Using the Car in Frosty conditions

[oldsofttop]

Hello All,

Recently bought an 05 Z4 roadster for 'She who must be obeyed' and amazingly have not seen much of her since. I'm glad the price of petrol has come down as she's clocking up some miles having ''loads'' of fun. :thumb

Now that the weather is getting a bit cold I have a couple of questions I hope you can help with.

When the car is covered in frost, is it safe to open the door with the key fob without de-icing around the door seals. I noticed the windows drop slightly when the car is unlocked and then go up again when the door is closed. I take it this is normal. Is it better to spray some de-Icer around the door seals/ windows before opening in frosty conditions as I am afraid of having the windows 'stick' to the door seals and cause damage. (ripping the seals or blowing a fuse). Or is there a different way of opening the car in cold conditions? Also, can de-icer damage the softtop if it is oversprayed onto it?

Hope someone can help Thanks

 

[gannet]

Wow - I never even thought of that when I opened my car door this morning before moving the frost of it

Didn't seem to do any harm though :?

Dunno about the de-icer versus soft-top, I use Halfords equivalent of Rain-X and the ice jsut flys off nice and easy so no need for de-icer

Welcome to the forum

 

[oldsofttop]

Hi Gannet, Thankyou for the reply. I'm going to Halford's tomorrow but have never heard of Rain-X. What is it and how do you use it? Regards

 

[gannet]

Rain-X is a rain repellent - Halfords version is called.. erm 'Rain Repellent'. After you have cleaned the car/windows you just rub it on the windows and polish up. Rain then beads up and runs off - great at motorway speeds as it minimised the blurring and need for wipers.

See a review of them here

Bonus is that ice doesn't stick so much