LittleSand Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks for the directions on what to look for. I rolled the car out of the garage and turned on the defoggers. The mirrors got warm, but the front just stayed cold and clammy. Used a flashlight but could not see what you were describing.I am willing to bet that the connector is there to connect it up (probably behind the dash somewhere) but they just didnt install the optional heated windshield. I bet if you use a combo of scraping, heating and those winter blades we were talking about, you will be good to go in the next blizzard. I went and look again. The heating element is in fact all along under the black stripe. The part that I thought it is a few inches apart is the connector of some sort and the Vehicle VIN number is around it, so I thought they are apart. I actually count it this time, it has 12 wires running along the width of the windshield. Where the position you can see the VIN plate is, there is only have 2 wires at the top and at the bottom of the plate window. The wire is in brown color. I am surprised the U.S. Vehicle don't have it with the heat mirror feature. It is like what I complaint about it in the first place, as some areas in U.S. the weather is as bad as in Canada. Now, I have more reasons to keep my RX400. Are you guys just trying to make me happy by saying I have the heating element and you don't? Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyShaft Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well, my manual is pretty specific that only the Canada market gets this... I get lots of snow here: right now there is a 7 foot drift over the back fence and last night I had to blow 11 inches of new snow off the driveway. :( I am pretty darned angry about this lack of windshield heater and I am about to return my RX400h for a refund, dangit!! Honestly tho, here in Utah while we get lots of snow, it is pretty dry and fluffy and our temperatures where I live rarely get below 20 F. We are probably not far enough north to get serious (-20 or -30F) cold here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleSand Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I am pretty darned angry about this lack of windshield heater and I am about to return my RX400h for a refund, dangit!! Ok, since I am the one who caused all your anger. I will support you. Let's all demand a full refund together ! Demanding a full refund and am not going to wait for the next big snow storm challenge regards, <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gryphon Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I think that basically mirrors what your dealer was saying...need to scrape first.You Canadians are lucky...heated windshields for your wipers and stuff. I guess you can keep your RX400 LilSand. Congrats! Yes, I guess it is. A dumb user problem, isn't it? As for the heated windshield, did you try and see where the wiper sit at? Try with a flash light and look at a 45 degree angle, you will see if you have it that is. Yes, I guess I am happily keeping the RX400 :) To answer Gryplon comment. the heated wiper/windshield works really well. I say at least on my old Highlander for now. When it is parked outside and if the blade got ice on, after I turn it on, the ice just goes away. Yes, you still need the front defoger blower on to clear the moist/ice inside. But the key is this, the heated blade/windshield melt the ice off the blade, so that the blade/rubber can clear the snow with proper fit. Otherwise, the rubber can't touch the windshield because the ice deform the shape of the blade. Regards, Thanks, LittleSand. I was thinking that the intent was to thaw the glass, not the blade. My bad. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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