Headlamp Deicing

[Brutal_HO]

I just put Bosch icon blades on my truck a couple weeks ago. I thought the oem ones were pretty good but couldn’t find a part number for oem so I just bought the Bosch ones.

I’ll have to be more cognizant of and document the defrost and icing on my headlights this winter to see exactly where the problem points are. I know I would get the headlights iced over from road spray, but I suppose they are very vertical with no shelf below so maybe it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.

I just ordered the Boost Auto heated convex mirrors, that will be a nice upgrade since I know they would stay icy much longer than the main glass (heated)

The OEM wipers are actually a lower/shorter profile in the center connection than the Bosch - good or bad I can't say.

I put the heated mirrors on mine as well.

 

[Nd79]

The defrost on the driver side of my truck was utterly useless when we had a freezing rain/sneet some time in March 2020 after I got the truck. Running down Hwy 83 outside Franktown I was concerned with the rapidly diminishing visibility on the driver side. Perhaps the TSB fix will make it better, but it still feels pretty weak.

FWIW, I just bought replacement OEM blades for $38 on e-bay. I don't recall the blades themselves having any issues, but my goto choice of blades if not OEM is Bosch Icons. They are the best blades available. Sadly, the 4 24" blades I have left from the 04.5 truck are too long.

I also like the Bosch blades. I put them on all our cars. I tried years ago to go the cheapo route only to have the cheap blades sun rot/streak in a couple months. The Bosch ones hold up to sun rot much better.

 

[Brutal_HO]

I also like the Bosch blades. I put them on all our cars. I tried years ago to go the cheapo route only to have the cheap blades sun rot/streak in a couple months. The Bosch ones hold up to sun rot much better.

I've been using the Bosch icon on all our vehicles for longer than I can remember. Project Farm agrees they are simply the best. That said, I got the same performance and life from the OEM blades before they start streaking. About 18 months (went long as a test) and the truck is outside 24x7. Regardless, I try to change them once a year.

 

[BikePilot]

Piaa wipers and a heated windshield for my weekend ski hauler (Land Rover). I am in love with the heated windshield. It works amazingly well, blows my mind that it’s not an option on all vehicles.

 

[mcarey]

I'm not in an area that gets much ice and snow. I wonder if there is some type of pre-treatment that could be applied if inclimate weather is expected.

RainX can help in this regard.

 

[Brewbud]

Piaa wipers and a heated windshield for my weekend ski hauler (Land Rover). I am in love with the heated windshield. It works amazingly well, blows my mind that it’s not an option on all vehicles.

Our older Range Rover had a heated windshield. It took a while to get used to looking through it especially with polarized sunglasses. It worked well but was very expensive to replace if cracked. One bonus. It blocked the Fastrak carpool transponder. We didn't realize our account was not being debited for months and our section of the highway does not use cameras for billing but only seeing if there are two or more people in the car.

Our new Rover doesn't have it. Not sure if we are happy or sad about it yet

 

[el_barto]

I emailed them the other day. Bonus I live like 10 minutes from their main office.
Already planning to add their Defroster to my topper when it comes in

FrostFighter/Clearview have advised they are working on developing a product for LED headlamps...no eta though