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Anyone Park outside Overnight with defrost problems?

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Old 10-15-13, 06:32 AM
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Default Anyone Park outside Overnight with defrost problems?

So I don't have a garage and i park outside. there's usually the morning dew on my car and I have to defrost.

I find that the rear defroster is extremely weak. my old car (2010 evo) would defrost in a few min (less than 5). while this one almost never clears the rear glass (it ends up clearing by the water on the roof running off to clear). Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this.

My GF's 2013 Accord is slow too compared to her old car. Did the whole industry change to some weak defroster cause some idiot sued after being burned?
Old 10-15-13, 11:44 PM
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Same here, I too don't have a garage and every morning I notice the rear defroster isn't up to the task compare to my merecedes.
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This can't be normal. You should complain to Lexus. I wonder if this was this way from 2IS.
Old 10-16-13, 07:45 AM
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Sounds similar to my observation of weak heated seats.

Plan to stay tunned.
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same here weak heated seats sometimes i dont notice them on and they are set high all times and the rear defrost as well ...my mirrors defrost almost within a min tho...maybe a recal? i dk
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Threw on my rear window defroster and saw it defrosting within minutes...haven't tried heated seats yet
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I've noticed that the rear defroster is definitely weaker than my '09 RX.
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