ShockLizzard

I have an 07 TL - Type S. My rear defroster takes a good 15 minutes before the rear window is completely defrosted. It takes longer then any car I've had before. Granted I do have dark tinting on and that very well could be the cause, but I figured I'd check in with others.

TL1999

did you actually sit there and timed it???
is your car park outside?

ShockLizzard

yes, car is parked outside.
no, I didn't sit there and time it, but I did check the clock when I'm headed to work in the morning.

the more i think about it, its probably just the humidity level living in FL and all.

mike03a3

It has FROST on it in Tampa??

ggesq

iTrader: (1)

I live in Tampa and my rear defrost takes about 2 minutes to clear the entire rear window. Something is wrong with yours ?? My car has 35% tint all around.

ggesq

iTrader: (1)

Yeah...weird right. Last night and this AM it was about 40 degrees.

videojock

Funny you mention it. I live on the east side of FL and noticed that it takes a pretty long time as well for the rear. The windshield is quick but the rear takes much longer. 20% all around.

TL1999

You should take it to the dealer to check this out because you live in Sunny FL

MTVtec

I live in Montreal. If I leave my car out for a few hours in -20 degrees weather the rear window gets pretty frosty. It only takes about 5 minutes to defrost it so there maybe is something wrong with yours. On the other hand maybe you're right, it could be the humidity.

Matt

ShockLizzard

Thanks everyone for your feedback. Sounds like I should at least have Acura take a look. I won't make a special trip or anything, but will bring it up next time I'm there.

mike03a3

OK, I'm so confused. Are you saying "yeah" to the fact that Tampa had frost? At 40 degrees?

Or are you Floridians talking about how long it takes to evaporate dew that covers the glass? If that's the case, the time would be highly variable, based on the relative humidity. I see that up here in Virginia. Dew often takes longer, sometimes much longer, than frost. Frost sublimates directly into water vapor pretty fast when it's below freezing.

noshow_nogo

i'm up near nyc and i'll have to agree with you, I was a little mad it took that long for it to defrost... it was only about 20 that morning... i'll make use of the heated ice scraper i got from a cheesy grab-bag at work.

sidenote: shouldn't the tint be able to dissipate the heat more evenly and retain it as well?

ggesq

iTrader: (1)

Yes, Tampa has had frost the last couple of days and temps have dipped into the high 30's and 40's.

Eoanou

Oh how I long for it to reach those kinds of temperatures up North again, 12 degrees Farenheit now.

AdamNJ

Does it heat up evenly? You should be able to tell as you are driving since each line is evenly spaced, it should heat evenly and start from the grid lines out.