusion-stockists

I am not about to rush to ''invest'' but......is it a newish product?.......is it as good as the claim?

No doubt there are other products that make similar claims but I thought it worth bringing it to your attention and invite comment.

Mic

 

[grober]

Review of Diamon-Fusion Autoglass Coating

 

[Mike Walker]

Get a Ford with heated front screen - fantastic!

 

[Simon_M]

Or a Mini! Not sure how BMW have it as I thought ford held the patent.

Best invention for a long time - 60seconds and it is clear even with heavy icing.

S

 

[Ant-toe-knee]

Patent only last a number of years .

 

[markjay]

Yes, this was one of the best features on my company Granada in the nineties...

 

[John]

Get a garage - I do zero scraping!

 

[Dieselman]

Even if a patent exists on a product, another manufacturer may use it "under licence" and pay a royalty, by agreement.

 

[MOCAŠ]

I use a kettle - scraping's too much like hard work.

I remember seeing early examples of Fords with heated screens, where just a rectangle had been cleared, leaving the edges still thick with frost and effectively tripling the width of the A-pillars.

Perhaps MB's heated windscreen washers are a better bet on a frosty morning?

 

[mactep111]

hot ketlle too much dangerous for screen, I guess

 

[MOCAŠ]

hot ketlle too much dangerous for screen, I guess

Not hot, just lukewarm (or even cold, sometimes). Been doing it for years and never had a problem yet.

 

[Agwarn]

I used to have a Mondeo with a heated screen and it was brilliant, i think they were standard fitment on the Diesels as they take forever to get warm.

 

[ianrandom]

Get a Ford with heated front screen - fantastic!

S classes had heated screens years ago.

 

[ianrandom]

This stuff sounds good. But can it only be got from dealers then?

 

[bpsorrel]

I've used luke warm water for years. Funny watching my neighbours scraping away and I just gently pour warm water and go!

 

[moff]

No doubt someone will find it outside of the stealer network for £30-£40

Sounds like a good idea in principle... but then again so did RainX and that stuff was terrible.

 

[Truffs]

Isn't it exactly the same principle of Rain X, I wouldn't be paying £100 for it as G Technique offer a similar product and it wont stop it Freezing.

I was quite exited a few years back when i picked my new mini up in early Jan, I fully specd it up and the heated windscreen caused me no ends of problems. I apparently are one on the few people where the lines in the windscreen affect my eyes.

 

[C43AMG]

S classes had heated screens years ago.

I have had S-Classes since 1980 450 SEL up to my present one W221 the only one i didn't have was the "Tank" W140

None of them had heated front screens

 

[bpsorrel]

I think you'll find that only cars produced by Ford (and any Ford owned such as Jaguar at the time) had heated screens because Ford patented the concept many years ago.

I recall an ex gf having a '93 Escort Ghia with a heated screen

 

[C43AMG]

I think you'll find that only cars produced by Ford (and any Ford owned such as Jaguar at the time) had heated screens because Ford patented the concept many years ago.

I recall an ex gf having a '93 Escort Ghia with a heated screen

Good for keeping her feet warm My girlfriend had a Capri, that didn't have a heated screen