<VV> EZ-Pass Re: Heated windshields (No Corvair)

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 There's that too, Frank. And they interfere with cell phones somewhat, etc. 

Quite frankly (no pun intended!), Corvair heaters get warm way faster than water pumpers, I never thought I needed something faster, but that's me. And remember, Instaclear windshields needed a LOT of power to work! 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: FrankCB <FrankCB at aol.com>
To: Wrsssatty <Wrsssatty at aol.com>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thu, Sep 15, 2011 10:33 pm
Subject: <VV> EZ-Pass Re:  Heated windshields (No Corvair)


Bill,
     Well, when I got EZ-Pass some years ago I  was warned by the EZ-Pass 
provider NOT to install the  transponder INSIDE the car because of the 
coating on the windshield.   So I installed it on top if the front license plate 

bracket.  And I don't  consider my car a "high end" model since it is a 1995 
Pontiac TransSport usually  called a "DustBuster" (Don't tell Mark 
Corbin<GGGG>)  And as far as I  know, the windshield has no inherent heating 
ability 
but depends on the  standard windshield hot air defroster vents.
     Incidentally, a disadvantage of installing the  transponder on top of 
the front license plate is that at that location it is  susceptible to being 
coated with frozen sleet/rain which can result in a  inability to transmit 
a clear signal to the toll pickup "readers".  I got a  message to have my 
transponder replaced caused by the ice buildup  covering it.  Once the ice was 
removed it again worked fine.
 
Frank Burkhard
Boonton, NJ 
 
In a message dated 9/15/2011 1:49:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Wrsssatty at aol.com writes:
 


They  are, Chuck.  Never heard of Ford's "InstaClear" (Ford Europe  calls  
it 
Quickclear) windshields?  There is a very thin layer of some  metal  over 
the glass that conducts electricity.  It's such a  thin layer that one  can 
see 
through it but the windshield does  appear to be super tinted.  It's  a 
very 
expensive and,  therefore, rarely chosen option on some high end cars  
(e.g.  
Lincolns).  It works best for removing ice.  I would  imagine  that even 
the 
very rich rarely choose the option because  they, more than anyone,  have 
garages and therefore rarely have need  for the option.  If you're  
familiar 
with the EZ-Pass toll  collection system then you know that the  
"transponder" 
that  transmits the toll information is usually mounted on the  inside of 
the  
windshield but it doesn't work with the InstaClear   windshields.  If 
you've 
ever seen a black horizontal bar mounted on  the top  of a front license 
plate, that's the EZ-Pass transponder for  a vehicle equipped  with the 
InstaClear windshield.   

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickclear_  
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickclear) 

Another version  trademarked by L-O-F is called ElectriClear.  I  believe 
GM 
uses  ElectriClear.

Also, some Chrysler mini-vans have wire heating elements  in the lower  
portion of the windshield like the ones found all over  the back light of 
most  
cars and used as a rear defogger.  This  is because the "cab-forward"  
windshield was found to place the  windshield wipers too far forward of the 
 outlet 
vents for the  defroster and winidshield wipers were staying frozen to the  
 
windshield so, on the second model year of that redesign Chrysler added  
the 
rear  defroster style wires under where the wipers  rested.

~Bill  Stanley
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